Hey, quick PSA to pet owners! Keeps prescribes minoxidil, which is toxic to cats and can damage their hearts. So if you take advantage of the sponsorship offer, please make sure to keep the medicine away from your pets, and keep your cat from interacting with your head or your pillow so it isn't negatively impacted by the residue.

@gidelix

2 жыл бұрын

Get this pinned or at least further up the list already, this is important information

@cloudvsephiroth215

2 жыл бұрын

Kyle should pin this

@gidelix

2 жыл бұрын

@@cloudvsephiroth215 he did. Thanks Kyle! You da best

@AleAlejandro666

2 жыл бұрын

Better yet! Do the exact same but instead of buying keeps just buy it generic and save a fuck load of money!

@lethauntic

2 жыл бұрын

No shit you need to keep it away from pets. Who saw this and said, "wait I'm not supposed to feed it to them?". I get being extra precocious, but that should be a default, especially when it comes to non-food items.

10000 years and we’re still learning about cats. Cats had us figured on day one. “If you meow at them, they give you food and pat pats. They are easily trainable.”

@NaoyaYami

2 жыл бұрын

One of my cats just stands still in front of me, stares into my eyes for few (long) seconds before finally meowing if I don't respond quickly enough. I think I was trained.

@theresegalenkatttant

2 жыл бұрын

they are clearly smarter then us

@Serenity_Dee

2 жыл бұрын

The meows cats use to get our attention are only used for humans. Kittens use meows to get their mother's attention and sometimes mama kitty will meow to get her babies' attention, but those aren't the same meows they use with us. Outside of meowing they express themselves to us the way they express themselves to each other; slow, deliberate blinking, for example, is the feline equivalent of an affectionate kiss.

@cjtheevilghost5711

2 жыл бұрын

We don't own our cats. Our cats own us.

@bearded_trumpet_boy2321

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that

“Cats are such wonders of evolution” I say as I stare at my cat who’s crying because he forgot to retract his claws and is now stuck to the blanket

@moteroargentino7944

2 жыл бұрын

Same as how the human brain is an evolution wonder... And then you see Twitter.

@josephburchanowski4636

2 жыл бұрын

@@moteroargentino7944 Well we did evolve to be tool building village apes. We didn't evolve to be rational beings for a technological age where anyone can produce a statement that might get viewed by thousands of people in less than a day, just by accessing a little device many people keep with them most of the time. We have the same brains as the humans who burned 'witches' at the stake.

@--Nath--

2 жыл бұрын

And yet, which creature is controlling the other? ;)

@AnimeSunglasses

2 жыл бұрын

Cats are ADORABLE, DERPY wonders of evolution.

@cjtheevilghost5711

2 жыл бұрын

Cats be smart but do stupid things *a lot.*

When I was a kid, I licked my cat back and it went “No no no. YOU pour food.”

@timothywhite5453

2 жыл бұрын

Knowing I watch the same videos as famous people is a really weird sense of catharsis fueled by parasocial relationships and I'm unsure how to proceed or process any of this.

@Shikujiru

2 жыл бұрын

I had a cat who would give the most OFFENDED look if you licked his nose, but he'd lick yours all the time.

@BigMobe

2 жыл бұрын

Eww...

@fomalhaut_the_great

2 жыл бұрын

i’m sorry you did *what*

@frogz

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, i knew you were one of us weird people when i first saw you on the net tay, i see you!!! my cats....uh... dont think they care, they are both laying down, 1 on top of the dog and my arm so i cant refute not licking cats, they really do enjoy faux licking though, rub them with your chin etc

It’s cool that the tongue scutes look very similar in geometry of their claws. You could almost say their tongues are covered in mini claws.

@leogama3422

2 жыл бұрын

It definitely feel like mini claws

@marcopohl4875

2 жыл бұрын

like teeth covered sharks

@XIIchiron78

2 жыл бұрын

Both are made of keratin too, they basically *are* mini claws

@DTredecim

2 жыл бұрын

It made me think of shark skin, and how they are basically made of teeth.

@stanettiels7367

2 жыл бұрын

Cats are made of.......cat.

