Alie Ward

And whether or not they have toe beans and if they are squishy like house cats.

Just a quick pause.

If you need the full version of Toe Beans by Fur Life sung to the tune of Dolly Parton's Jolene, we will link the YouTube on our website so you can get it stuck in your head and you can sing it to your cat daily like our editor Mercedes Maitland does.

Back to cat feet.

Well, on the topic of tails, Kelly Shaver and Brain Shenanigans wanted to know what's up with their tails.

Kelly says, I've heard they're crazy strong and dexterous.

Brain wanted to know if they're used for balance.

And then Anna Guzman, Matilda P. and Charlotte Felkegaard wanted to know about lynxes.

Matilda asked, why do lynxes have such a short tail?

Why do they have the stumpy ones?

So what are these big cats using their tails for and how do some get along without them?

So if you like the Olympics, you will love cheetah videos.

Imagine the architecture of a four-legged ballerina with an arched back, lithe muscle, and long back legs so fast that they meet the front legs in a galloping blur.

They can go up to 65 miles an hour, faster than my hybrid on an LA on-ramp.

Power steering also comes standard.

You mentioned tails as scarves, and Mouse Paxton wanted to know, why do snow leopards hold their tails in their mouths?

So did Pafka34, Rebecca Fitchell, Peter Hawkins.

I had no idea that they do that.

They chew on their own tails?

And if you need a deeper dive on this, there's a 2025 article by Elisma Britz titled, Why Do Snow Leopards Bite Their Tails?