Weopenedourhomesandourheartstothem a longtimeago, butdespitewhatwethinkweknowaboutourhairball-hackingfriends, there's still a tonofmisinformationfloatingaroundouttherethatjustrefusestogoaway.
A cat's whiskersaremadeofthesamematerialthatmakesupotheranimals' horns: keratin.
猫のひげは他の動物の角と同じ素材でできている。ケラチンだ。
They'reconnectedtothecat's facethrough a wholebunchofnerves, andtheycanfeelthechangesintheairthathappenastheygetclosertowallsandotherobstacles, whichhelpsthemgetaroundjust a littlemoredeftlythanhumans.
Catscantwisttheirspinesin a waythatwouldkill a human.
猫は背骨をツイストすることができる。人間がしたら死ぬほどに。
When a catjumps, theirsenseofbalancealignsthefronthalfoftheirbody, whiletheirtwistyspinesnapsintoactionandreflexivelyalignsthebackhalffor a safelanding.
It's thoughtthatallthatgroomingisn't justaboutgettingclean, either, butthatit's a waytomingleeveryone's scentsinto a colonyodorthatidentifieseachindividualas a partofthegroup.
Theyalsofoundoutthateverycatandownerhastheirownsuper-secretlanguage, whichwasdiscoveredduring a studythatfoundanownercouldtellexactlywhat a catwassaying, butonlyifitwastheirowncat.