If the scientist hasn't patented the Cat-tounge inspired hairbrush, she definitely should. She would make a killing.

@scarletletter4900

2 жыл бұрын

I would buy that brush

@--Nath--

2 жыл бұрын

Can't patent nature, surely.

@ntm4

2 жыл бұрын

@@--Nath-- Many inventions are inspired by nature, hasn't stopped people from patenting them as far as I know.

@PupRubble

2 жыл бұрын

@@--Nath-- 30% of our genes are patented so uhhhhhhhh...

@baadlyrics8705

Жыл бұрын

@@--Nath-- yes you can

I can't believe it took THAT LONG for a biologist, especially ones who STUDY cats, to look at their tongues under a microscope.

@AnimeSunglasses

2 жыл бұрын

I was about to say "I can! YOU ever try getting a cat under a microscope?" and then I remembered that biologists can study dead animals too...

@hollynoellewallen5607

2 жыл бұрын

I would have to Agree. Some cat loving kid going through school had to have done a Science project on thst by 5th Grade Right?. 5th Grade Science Fair. How did we make it through the 90's with out a cat tongue research Science project on cat bredding and each breed as kittens are born?.

@garrettallman3832

2 жыл бұрын

That Biologist was my professor for Fluid Mechanics at Georgia tech funny enough. Look into other things that David Hu has researched its actually really fascinating.

@YounesLayachi

2 жыл бұрын

It's so cool to learn that all that saliva they produce when grooming themselves isn't just to clean !

@SnowblindOtter

2 жыл бұрын

We still don't fully understand our own tongues, it's not really that surprising.

Well, I guess until that brush is on the market, I'm going to have to figure out how to get my cat to brush my hair with it's tongue. Wait a second... Is _that_ how Kyle gets his hair so luxurious?

@marcogenovesi8570

2 жыл бұрын

sound the alarms, someone has figured out our benevolent overlord secret

@scarletletter4900

2 жыл бұрын

No, he just engineered a brush modeled after the cat's tongue thousands of years ago. We're just now catching up.

@miinyoo

2 жыл бұрын

My cat _does_ brush my hair with her tongue, when she wants me to wake up.

@corvidking468

2 жыл бұрын

I just want a brush modeled like that for my own cats so I can brush them with it to remove the loose fur. that, and to use it as a bonding experience

@pabo619

2 жыл бұрын

One of my 3 cats does groom my hair, but he only does one smal spot per session and gets distracted by grooming himself

I've liked Kyle a long time, but nothing has made me love him as much as seeing him in full cat dad mode and hearing him stand up for cats, claws, and adoption. ♥️

My Torti'lla passed away after 19 years on December 18th. I'm 36 and had her by my side since she was the tiniest little kitten. I'm happy to say seeing your big little tortilinis brought a happy tear to my eye. Thanks for all the wonderful videos, Kyle. It's been a rough year but you've help many get through it. Thanks Again.

@Bubbles_Hill

Жыл бұрын

I watched this with my torti on my belly. I’m so sry about yours. My other one passed 2 yrs ago. She was 20.

Just when you thought that Kyle couldn't get any cuter, he reveals himself as a Cat Daddy

@barrydysert2974

2 жыл бұрын

😻😻😻

@MsLouisez

2 жыл бұрын

He has a vid on cat claws as well ❤️

I'm guessing one evolutionary advantage of this is that as stalker / ambush predators, this gives them an advantage in getting as close to their prey as possible. For example, rats' sense of smell is extremely good and would likely be able to detect a cat from smell before they could hearing or sight if not for their tongue.

@bearcubdaycare

2 жыл бұрын

Which made me wonder why this would be true for large cats, but not canines. Which made me think of what I learned visiting Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump. Humans would wear wolf pelts to drive the bison, because the bison could smell them and would start to walk away and eventually stampede. With preparation and coordination, the people could drive them towards and over a cliff to stun them, and for others below the cliff to then spear. Perhaps pack animals, like wolves (and people wearing wolf pelts), benefit from stinking, because they can use it to herd or steer the prey. (Small fires were also a part of the drive, but the people driving did wear pelts because the smell helped drive the bison.)

