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Pet Physics: The Uncanny Lapping Of Cats

<strong>Big Or Small, It's The Same Physics:</strong> A lion drinks by touching its tongue to the water surface and then drawing it up rapidly. That forms a small column of water in the air the cat can catch in its mouth. The bigger the cat, the slower the lapping. (AFP/Getty Images)
Big Or Small, It's The Same Physics: A lion drinks by touching its tongue to the water surface and then drawing it up rapidly. That forms a small column of water in the air the cat can catch in its mouth. The bigger the cat, the slower the lapping. (AFP/Getty Images)

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