Question

Sensitive whiskers are found in __________
A. Bat
B. Elephant
C. Deer
D. Cat

Answer 1

Whiskers are sensitive tactile hairs that grow in specific patterns on a cat muzzle(A snout is the protruding portion of an animal's face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. ), above its eyes, and elsewhere on its whole body, like ears, jaws, and forelegs.

Complete answer:
As a human, cats are mammals that are covered with hairs. But there are definite differences in the hairs that covered us. In humans, there is a thicker coat of hair on their heads than their arms and rest part of their body.

While cats have a pretty even distribution of hair over most of the body. Even the whiskers erupt from hair follicles but they are coarser and thicker than regular hair and the roots are three times deeper.

Whisker does not cover the entire body. They are located specifically on the eyes, on the chin, on the forelegs, near ears, and above the upper lip. Most of the cats have 12 whiskers that are arranged in 4 rows on each cheek. They are more sensitive than regular hairs because they are originating from follicles that are jam-packed with blood vessels and nerves.

They are as sensitive as human fingertips so the cat touches the world with his face. Besides framing the eyes and sort like eyebrows, whiskers serve as an important function. They are specifically tuned sensory instruments that guide a cat through daily functions.

When air flows against them, the sensitive hair vibrates and stimulates the nerves in the hair follicle. From this vibration, whispers have given their scientific name “vibrissae” which is derived from the Latin word.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘D’ i.e, cat.

Note: Cat is having whiskers only in their specific body area and is tactile in nature. Having vibration when air flows or object brushes against whiskers make it unique from other hair present in other mammals.