Sometime this past week I hit on a really cool research project for a physiology student: Carbon dioxide tolerance in
Felis catus, the domestic cat.
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| Not inside (for a change!), on top. |
I often wonder how Bracken, my kitty, is able to spend hours - like hours - under a duvet, in winter, without suffocating. Just how much air is able to filter through a duvet and blankie to oxygenate the air supply? My theory: cats have a superior tolerance for low oxygen environments.
I looked on Wiki and they say that cats can tolerate high temperatures. I don't think they're very good at tolerating low temperatures, sun-seeking animals that they are. Nothing on Wiki about high tolerance for low oxygen environments - a whole new research field opens up.
As I type this, my
Felis catus is in a low oxygen environment. Puuurrrrr.
3 comments:
hi Lisa , your kitty is beautiful, Nukunuku our kitty looks similar to your's here is a link on my deviantart photos http://ameliad.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=48#/do4f75
:) I love reading about your adventures :) have a fabulous day .
-Amelia
Amelia, thanks for your comment ;) Your kitty is a pretty-kitty. She looks quite young?
that was taken a while ago, she is now four years old and such a sweetie :)
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