@Enterprisek143

2 жыл бұрын

Domesticated cats are also prey animals and I could see reduced bodily scent as being a benefit there as well in hiding from other predators.

@ROMAQHICKS

2 жыл бұрын

I have coworkers who complain about being able to smell cats. I always tell them, that I doubt your are smelling the cat itself, most likely just the litterbox. Cats are ambush predators, having a pungent body smell isn't very good for them. If you deep breathe your cat, you might get a hint of a smell but generally a cat doesn't have a noticeable smell to humans.

@CptJistuce

Жыл бұрын

@@bearcubdaycare Dogs have two solutions. One is that they tend to approach from upwind, so the air carries their smell away from prey. The other is they roll in poop and grass and leaves and dead things to mask their smell. If they smell more strongly of something prey expects than they do of carnivore... Your dog has a reasonable excuse for why it thinks a street pancake makes excellent cologne. I'm sorry.

This was cool but I’m most impressed by how you could remember what you were saying whilst being distracted by your cat

I'm autistic and cats are my oldest and longest-lasting special interest. It's so, so fun to learn things about them that I didn't know yet, and there was a lot of that here! This was a real treat. Also, you can really tell in this video just how happy, comfortable, and enriched your cats are. Bravo for spoiling them so well and filming them respectfully. 😸

"Throw a stick, and the servile dog wheezes and pants and stumbles to bring it to you. Do the same before a cat, and he will eye you with coolly polite and somewhat bored amusement. And just as inferior people prefer the inferior animal which scampers excitedly because someone else wants something, so do superior people respect the superior animal which lives its own life and knows that the puerile stick-throwings of alien bipeds are none of its business and beneath its notice. The dog barks and begs and tumbles to amuse you when you crack the whip. That pleases a meekness-loving peasant who relishes a stimulus to his self importance. The cat, on the other hand, charms you into playing for its benefit when it wishes to be amused; making you rush about the room with a paper on a string when it feels like exercise, but refusing all your attempts to make it play when it is not in the humour. That is personality and individuality and self-respect -- the calm mastery of a being whose life is its own and not yours - and the superior person recognises and appreciates this because he too is a free soul whose position is assured, and whose only law is his own heritage and aesthetic sense." -- Howard Phillips Lovecraft

I have 4 cats of my own all of them were abandoned by previous owners and now I show them all the love ❤️

@wombat.6652

2 жыл бұрын

Well done. I take in old "unwanted" cats too. We might only have them for a short time, but so worth while.

Not sure where I read/heard this, but my understanding is that their unique tongues should also allow for easier scraping of flesh off their victims' bones. That sounds pretty metal.

@adrianbundy3249

2 жыл бұрын

Not really. Have your cat lick you. It hardly digs in at all for purposes like that.

@Am_Yeff

2 жыл бұрын

Lions do that, if one were to lick you it would draw blood

@TwoBs

Жыл бұрын

I’d believe it lol, because every time my cat licks my face to wake me up of the mornings, it feel like my skin is going to peel off any second. Amazing cat, horrible alarm clock.

My wife and I have two CH (cerebellar hypoplasia) cats. They occasionally stink because well... they are wobbly, and have messes on themselves sometimes that they can't easily clean themselves. They are adapting more as they grow up though.

@fomalhaut_the_great

2 жыл бұрын

aw i love wobbly cats

@wombat.6652

2 жыл бұрын

Poor kitties, these are usually euthanized because they do take extra knowledge and understanding, and help and time and patience. Not every can do that, Thank you for looking after them! Have seen some excellent furniture for them. example a sort of two low walls exactly right for that cat, to stand between, so they are stabilized so they can eat.

This is a convergence of two of my favorite subjects: science and cats! (Not necessarily in that order.)

I've been a cat lover my entire life and I always thought declawing cats was just a bad idea and then I learned what it actually is. Imagine having the tips of your fingers cut off just below the nail at the first knuckle and that's exactly how it's done on a cat as well. It's a despicable, disgusting practice. It should be illegal everywhere and anyone caught should be declawed. I'll keep my thoughts on second offenders to myself. Edit I just watched your other video about cat claws from about a year ago and you included the declawing information in the video. Thank you.

