• Question: why do cats have wet noses

    Asked by sarahtierney99 to Kevin on 21 Jun 2012.
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      Kevin Mahon answered on 21 Jun 2012:


      There are two reasons we think this is the case, firstly – wet noises help the cat in cooling down by getting rid of moisture through evaporation and secondly, wet noises may make the cat more sensitive to smells, so a wet nose may make hunting easier!

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