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    I know Luna has them, and I'm sure so does Lily. I think all cats have that. It's indeed some kind of whiskers.

    Edit: Just did some research and found this:

    "Cats have about 24 moveable whiskers, twelve on either side of his nose, arranged in four rows in a pattern as individual as our fingerprints. The strongest and thickest are in the middle rows. Small groups of whiskers are situated on other parts of the body as well: high on the outer edges of the cheeks, above the eyes, and on the back of the front legs (carpal vibrissae or “paw whiskers”). Carpal vibrissae are common in carnivores that grasp their prey with their forelegs."

    Kirsten
    Last edited by Kirsten; 07-09-2004 at 06:54 PM.

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