@Bubbles_Hill

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I did it when I was young... then my mom became a vet tech... we never did it again. I cried when I learned what I did to my babies. My mom did too. The ones I have now have all their claws. The last one that was declawed in the front passed away 2 yrs ago. She was 20 yrs old. I got her when I was 15. Young and dumb. I was in my early 20’s when I found out the truth. (Yes my mom went to college late in life). Now living her dream. So proud of her!!

@TwoBs

Жыл бұрын

⁠@@Bubbles_Hill Aw. The important thing is that you learned and prevented yourself from letting it happen to your other cats. You were able to provide them a loving home throughout their life for 20 (!!) years. That alone is amazing. I have a few friends that work at the local shelter, so they asked if I could take in/temporarily re-rehome a declawed Siamese/Tabby mix as they were getting crowded (back before the lockdowns during the pandemic). I did it without hesitation. They told me that the owners had her maybe 2 years max - got her fixed and declawed at the same time - and then just gave her up because they were moving and “didn’t have room”. They even told the shelter that they actually thought about letting her loose, but decided against it because the neighborhood already had too many strays. 🫤 Like, imagine being that much of a crappy pet owner … take pride in knowing you’re nowhere near that. She was such a good cat, too. Got along great with people and was very social. She was younger than my two male 10yo cats, but immediately took on a motherly role wanting to always clean them and sleep curled up around them. It was so pitiful watching her take her hind leg to scratch around her ears, though, and not being able to get any satisfaction … or when she’d go to the scratching post and kind of just paw at it. Right when my husband and I started talking about actually keeping her, they let me know they found a permanent home for her (an older woman that always donated to them whose 16yo cat passed a few months prior). She specifically wanted her once learning she was declawed, but not for “oh no my furniture” reasons, but because she was afraid someone who didn’t understand why they needed their claws would take her. I admired that. They had a lot of inquiries because she didn’t have claws (probably one of the most requested), and they’d ask _why_ they wanted a declawed cat, and most would respond with “I won’t have to worry about scratches” 😑 … shameful. So, again, don’t be too hard on yourself over it. You kept your cat safe with a home throughout their long life. You didn’t give them up. Many declawed kitties aren’t that fortunate, and is probably one of my biggest gripes over the issue … so many have it done to then just give it away or let it go free (the latter being basically a death sentence). You learned and grew.

@morgangrosdidier1654

4 ай бұрын

Meanwhile there are landlords who still have clauses in their leases requiring cats to be declawed (and proof of such) before being accepted on the property 😠 one of the reasons my parents have kept my cat rather than I having her

Also I read that the papillae also help them drink in a similar way. Because surface tension and all that when a cat drinks some of the water comes back with it when they pull their tongue in and the cat chomps down on that water to take a drink.

@talidras

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be as sure on that one. I don't believe cats in the wild drink that much. They get most of their fluid needs from their food sources since they are generally eating other animals that are full of bloody goodness.

Could another motivator for cats to maintain such a high level of personal hygiene, is preventing their “bo” from building? Hence making them even more effective at stalking their prey.

My Mom has always had all of their cats declawed. I tried telling her once about how it's not really good for them and that they actually have to remove tiny bones to declaw cats ... she chose not to believe me.

@adrianbundy3249

2 жыл бұрын

Some believe, and understand. And still choose to do it anyway due to other circumstances (even as simple as, choices like "I am fine removing those bones and defenses, so long as they can never ever claw my furniture, and do not want the hassle of scratching posts, etc"). I expect your mother would be a rare type, those who actually don't seem to understand.

@bearcubdaycare

2 жыл бұрын

@@adrianbundy3249 Living in a house previously owned by licensed cat rescuers, who clearly had many, lots of stuff clearly got scratched and had to be replaced, and others still had scratches, despite scratching posts that were left. But declawing does seem to make a cat, not a cat. Claws (and tongues) are pretty core to what they are. A bit like if a future alien species removed our vocal cords to make us better pets.

@esaedvik

2 жыл бұрын

One of the many reasons why some people just shouldn't have pets.

@blueredbrick

2 жыл бұрын

I hid this comment from my cat so she wouldn't get upset.

