· “This episode brought to you by Meow Mix Cat Food.
Delight your cat with new mealtime favorites.”
INTRO----- HI GUYS I’M ALEX FARNHAM AND THIS IS ANIMALIST
NEWS.
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT CATS TEND TO GREET EACH OTHER WITH A NOSE BUMP, BUT WHY IS THAT?
I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT, PUTTING YOUR FACE IN SOMEONE ELSE’S PERSONAL BUBBLE MAKES
YOU PRETTY VULNERABLE TO BEING ATTACKED!
BUT FOR CATS, IT’S A SIGN OF FRIENDSHIP AND TRUST.
DURING A NOSE BUMP, CATS CAN IDENTIFY EACH OTHER WHILE ALSO USING FACIAL SCENT GLANDS
ON THE LIPS, CHIN, AND CHEEKS, TO SPREAD THEIR OWN FRAGRANCE.
EACH CAT HAS A UNIQUE SCENT SIGNATURE THAT CAN TELL OTHERS WHAT GROUP THEY BELONG TO
AND WHERE THEY’VE BEEN.
WHILE WASHING ITSELF, A CAT TRANSFERS THIS SCENT FROM IT’S MOUTH GLANDS TO IT’S FUR
SO THAT IT CAN BE SPREAD TO OBJECTS, OR IN SOME CASES PEOPLE.
IF A CAT NOTICES OTHER CATS WITH UNFAMILIAR SCENTS, IT WILL MARK IT’S TERRITORY ON THEM
BY RUBBING ITS FACE ON THEIR HEAD DURING THE NOSE BUMP.
SINCE SMELL IS A CAT’S STRONGEST SENSE, IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE WHY IT’S ALSO THEIR
FIRST FORM OF COMMUNICATION.
NOSE BUMPS START WHEN THEY ARE TEENY, TINY KITTENS WHO, DESPITE BEING BLIND AND DEAF,
HAVE FULLY DEVELOPED SENSES OF TOUCH AND SMELL.
WITH THESE BASIC SENSES, KITTENS LEAVE THEIR SCENT ON THEIR MOTHER WHEN NURSING AND RETURN
TO THE SAME SPOT EACH FEEDING TIME THE MOTHER CAT LEARNS TO IDENTIFY EACH KITTEN
BASED ON THEIR SMELL AND HER OWN SCENT ON THEM.
IF YOU COULD MAKE YOUR CAT SMELL LIKE ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
LET ME KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.
SO WE ALL KNOW CATS ALSO USE THEIR SENSE OF SMELL WHILE THEY EAT!
WHICH LEADS ME TO OUR SPONSOR, Meow Mix has the irresistible tastes cats love and the
wholesome nutrition they need to make the most of mealtime.
And now there are new mealtime favorites to give your cat even more variety.
Introducing Meow Mix Tender Centers with Vitality Bursts and Meow Mix Soufflés.
With so many delicious flavors, it’s no wonder Meow Mix cat food is the only brand
cats ask for by name.
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BYE!