Thanks to them, the cat feels the slightest fluctuations in the air and can move confidently in the dark, no touching, because it encountered when moving cats air waves reflected from standing nearby objects. The same sensitive, but shorter, the hairs are located above the eyes, chin and legs. For example, the paws of a cat feels barely perceptible vibrations floor when crawling near the mouse. And the hairs around the eyes play a protective role: as soon as their is something kasnetsya animal Tutu also closes forever. Experienced cat-lover on the Status of whiskers can determine the mood of your pet: a cat dozing they hang relaxed, if she is excited or something interested mustache wide apart and pointing forward, and when the cat is frightened or protected, whiskers are pressed to his head and laid back. Mustaches need cats to orient in space and as an organ of touch. With their help, the cat reveals minor changes in air currents and thereby learns about the obstacles before you see them. The top two rows of whiskers can move independently from the lower to more accurately measure the distance to obstacles. The distance between the ends of his mustache corresponds to the width of a cat in the shoulders. Touching a mustache to the walls of the narrow openings cat immediately determine whether she can climb through it or risk getting stuck. Whiskers in two times thicker than normal hairs and their roots are located in three times deeper than the rest of hair. At the bottom of his mustache a lot of nerve endings that transmit information about the environment. In the brain detected representation of each vibrissa. But like the rest of the coat, mustache and fall periodically replaced. By mustache can easily determine the mood of a cat. If they are directed forward, then pussycat configured curious and friendly, if pressed to the face - their owner was prepared for the defense. Mustaches important tool in the hunt. They act like radar, allowing the cat in the dark, only the vibrations of air to determine the distance to the mouse scampered. If a cat is damaged part of the mustache, it may not be able to grab the mouse, allowing one to slip away. Cats do not like their whiskers to touch. And moreover, do not trim his mustache. Alfred Brehm wrote: "If you cut a cat's whiskers, then it put it in the most uncomfortable position: it ... evinces anxiety and uncertainty in his movements, which, however, disappear when the whiskers grow." Fortunately, a few who think out of the men cut off such beauty. Each year there are contenders for the title of "winner's longest mustache in the world. Last year, the Guinness Book of Records has got Maine Coon Missy from Finland. The length of his whiskers - 19 cm! Impressive, especially if you know that the average length of a cat's whiskers - 6-7 cm