@TylerTMG

4 ай бұрын

​@@adrianbundy3249my mum declawed one and regrets it

My hypothesis for why they stare at things that aren't there and fight demons is because of eye floaters. They think the floaters are in front of them, and they track them floating in their eyeballs, and when the floater sinks past the field of view they give chase.

@mae8646

2 жыл бұрын

XD I've never thought about it like that

One of my cats is suspected to be part persian (she's a cat-mutt that was found as a stray, so we don't know what she is but she's real floofy yet doesn't have that flat face) and she's always had a bit more trouble with grooming than my other long hair, but I always thought it was related more to her hair being finer and thus more prone to tangles. It's fascinating to know it's more the tongue-fur length ratio!

@MonkeyJedi99

2 жыл бұрын

My current cat might be part Nebelung, based on coloration, fur length, facial shape and so on, but as he was a rescue from the wild, I'll never know. Each of his hairs is a tight corkscrew, so he gets tangles just sitting still. I have to regularly comb him and manually tear apart tangles, or else it gets bad enough I have to get him shaved.

@SteamSigun

2 жыл бұрын

that's awesome you rescued that kitty, she would have an awful life on the streets with such fur :/ perhaps one of parents could be persian. I had a floofy kitty, mum was full persian and dad was siamese, all kittens looked almost identical, a face just a bit flatter than of a regular cat, but still not flat and tons of long fur in black and brown patterns. while she didn't have problems related to short nose, she had hard time grooming herself and had to have her fur combed at least once a day (she loved it though), sometimes there'd be some tangled fur that looked like it was glued together, it rarely happened but she remained calm while it was gently cut out. just to be clear- not encouraging 'at home breeding', but I wonder for how many generations the trait of long fur would be visible, as in that case in first gen kittens had almost regular face, but the same long fur.

Has anyone taken this design and applied it to a hair brush? Asking as a parent with a daughter who hates having her hair brushed

@cmorillo2865

2 жыл бұрын

When Kyle explained the "bendy" nature of the cat tongue, I immediately thought of the "detangling" brushes you can buy at the store. The difference between the detangling and the "regular" brushes is that the detangling brushes have a lot more "give" when being pulled through the hair and consequently, detangle better with less pain. Also, if you have hard, chlorinated water make sure you get a shower filter and leave-in conditioner. Advice from the mom of a girl with hair down to her hips.

Could we get an actual cat tongue hair brush?

@Copper.Trees.

2 жыл бұрын

I had the same thought. I want one to groom my cat with!!!

1:45 As someone allergic to cats, this hurt more than it should

@Vicieron

2 жыл бұрын

get a Sphinx cat. No fur - All Cat~

Have you ever smelled a cat that just came from the outside, especially if it's chilly outside? They smell god damn divine.

"The cat is cryptic, and close to strange things which men cannot see." -H.P. Lovecraft

@ribosomerocker

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes. One of many things men cannot see (on KZread) is also H.P. Lovecraft's cat name.

@theodiscusgaming3909

2 жыл бұрын

What was its name doe

Getting baldness advice from Kyle is like getting workout tips from Ronnie Coleman😂

"why do they just sit out of arms reach but still demand pets from you?" lol that on killed me

I have five cats and I've never clicked on a video so quickly I've always wondered about their tongues I kind of understood it on a base level but not on a fundamental level thanks

@barrydysert2974

2 жыл бұрын

i belong to 5 cats too !:-)

@CptJistuce

Жыл бұрын

I'm a dog person, but watched the video anyways.

This was very informative and entertaining, and I also want to praise your ability to deliver this information while in the presence of distraction machines

I wonder if the water-absorbing scoop shapes also helps them drink so well with their tongues (watching a cat drink from a small container, it's amazing how much volume they can get per lick!) But I feel the main thing I learned from this video is that the sets of cat videos and educational videos are not disjoint ;)

“Deciding to become our pets”? I think it’s more that they decided we became their staff.

@jakepalmer1747

2 жыл бұрын

We fed and housed dogs, they regard us as gods. We fed and housed cats....the cat must be a god.

