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Cat Whiskers

Cat whiskers, or vibrissae, if you want to get technical.

 

The cats seem to lose one every couple of weeks. I tend to find them whilst cleaning or just puttering around near their favorite hang outs. They naturally replace them after a loss, so it seems that they are not missed. When I find them, they seem like a special gift. A little thank you for sharing our home with them.

 

I really like the detail of the root end of the whiskers, facing down in this photo. They look like small porcupine quills if you zoom in to that area of the photo.

 

Best viewed large.

 

Lost/found. HMM.

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Uploaded on March 7, 2016
Taken on March 5, 2016