What Are the Small Pockets on Your Cat’s Ear?

A cats sense of hearing is much better than that of a human. A human ear can hear sounds of very low frequency of 20 Hertz to a very high frequency of 20,000 Hertz. Cats hearing is about the same on the low end, but they can hear high pitched sounds of up to 100,000 Hertz. Everything about a cats ear is designed by nature to aid her in hunting, and that includes the ability swivel her ears. But what is the purpose of those small pockets on the side of your cats ear?

Anatomy of the feline...