More cat science videos please! 😸

Great video Kyle! And thanks for speaking loud and proud about your points at the end, all very true, and more people need to be saying it!

@FunSizeSpamberguesa

2 жыл бұрын

33 years later, I still feel terrible that my mom declawed my childhood cat. We had no idea just how much damage declawing actually does, and of course the vet didn't tell us. (We moved into a technically no-pet apartment, but the landlord was willing to let us keep the cat if we declawed him. I'm sure those little claw-cap things were available back then, if we'd only known they existed.)

I watched this video with my cat by my side. He just stared at your graphs and text slides, but he pounced on my phone as soon he saw Lady or other cats. 😂

The Price is my most favorite Neil Gaiman story. Thank you

I've always been a cat person and videos like this are so fascinating. I really enjoy learning more about my favorite pet.

Those last three points! As a veterinary professional thank you!

That semihollow shape is also used in old fashioned quill pens. Dip them in ink, and surface tension keeps it there until it touches the paper.

9:07 😂 “pls stop the pen… mah face”

Tiny fingernails sticking out of cat tongues is a horrific image I didn't know would fill me with such fear, thank you Kyle.

@peterjf7723

2 жыл бұрын

The cats penis is also barbed, that is why when the male withdraws after mating the female will often scream and attack him.

My cats are all ass backwards awake during most of the day and sleeps at night lol

I own a tortie like Lady. Didnt know so much about this... and the realization of the "your cat doesnt smell" is alot.

I have a tortie too! I unfortunately got my baby declawed when I didn't know any better and I regret it every day. Our landlord changed the policy that pets needed to be declawed and we considered lying to them, but at our old place they did quarterly inspections for bed bugs (I live in a college town so it can be a problem for landlords I guess) and we were afraid of getting evicted or fined. If I could go back and change it I would in a heartbeat, our other cat isn't declawed and both are spoiled rotten lol.

Ok, I watched the video, but I need to replay it without picture, as I missed over half of what you said, since I was just watching the cat!

I shared this with a freind of mine who has 5 kitties (all rescues), and she can confirm that cats don't have any detectable body odor. Now, when she tested this and realized that her cats didn't stink, her cats where probably thinking "you've lived with all five us for how long and you're just now realizing this?"

@mae8646

2 жыл бұрын

Some cats are lazy and just don't clean themselves properly, then they do indeed stink. I have to brush my cat regularly even though he's a shorthair because he just refuses to groom himself, and the brushing helps the stink a ton

English Bulldog breeding just got banned in Norway! I saw it posted today, so not sure if it happened today or just very recently. Also Cocker Spaniel... didn't know they had issues (not my breed though, so don't know what issues they have) Doesn't seem like French Bulldog was included though.... And declawing has been banned for years!

All 4 of my cats are adopted and I learn stuff about them everyday. They have such personalities and I love that. All my cats have their claws and are 100% inside. I just keep a spray bottle around in case they decide my couch is a scratching post. Pro tip though, put actual scratching posts next to items that you don't want scratched. Put a bit of cat nip on the scratching posts and your cats will want to use that rather than tear up your items.

Currently watching this with my cat. She seems quite impressed

Hey Kyle! Thanks for the info on at tongues. Iam the proud companion of 2 Tuxedo cats, one I just rescued 3 months ago and they are my babies. One, Kyro, is 12 but he acts like a kitten. The new one, Jasper, is about 10 months and he is no match to my Kyro. I thought that Kyro being the older cat would have trouble keeping up. Boy, wax I wrong! That time of day when cats temporarily lose their minds, what I like to call Kitty Psycho Raceway Hour, when it comes I leave the house. I go to backyard until it passes `cause those two can knock you over! Anyway I just subscribed and I think you are hilarious! And your kitties are adorable! See ya on the flip!

As a fellow cat guardian, I loved this video! I hope it was a nice relaxing change of pace for Kyle after the last Office Hours which was clearly (understandably) frustrating and upsetting for him.

@Bubbles_Hill

Жыл бұрын

How have I never heard this term before? I love it!! We aren’t their owners.. we are their guardians. 🥰 I will forever use this now.

