Dogs on hard ground Imagine the clicking sound it makes as you walk. Now consider a cat walking on the same ground. Isn’t the difference obvious? The cat moves completely silently.

The answer to this difference is that dogs and cats have different nails. how they use it hidden.

Cats use their claws to attack their prey.

According to evolutionary biologist Anthony Russell of the University of Calgary, cats use their fore claws to to catch and hold their prey; They use their hind claws to tear the belly of their prey.

cat nails They have to keep it sharp. because it is essential for them to secure their next meal. If their nails were out all the time, they could get dull from rubbing against the ground. So the reason they retract their nails is to keep them really sharp.

So why can’t dogs retract their nails?

Dogs are social hunters. To hunt large animals they work in groups and they exhaust their prey over long distances.

Therefore, dogs do not need to keep their nails sharp to hold their prey. However, dogs’ nails are not completely dysfunctional. dog nails, to hold the ground and helps them change direction quickly. In short, we can say that it provides traction and maneuverability.

Most cats, except cheetahs, do not use their claws while running.

Cheetahs use their claws to chase their prey faster and over longer distances. less retractable has made it so.

So everything evolutionary adaptations and hunting strategies is a result. While dogs that cannot retract their claws develop strategies that require endurance and cooperation as social hunters; cats have developed the ability to hide their sharp claws to hunt alone.

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