Cat senses roof of their mouths called the vomeronasal (or Jacobson's) organ. When a cat wrinkles its muzzle, lowers its chin, and lets its tongue hang a bit, it is opening the passage to the vomeronasal. This is called "gaping", "sneering", "snake mouth", or "flehming". Gaping is the equivalent of the Flehmen response in other animals, such as dogs, horses and big cats. A cat has about twenty-four movable vibrissae ("whiskers"), in four sets on each upper lip on either side of its nose (some cats may have more). There are also a few on each cheek, tufts over the eyes, bristles
Cat behavior the subordinate cat will usually run away, but this does not happen all the time and it could lead to a tomcat duel. Dominance is also seen as an underlying factor for how conspecifics interact with each other. Socialization and Communication Between Cats and Humans Cats have learned how to develop their vocals in order to converse with humans, in which they are trying to tell humans what they want or not. Cats do not vocalize to other cats unless it is a hiss; however, a hiss is less about the sound and more about the showing of teeth along