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Bengal kittens have been among us for many years and by now we have learnt much
about them. Let’s speak of the paws. Paws and claws may be seen to our eyes as
physically functional part of a cat’s body, but below are some interesting facts that you
may find interesting to know.
Cats Are Digitigrade
This means that unlike us or other animals they don’t walk on the balls and heels but
they actually walk on their toes like a ballerina. Walking on toes helps them to travel
faster and take long leaps without any sound enabling them to hunt their prey.
Cat's Paws and Climbing Down Trees
You might have seen cats easily get stuck in trees. They are able to do so because their
front paws turn inward and are weaker than the back paws. Their counter rotational
design of the front paws is great for climbing up a tree but it doesn’t support climbing
down.
Front and Back Cat Paw Fact:
A Bengal kittens for sale will usually have five toes and seven pads on its front paws
and four toes and five pads on its rear toes.
Sharp Claw Fact
The claws of cat’s front paws are sharper than the claws of rear paws. This feature
contributes in enabling a cat to retract its front paw claws and not its back ones. This
leads to wearing of rear claws.
Color Coded Paw Pads
Cats generally have color coded paw pads. A black cat usually has black pads, a grey
cat will usually have grey pads, a white one will usually have light pink pads and a
ginger cat's paw pads will be pinky orange in color.
Cat's Paw Water Filtering
You might have observed your feline friend drinking water off its paw after dipping the
paw into a water bowl or any water source. This is a throwback to a characteristic of
desert cats that use their paws to filter impurities such as sand and dirt from water
sources.
Eight Interesting Facts about a Cat's Paws and Claws
Cat Paw Pads Perspire
Cats actually sweat through their paw pads. A cat perspires through its paw pads not
only to keep itself cool when subjected to a heat source but also when frightened or in a
stressful situation.
Paw Scent Glands
A cat's front paws contain scent glands and a cat will use these glands to secrete scent
to mark the area as its own territory. A cat will also secret its scent on people to mark
them as its own.
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