Thank you for the message about French bulldogs. I can't remember if it's the breed that's born suffocating because of their small nasal cavity, but I had a friend that owned one that always sounded like it was 5 minutes away from their last car ride.

@avalanche1990

2 жыл бұрын

@@Die-Angst its going to take time and possiblely years but i hope it eventually gets corrected. Love that breed but its history in getting a flat face always saddened me

Please make more cat science videos! So fun.

Finally, Cats. Our currently 10 year old rescue, looks a lot like Lady. and yes never declaw and rescue as there are way too many cats that need a good home.

@CaveraGamerzZ

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, it seems something so obvious yet people still fail to understand, I remember my grandma bought a persian one and I got so mad at her

"There are an estimated 700 million cat's on the planet" Excellent

ive known for a few years that cat tongues weren't like sandpaper bc i grew up with multiple cats and always noticed their tongues looked more like a mini hairbrush/comb in their mouths i'm glad i finally know how their tongues work. i also noticed you had a bunch of torties and if i could i'd show you mine, she's even fluffier than the first cat, can't imagine how annoyed she must be when she has to groom herself

Kyle just wanted to say my word of respect for your immaculate hair, I went bald by 25 so I'm a lost cause on that and I've made my peace with my shiny dome=) Atleast i can wash my head in the shower and dry myself completely in about 5 minutes so that's something..

I guess that answers the question I always had. Which came first, the cat's tongue or cat's fur? The answer is: Yes! Another great video! Lol

I agree with not declawing, fixing, and for the first time ever someone said it: Not breeding French Bulldogs; I agree with that too.

Yes… NEVER DECLAW. Best case it’s cruel, worst case it’s torture. It is equivalent to to amputating all of your fingers at the first knuckle! Great video. Very interesting!👍

Selective breeding - dogs or cats - is actually quite detrimental. A lot of the "features" that breeders select for tend to come with physical ramifications, such as difficulty or inability to breath through the nose, difficulty eating, vision problems, vulnerability to disease or physical injury, on top of all the other things that come from the most common form of breeding: inbreeding. So... yeah. Adopt a mut, love a mixbreed.

This is your best video yet Kyle! Everyone and the internet loves cats! I cant think of a better person to tell us about keeps btw. MORE CAT SCIENCE!

Really interesting! Cats are indeed wonderful creatures on so many levels. At this point I really miss my old bud, who unfortunately passed away two month ago.

Great video, I didn't know that the papillae wasn't like sand paper. I love to see my cat trying to lick the fur she doesn't reach and now having watched this video I understand that they are social animals and need to groom each other.

1:20 hah, that was unintentionally pretty hilarious, poor kitty was hella confused about where that toy went :'D so cute checking underneath like that :D

Big like. Keep doing amazing work Kyle, youre a massive inspiration.

Thank you KZread for putting this in my feed quickly

Love your work, learnt something about our familiars today. The way they purr is amazing too.

Love you, Kyle. You are the best. And thanks for the knowledge.

We want more cat videos, some of the most entertaining and educational videos you have made.

I am surrounded by 4 rescue cats. Its always one of the cutest moments when the young ones clean each other and or my old cat cleans the babies (11 years 9 years and 2 sisters at 1 year old just had their birthdays )

Awesome Video Kyle. Thank you for what you do to make this a better place for all of us.

So this video and study have me wondering whether there are potential lessons to be taken from cat tongues for our own grooming and the grooming of other pets. And whether rabbit tongues, though much smaller, have similar papillae.

Once I learned that removing claws from a cat was not the same as removing fingernails from humans, I vowed to not do it again. I mean it’s just so much easier to get people to talk by pulling the their nails off. Been doing it for years and not one cat ever slipped a word. So I think I’ll trying moving on to removing the entire first knuckle from the paw and see if that gets them to talk.

@Pohgrey

2 жыл бұрын

I would NEVER declaw a cat! I've always thought it was cruel.

@Pohgrey

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's right to be snipping tails and clipping ears with some dog breeds either. In fact I even think some kinds of breeding/inbreeding for specific breeds are unethical too. Like some types of bulldogs that are born with breathing disorders and can't clean themselves properly. Some other breeds are known to have genetic defects too, and it's because it was bred into them in an effort to express certain other traits.

