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How many muscles does a cat have to help each ear move?

Question #149845. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated Sep 22 2023.
Originally posted Sep 22 2023 7:18 PM.

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Answer has 1 vote.
32. Hey, that's a power of two!
Each ear contains 32 muscles Cats can rotate each of their ears 180 degrees and move them independently from each other, to help them work out which direction a sound is coming from.
link https://www.cats.org.uk/media/4573/039-thecat_summer20-five-facts.pdf

link https://excitedcats.com/how-many-muscles-do-cats-have-in-each-ear/
Response last updated by psnz on Sep 22 2023.
Sep 22 2023, 7:19 PM
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