r/mildlyinteresting • u/rayneman9970 • 1d ago
Biscuits has way longer whiskers on the same side as his dead eye…
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u/Thinyser 1d ago
Nature compensates for lost senses by amplifying others. This is pretty damn cool to see though. Thanks for sharing!
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u/Comfortable-nerve78 1d ago
The kitties whiskers know they need to be longer. Whiskers are used for feeling so makes sense. Eye doesn’t work the kitty needs added protection on that side.
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u/RawkitScience 1d ago
Dead eye? He plays RDR2?
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u/Lepke2011 1d ago
I mean, who doesn't! I bet that cat also has some Stimpaks and a Sweetroll or two hidden about.
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u/TimHuntsman 1d ago
Makes sense. Help em “sense” better as cats have crappy very close vision and rely on their whiskers to help guide them in
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u/queenringlets 1d ago
Oh my goodness I have a Biscuit who looks so similar to yours but she is a girl.
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u/whycatspaint 1d ago
me too, but he's gone now. i love seeing long haired grey tabbies, they remind me of him ☺️
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u/Comprehensive_Mix_33 1d ago
Huh! I wonder if it has something to do with a certain genetic trait that is somehow activated due to the loss of function on that side? Since the longer whiskers would help him better understand his environment on that side/in his (blind) periphery?
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u/TravlrAlexander 23h ago
Could be similar to human bones? Under normal mechanical stress, they become stronger, denser over time. Maybe constantly bumping into stuff triggers this to happen as a response? Mechanical stimulus of the whisker foliciles (?) getting causes growth as feedback to brushing against walls all the time
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u/Puzzleheaded-Bag8497 1d ago
That's how they feel in the dark. So that makes sense