How Cats Rotate Their Ears Like Radar

Añadido: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Cat facts you didn't know part 88. Did you know that cats can rotate their ears almost all the way around? And have you ever noticed that your cat's ears moving around like little satellite dishes even when their body is completely still?

[00:00:15]Well, cats have over 30 muscles in each ear, which lets them rotate their ears up to 180°.

[00:00:22]That means that they can listen in multiple directions without even turning their head. But here's the wild part.

[00:00:27]Okay, studies show that cats can detect sounds at frequencies up to 64,000 hertz, which is far higher than what us humans can hear. And that is why they suddenly will react to noises that we don't even notice. So, when your cat's ears start that swiveling airplane motion around the room like those little radar towers, it's not something weird.

[00:00:51]They're literally scanning the environment like a little security system.