{"id":661733,"date":"2024-10-11T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T14:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/?p=661733"},"modified":"2024-10-21T07:27:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T11:27:09","slug":"alex-what-long-whiskers-you-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/felines-weekly\/alex-what-long-whiskers-you-have\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex &#8211; What Long Whiskers You Have!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hi, I&#8217;m Dr. Karyn! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/felines-weekly\/clutch-cyril-alex-zelda-zazzles-and-dr-karyn-introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Read my introduction<\/a> to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When looking at my ginger cat, Alex, it\u2019s hard not to notice that he has remarkably long whiskers, particularly for a short-haired cat, and it made me wonder about some of the so-called \u2018rules\u2019 about whiskers. These are some of the claims made about whiskers, or as they are technically called, vibrissae:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cats use whiskers to gauge the width of a gap to see if they can fit through it<\/li>\n<li>Fatter cats have longer whiskers<\/li>\n<li>A cat\u2019s whiskers are proportionate to the width of their body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But when I look at the various sizes of my cats compared with their whisker length, these theories don\u2019t quite seem to add up.<\/p>\n<h2>Whiskers As A Measuring Tool<\/h2>\n<p>Have you ever watched a cat squeeze, jump, or run through a narrow gap? How often do they stop to test the width with their whiskers? And, judging by the contortions they\u2019re capable of to navigate such narrow openings, how much attention are they paying to this \u2018whisker feedback\u2019 anyway?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_661740\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661740\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-661740 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-whiskers-might-say-no-but-Clutch-says-yes-800x629.jpg\" alt=\"The whiskers might say no, but Clutch says yes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-whiskers-might-say-no-but-Clutch-says-yes-800x629.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-whiskers-might-say-no-but-Clutch-says-yes-600x472.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-whiskers-might-say-no-but-Clutch-says-yes-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-whiskers-might-say-no-but-Clutch-says-yes-250x197.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/The-whiskers-might-say-no-but-Clutch-says-yes.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-661740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The whiskers might say no, but Clutch says yes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Fatter Cats Have Longer Whiskers<\/h2>\n<p>One look at Cyril will tell you that this is simply not the case. As my squishy, huggable, resident fatty, Cyril is almost twice the size of our smallest feline, Zazzles. Even at a lean body weight, he is a large cat, but his whiskers are of quite a modest length.<\/p>\n<p>Although whiskers fall out and are replaced like normal hair, they don\u2019t grow longer if a cat puts on weight, so perhaps it\u2019s a good thing that they\u2019re not relying on them to suss out the accessibility of small spaces, or we\u2019d be seeing a lot more tubby tabbies trapped in tiny openings!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_661743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661743\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-661743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Cyril-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-his-figures_Dr-Karyn.jpg\" alt=\"Cyril - he doesn't want to talk about his figures.\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Cyril-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-his-figures_Dr-Karyn.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Cyril-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-his-figures_Dr-Karyn-600x446.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Cyril-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-his-figures_Dr-Karyn-800x595.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Cyril-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-his-figures_Dr-Karyn-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Cyril-he-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-his-figures_Dr-Karyn-250x186.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-661743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cyril &#8211; he doesn&#8217;t want to talk about his figure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Whiskers Are Proportionate to Body Width<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-661763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zazzles-shoulder-and-whisker-width_Dr-Karyn.jpg\" alt=\"Zazzles' shoulder and whisker width\" width=\"288\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zazzles-shoulder-and-whisker-width_Dr-Karyn.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zazzles-shoulder-and-whisker-width_Dr-Karyn-600x729.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zazzles-shoulder-and-whisker-width_Dr-Karyn-800x972.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zazzles-shoulder-and-whisker-width_Dr-Karyn-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Zazzles-shoulder-and-whisker-width_Dr-Karyn-250x304.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I took it upon myself to measure the width of each of my cats at the shoulders, which, with the exception of Cyril (who is going on a diet), is the widest part of a cat\u2019s body. I then measured the overall width of their whiskers at the longest whisker to see how they compared.<\/p>\n<p>To look at, Clutch\u2019s whiskers appeared to be most proportionate to his body, while Zazzles\u2019 seemed quite short, even when accounting for her petite frame. When I looked at the ratios of whisker length to body width, I noticed something particularly interesting &#8211; the ratio of Clutch\u2019s whiskers to body is 1.6 : 1.<\/p>\n<p>And that, my friends, is known as <strong>The Golden Ratio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<table width=\"706\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"556\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-661800 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cat-infographic_Dr-Karyn-800x218.jpg\" alt=\"cat infographic\" width=\"800\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cat-infographic_Dr-Karyn-800x218.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cat-infographic_Dr-Karyn-600x163.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cat-infographic_Dr-Karyn-768x209.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cat-infographic_Dr-Karyn-250x68.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cat-infographic_Dr-Karyn.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><strong>Whisker width<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">23<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">19<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">18<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">16<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><strong>Shoulder width<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">14<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">11.5<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">16<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">12<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"150\"><strong>Ratio<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">1.7 : 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">1.6 : 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">1.1 : 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">1.3 : 1<\/td>\n<td width=\"111\">1.4 : 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>The Golden Ratio<\/h2>\n<p>Also known as \u2018Phi\u2019 and \u2018The Divine Proportion\u2019, this is a ratio that is seen in nature time and time again. Although physics scholars are quick to dismiss the significance of this ratio when seen in biological organisms, the idea that features displaying these proportions are considered to be examples of \u2018perfect beauty\u2019 is one that visionaries like Leonardo DaVinci subscribed to, as shown in his famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smorescience.com\/golden-ratio-in-human-body\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Vitruvian Man<\/em><\/a>. Although it can easily be dismissed as coincidence or chance, there are many instances in nature and architecture where this divine ratio can be observed, from the spirals of a nautilus shell, the design of the pyramids, to the proportions of the human face. And now, in Clutch\u2019s whiskers.