She can use them to hunt, to navigate her environment and even to convey her moods. Here’s how they work.

The old-fashioned term "the cat’s whiskers" means the height of perfection or first-rate. Popular in the 1920s, this expression, along with "the cat’s meow," referred to the daring flappers described as "impossible to shock." While the term is American in origin, people have disagreed over who deserves

A MOOD INDICATOR. Whiskers can display if your cat is shy or afraid, tense or excited or content and calm.

credit for coining it. Regardless, the phrase’s meaning shows that the people who first used the expressions certainly understood the unique capabilities of your feline’s most sensitive hairs.

Cat whiskers — also called tactile hairs — are found on your cat’s eyebrows, chin, cheeks and in an area behind its forelegs above the paw. They are two to three times thicker than other hairs…

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