Cats can squeeze through spaces that seem narrower than they are because they don’t have a rigid collarbone, which would otherwise stop them from getting into nooks and crannies. Once they can get their heads and shoulders through, their bodies present no further obstacle.
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Image Credits: Youtube Screenshoot
They use their super-sensitive, specialized whiskers, which are often as wide as their bodies, to gauge where they can slide through. However, the whiskers don’t grow longer as a cat gets wider, so fat cats don’t realize they can’t fit through. And of course, they will get stuck.
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For this reason, the owners of the adorable cat duo Maru and Hana recently experimented to test the limits of how narrow a gap cats can get through.
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Maru and Hana are famous cats who have captured many internet user’s hearts. The fluffy couple has more than 273,000 followers on Instagram and over 510,000 viewers on YouTube.
Image Credits: Youtube Screenshoot
Image Credits: Youtube Screenshoot
We love this experiment because it brought a smile to our faces. We also love all cat science experiments that show off how cute and awesome they are.
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Watch the experiment video here!
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