Cats Have Nearly 300 Different Facial Expressions, New Study Finds
Cat.Photo:Getty Getty Catsare apparently creatures with many different faces. Last month, a study was published in the journalBehavioural Processes, which detailed that domestic cats have 276 different facial expressions that they can — and do — channel. All of the felines studied were male and female adult domestic shorthairs that had each been neutered or spayed, the study said. Cat.Getty After 194 minutes of video footage was captured, which included 186 cat interactions, the authors compared the expressions with the Facial Action Coding System, which is designed specifically for cats, the study said....