Your cat's eyes help her superior hunting skills. But they also serve as an important way to communicate with other cats.

By Karen Commings

Who hasn’t been transfixed by the gaze of a feline friend? A cat’s eyes contribute to its allure, but they also played an important role in its evolution as a predator. "Cats are a crepuscular species," says John C. Wright, PhD, a certified applied animal behaviorist and professor of psychology at Mercer University. "A cat wakes up and hunts at daybreak or as it gets dark."

A cat’s eyes are on the front of its head, rather than on the sides, like those of a bird or even a rabbit. A cat’s field of vision is 200 degrees as compared to a human’s 180 degrees, giving the cat a wider field…

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