It looks like an obvious answer. But to me, it isn't.
Long ago people believe that tails help to cats's momentum (four-paws fall, in fact is not falling in four paws only why cats are not injured, but there is a lot of other mechanisms involved - but anyway). Not true.
Some say tails are used in communication. I do not think so. Why a cat shall tell to another cat he/she is nervous or anxious or whatever?! Cats have no jobs, no boss, no wives or husbands - so why waving tail in vain?! Not substantiated.
Some other say tails are used in equilibrium while running. Why is so, if the major share of the cat's diet is... bird (cats do not fly in following birds, and even so, tail wont help) rats (rats are not deer to run and run and run; they just hide themselves). No obvious reason.
Some other say tails are for .. discharging electostatics. Well, I can believe if I see measurements. But I never saw such measurements. Not documented.
Then, why then cats have tails?
Long ago people believe that tails help to cats's momentum (four-paws fall, in fact is not falling in four paws only why cats are not injured, but there is a lot of other mechanisms involved - but anyway). Not true.
Some say tails are used in communication. I do not think so. Why a cat shall tell to another cat he/she is nervous or anxious or whatever?! Cats have no jobs, no boss, no wives or husbands - so why waving tail in vain?! Not substantiated.
Some other say tails are used in equilibrium while running. Why is so, if the major share of the cat's diet is... bird (cats do not fly in following birds, and even so, tail wont help) rats (rats are not deer to run and run and run; they just hide themselves). No obvious reason.
Some other say tails are for .. discharging electostatics. Well, I can believe if I see measurements. But I never saw such measurements. Not documented.
Then, why then cats have tails?
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