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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Mark on November 11, 2010, 21:40:07 PM

Title: How cats lap milk
Post by: Mark on November 11, 2010, 21:40:07 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11722293

In case you didn't know  :evillaugh:

Apparently, they don't break the surface tension, unlike mucky old mutts  :evillaugh:

Title: Re: How cats lap milk
Post by: Claire_smc on November 11, 2010, 22:46:17 PM

I suppose the sandpapery little bits on the tongue help to keep the liquid on too, how clever of them  :Luv:

Title: Re: How cats lap milk
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on November 11, 2010, 23:47:25 PM

Quote from: Claire_smc on November 11, 2010, 22:46:17 PM

I suppose the sandpapery little bits on the tongue help to keep the liquid on too, how clever of them  :Luv:

Title: Re: How cats lap milk
Post by: Mark on November 12, 2010, 01:04:57 AM

If you click on the science bit, it says that the hairs have nothing to do with it. Basically, they dip their tongue  - as they draw their tongue up, it draws a column of liquid and they shut their mouth quickly, catching some of it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11717510