Do humans have a vomeronasal organ?
Japanese funny cat manga âWhatâs Michaelâ made the Flehmen (I always thought it was spelled Fremen because I was guessing the katakana) a part of its characters stable of expressions.
I always cracks me up when my cats do this⌠probably because it seems they forget to stop doing it.
I used to have a cat whoâd do it when offered peanut butter. What really made it hilarious is that it was part of a regular sequence of expressions. First heâd see the dogs getting peanut butter and would beg for some. When I offered it to him thereâd be the Flehmen response. And finally heâd give me a look that seemed to say, âWhy the hell do you think Iâd want this?â
Probably not, though like the pheromones that tend to be associated with such a sense organ, there are some researchers who argue for them.
I think Elvis Presley did.
Well, I will be damned if you donât learn something everyday. I had never heard of this and I didnât even go âoh, so thatâs what they are doingâ when I saw the pics. Thanks for posting.
I find it hilarious when my cat smells my foot and makes that exact face. Itâs like a look of total shock and disgust! LOL
My cat sometimes does a Flehmen response while cleaning his butt. Geez, cat.
I only finally made a determined search to learn about the phenomenon last year. When my cats did it my only name for it was âsilent meowâ, but I knew it had to do with weird scents. I donât understand what it has to do with anthropomorphizing, I just think itâs funny,
Yes! That comic is wonderful. I always though Makoto Kobayashi was such a keen observer of catsâ mannerism (and of women, judging by his equally delightful âClub 9â series). Grossly underrated artist.
Ditto. Smelly feet &/or socks is often the cause and like @scionofgrace they also sometimes do it after smelling each othersâ butts⌠but thatâs where a lot of pheromones are emitted from so I guess it makes sense.
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