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How well does your cat hear compared to other animals?

By: Author Paris Permenter

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Just how well does your cat hear compared to you–and compared to other animals?

After viewing this infographic, I wasn’t surprised to see how much better cats hear than we do…but it was interesting to see how their hearing compares to dogs, mice, rabbits, and other animals.

I know that our cats are very aware of just where we are in the house at all times, listening to our steps. I’ve seen them race to the window when they hear a rustle in the trees that I never heard.

But since our cats never go outdoors (except to their catio), I’ve never been able to really compare our dogs’ and our cats’ hearing as far as picking up on distant sounds. I know that our dog Irie, a hound mix, can hear cars long before I hear them approaching. It’s interesting to see from this infographic just how much more powerful a cat’s sense of hearing is compared to a dog’s–or even a rabbit’s! We often walk up on rabbits who, in spite of those big ears, rank pretty far beneath the cat.

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