Cat senses are attuned for hunting. Cats have highly advanced hearing, eyesight, taste, and touch receptors, making the cat extremely sensitive among mammals. Cats' night vision is superior to humans although their vision in daylight is inferior.

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  Feet

   

  Cats, like dogs, are digitigrades. They walk directly on their toes, with the bones of their feet making up the lower part of the visible leg.

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  Nose

   

  A domestic cat's sense of smell is about fourteen times as strong as a human's.

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  Whiskers

   

  To aid with navigation and sensation, cats have dozens of movable vibrissae (whiskers) over their body, especially their face.

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  Whiskers

   

  To aid with navigation and sensation, cats have dozens of movable vibrissae (whiskers) over their body, especially their face.

Mouth
Cats have highly specialized teeth for the killing of prey and the tearing of meat. The premolar and first molar together compose the carnassial pair on each side of the mouth, which efficiently functions to shear meat like a pair of scissors. While this is present in canids, it is highly developed in felines. The cat's tongue has sharp spines, or papillae, useful for retaining and ripping flesh from a carcass. These papillae are small backward-facing hooks that contain keratin which also assist in their grooming.