My new kitty, Bella, has very prominent flaps on her ears (at the base on the rear ridge). Is this normal? Marley doesn't have it. I've only had cats for seven months, so I'm still a little "green".
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Ear Flaps?
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Duke had quite large ear flaps, but Sibohan't arn't that pronounced... I think it all depends on the cat.
Hummmm.... I never really thought about it before this
Hummmm.... I never really thought about it before this
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I wonder what the purpose is? Hmmm. I'm off to research now.
yeah sometimes they can be prominent, sometimes not. It's all down to genetics
Hennessy's are very prominent... I stick my fingers in them sometimes... he doesn't like that.
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Hee hee - yeah, I like to play with Bella's when she sits on my lap.
I believe the flaps in a cats ear sort of function as what would be the human deffinition of a "tragus". I know in bats it is used for echolocation, and I would assume it would have something to do with the structure of the sound as it enters the ear. . .
I have my tragus pierced!
I have my tragus pierced!
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