@Pohgrey

2 жыл бұрын

I even feel guilty about spaying and neutering! Lol. I understand the necessity of it tho. My rescue doggos are spayed, neutered and up to date with their shots too.

@GrowingAnswers

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pohgrey Yeah I heard someone talking about how anytime they would get a dog that they would cut its tail off right away. Because they didn’t want it to be knocking stuff off of tables and such with it. I’m not sure the dog really knows better, but it’s still cruel. Cats however can actually suffer from losing their finger tips. Something to do with the tendons left behind and not being able to stretch them I think.

@xponen

2 жыл бұрын

trimming nail is harmless right? it grow back as long as you only cut the sharp tip. Some cat knows how to retract claw when we handle them but some has permanent extended claw (like a leopard) so for them it is necessary to trim their nail to prevent injury to us.

Wifey was listening in the background and when Kyle threw in the last bits at the end she shouts out "YES, THANK YOU".

This has got to be the best sponsor advertise ever! Not for a second did I want to skip it. Now keeps keeps on my head. Not literally though, I got enough hair.

more cat science with your fluffy masters please

This is what the internet was made for

as a frenchy lover and owner i agree. but also depends. when you filter to the right breeders that know the problems frenchies have then it helps a lot. the first freinchy i had was your stereotypical box-head frenchy but he had a lo of breathing problems due to the missing cartilage ring that most short-nosed frenchies have. since then i've made sure to go to breeders that breed their dogs to live happily without such issues. this is why my frenchies hence have had longer noses/faces and slightly smaller heads

I recognize those floofs! Always happy to see them in and out of the FB Group!

saw a cat, you get a like from me

My cat Blue does not know how to groom himself properly. I'm convinced he was taken away from his mom too early and didn't learn. (I got him from the humane society when he was 5 months old).

Even your advertisements are entertaining! This is why I love your work. You make everything understandable and humorous.

new keeps ad ! feel like i look forward to these just as much as i look forward to an episode

Loving the cat science!

Cats are the cleanest animals I know off. Implies they clean themselves often then smells one area that cats simply can't reach, their back. Lol wut?

this channel needs more cat related content. all my cats say so too. they also say you have nice hair.

Thanks for the amazing info! What ingenious design! Makes me appreciate the designer more.

Hi Kyle, love the show! Just to be that annoying nerd: 6:00 You proceed to shake the cone 6:14 You don't shake the cone => From that small experience you can't conclude that it behave differently under the same constraint, because as we saw it, you didn't apply the same constraints.

And now I want a cat tongue brush, thanks Kyle. But seriously, a brush based off a cat tongue, how is that not the coolest thing imaginable.

Thank you very much for this video Kyle! I have been wondering about this for over 20 years! Finally someone gave me an explanation that actually makes sense! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

My sweet kitty LOVES grooming my beard... Oh, excuse me... My furry lord and master, princess of all she surveys, honors me with her tongue blessing while I forever remain her loyal kitty taxi as I wheel my chair around the house to her kitty dish, little box, and tower home. Oh, yeah... And I'm her mobile kitty bed as well. Very cool info on the amazing mechanics of her tongue! Thank you!

I'll have you know, my dog does not smell. She gets regular baths. But that's the point, isn't it? Cats stay smell free on their own. Still at the Keepz ad, but if I had to guess, the lack of scent probably helps them hunt.

@ntm4

2 жыл бұрын

Oooh! Cool hypothesis! No need to stay downwind of your prey if there isn't enough scent to alert them.

So you are now CATaloging cat physiology?

Would the trait of the papillae to retain water due to surface tension also assist with more effectively lapping up fluids with their tongues while drinking?

@cerberaodollam

2 жыл бұрын

Yup

Thanks to the two cats for being so science-y helpful. :-) I wonder how they manage not to abrade the roofs of their mouths. I bet it has something to do with the ridges on their hard palates, which I suspect sweep off the fur so the cat swallows it. Also, I want a TIGR brush. Are they commercially available? If not, then that's an option for your merch (although preferably with a handle, not just a flexible rectangle of plastic).