In the light sleeping phase (snoozing), you might notice your cat’s ears twitching or even rotating towards noises, and the eyes might be half open. This is a clear indication that your cat is sleeping and alert to any external stimuli. ...
He picked his way across the clematis, his ears twitching. He crossed the concrete plinth that spanned the back gate. He continued along the back walls, down the hill, until he was standing diagonally across from the house with the pigeon loft. The house was on the corner of an access ...
While she can be found lounging lazily in the sunniest patch of the house, her ears always twitching, alert to every little sound. One moment, she's a serene ball of fur, and the next, she's pouncing on an imaginary enemy or chasing her favorite toy mouse with unparalleled enthusiasm. ...
Head shaking, rolling on the side, and twitching of the back were seen for most or all cats, with no differences between cats for the latter. The frequency of head shaking was significantly different between the cats O and Z (Fig. 7). This behavior seemed to be rather specific for ...
Cats show dissatisfaction by moving their ears back, equal to a human frown.As is the case with dogs, a twitching (抽动) tail can mean a little anger while a tail held high suggests confidence. Cats will twitch their tails when hunting or angry, while larger twitching suggests displeasure....
Researchshows that adult cats only spend about 25% of their sleep in a phase of “deep sleep.” When your cat is sleeping deeply, she’ll be hard to wake up, may stretch out into a comfortable position, and could even show signs that she’s dreaming (like twitching or making noises)...
Twitching: Mild irritation is generally indicated when the tail is held still but the tip is twitching. Swiveling: Sexual invitation by a female in heat is indicated when the tail is held to one side. Spraying: Both male and female cats can spray: they back up to vertical surfaces, raise...
The sense of touch is acute in cats. The whiskers (vibrissae) are touch receptors that arevitalto the cat’s hunting ability. The eyebrows and hairs of the cheek, chin, legs, and ears are extremely sensitive to vibrations and provide cats with a great deal of information. This cat “rada...
Many persons nowadays seem to think that any conclusion must be very scientific if the arguments in favor of it are derived from twitching of frogs’ legs—especially if the frogs are decapitated—and that—on the other hand—any doctrine chiefly vouched for by the feelings of human beings—...
Seamus was twitching as if drunk on caffeine. He roared, “Why? Why did you make me do this? Couldn’t you have left this alone?” Alison started to speak but Seamus slapped her face with a ferocity that spun her head around.