Tabby Tuesday

Viv says Hi Everybody! It's another Tabby Tuesday, one of our favourite alliteration days here at CatFacts.ca

CAT FACT: Most Kitty-Cats don't have any eyelashes!

- This does not affect them though because they have the special third eyelid we mentioned in a past Cat Fact , Wow!

- But they do have those awesome eyebrows we all love so much!

- The third eyelid is called the "tapetum lucidum" - latin for "Bright Tapistry" . You know when you give a cat a staredown, sometimes you will see that shimmery glaze over their fancy eyeballs? This is the tapetum lucidum. It works by basically reinforcing the light that is already there. It focuses on green/blue (like human night vision goggles from the movies) so that it can stand a chance, then it reflects the light multiple times giving the cat a 44% brighter image of what is there compared to a human. As humans, we only get to see the light once, and we see all the colours so its diluted 

Here's a couple pics of Viv in her favourite spot! Meow!