<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned, when looking at the various features of my five cats, it was Clutch\u2019s whiskers that seemed to be most in proportion with his face and body, so it\u2019s interesting that his whisker-to-body width ratio is arguably divine!<\/p>\n<p>The long-whiskered Alex\u2019s ratio is an impressive 1.7 to 1, while Cyril\u2019s is a somewhat embarrassing 1.1 to 1.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is The Purpose of Whiskers?<\/h2>\n<p>Many people will still claim that because they are far-sighted, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/cat-whiskers-facts\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">cats use their whiskers to help navigate their surroundings<\/a>. However, this seems neither logical nor practical. Waiting for those delicate hairs to come into contact with something before making their move does not exactly fit with smooth and stealthy feline motion.<\/p>\n<p>Given the level of sensitivity of feline vibrissae, it is far more likely that they have evolved to detect changes in airflow created by the slightest movements of animals, allowing them to locate prey in the low light conditions of dusk and dawn, the most popular time for feline hunting. It would also explain why our cats tend to get quite agitated when windy weather wreaks havoc with their navigational instruments!<\/p>\n<h2>Does Whisker Length Matter?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_661791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661791\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-661791 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Clutch-perfectly-proportioned_Dr-Karyn-800x645.jpg\" alt=\"Clutch - perfectly proportioned?\" width=\"800\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Clutch-perfectly-proportioned_Dr-Karyn-800x645.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Clutch-perfectly-proportioned_Dr-Karyn-600x484.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Clutch-perfectly-proportioned_Dr-Karyn-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Clutch-perfectly-proportioned_Dr-Karyn-250x201.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Clutch-perfectly-proportioned_Dr-Karyn.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-661791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clutch &#8211; perfectly proportioned?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Is Clutch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/cat-behavior\/how-to-satisfy-cat-hunting-instincts\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">better equipped for hunting<\/a> because his whiskers follow the golden ratio? Or does Alex\u2019s far-reaching vibrissae give him a strategic advantage?<\/p>\n<p>Being that my cats live indoors and are not required to catch their dinner, I can\u2019t really judge them on their relative hunting skills, but my instincts tell me \u2018no\u2019. I think Cyril\u2019s preference for lazing on his back over elevating his heart rate would impact his prey count far more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/why-are-my-cats-whiskers-so-short\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">his short whiskers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Has domestication and selective breeding altered the divine whisker proportions beyond what is \u2018optimal\u2019? Judging by the stubbly vibrissae of the Sphynx, or the Rapunzelesque whiskers of some long-haired breeds, I would have to say: yes. Extremely long whiskers are going to be more hindrance than help, while non-existent whiskers will be no help at all!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_661797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-661797\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-661797 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Alex-and-his-long-and-winding-whiskers_Dr-Karyn-800x682.jpg\" alt=\"Alex and his long and winding whiskers.\" width=\"800\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Alex-and-his-long-and-winding-whiskers_Dr-Karyn-800x682.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Alex-and-his-long-and-winding-whiskers_Dr-Karyn-600x512.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Alex-and-his-long-and-winding-whiskers_Dr-Karyn-768x655.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Alex-and-his-long-and-winding-whiskers_Dr-Karyn-250x213.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Alex-and-his-long-and-winding-whiskers_Dr-Karyn.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-661797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex and his long and winding whiskers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The attractive length of Alex\u2019s whiskers may give him a slight edge over the likes of Zazzles or Cyril, but once that ratio gets much higher than 1.7, you\u2019re dealing with hairs that are more likely to get tangled than offer tactical advantage.<\/p>\n<p>It would certainly be interesting, albeit challenging, to study the whisker:body width figures of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/lifestyle\/can-a-feral-cat-be-domesticated\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\">feral cats<\/a> and their larger relatives to find out if the golden ratio does dominate in nature &#8211; I\u2019m looking at you, prospective PhD candidates!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-638156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dr-Karyns-pawprint-signature-NEW.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Karyn's paw print signature\" width=\"1038\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dr-Karyns-pawprint-signature-NEW.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dr-Karyns-pawprint-signature-NEW-600x161.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dr-Karyns-pawprint-signature-NEW-800x214.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dr-Karyns-pawprint-signature-NEW-768x206.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catster.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dr-Karyns-pawprint-signature-NEW-250x67.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#282475;border-radius:3px\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#5b57a8;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">This article is a part of Dr. Karyn's series with her five hilarious cats.<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\"><div class=\"su-list\" style=\"margin-left:0px\">\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-star\" style=\"color:#F4B242\"><\/i> <strong>Read her previous article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/felines-weekly\/alex-and-the-somersault-of-happiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Alex and the Somersault of Happiness<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><i class=\"sui sui-star\" style=\"color:#F4B242\"><\/i> <strong>Read her next article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.catster.com\/felines-weekly\/zazzles-and-her-multiple-personalities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Zazzles and Her Multiple Personalities<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Dr. Karyn! Read my introduction to learn more about me and meet my five hilarious cats: Clutch, Cyril, Alex, Zelda, and Zazzles. When looking at my ginger cat, Alex, it\u2019s hard not to notice that he has remarkably long whiskers, particularly for a short-haired cat, and it made me wonder about some of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3889,"featured_media":661735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[448],"tags":[459,449],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Alex - What Long Whiskers You Have! - Catster<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There are many claims made about whiskers and how they help cats. 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