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> Cat’s eye movements were coded using actions defined in CatFACS, an anatomically based system designed to objectively measure facial actions based on their un
by Twisol 3y ago
> Cat’s eye movements were coded using actions defined in CatFACS, an anatomically based system designed to objectively measure facial actions based on their underlying muscle movements.
Whoever named this system was clearly aware of the meme. I'd like to remain subscribed to CatFACS, please!
- DonHopkins 3y agohttps://animalfacs.com/catfacs_new https://animalfacs.com/catfacs_new (cats) https://animalfacs.com/dogfacs_new https://animalfacs.com/dogfacs_new (dogs) https://animalfacs.com/equifacs_new https://animalfacs.com/equifacs_new (horses) https://animalfacs.com/chimpfacs_new https://animalfacs.com/chimpfacs_new (chimpanzees) https://animalfacs.com/maqfacs_new https://animalfacs.com/maqfacs_new (rhesus macaques) https://animalfacs.com/gibbonfacs_new https://animalfacs.com/gibbonfacs_new (hylobatids / lar gibbons) https://animalfacs.com/orangfacs_new https://animalfacs.com/orangfacs_new (orangutans) https://animalfacs.com/callifacs https://animalfacs.com/callifacs (marmosets) I'm looking forward to more funny looking facs: probofacs (proboscis monkey) axolotlfacs (mexican walking fish) alpacafacs (alpaca) starfacs (star-nosed mole) batfacs (bat) blobfacs (blobfish) frillfacs (frilled lizard)
- lattalayta 3y agoHaha, in case you're not aware, FACS is an well established system for categorizing human face movements https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_Action_Coding_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facial_Action_Coding_System
- tim_hutton 3y agoDid you know, cats are believed to be the only mammals that don't taste sweetness! To unsubscribe at any time, reply STOP to this message.
- DFHippie 3y agoI have heard (and perhaps misremembered) that the only taste receptor remaining to whales detects saltiness, which seems a bizarre outcome given that their mouths are constantly filled with brine.
- Marrand 3y agoMaybe because it is useful for the whale to know if it suddenly entered freshwater? Idk