Q: I’ve noticed my cat’s ears twitch a lot. Why does he do that? A: Our feline friends are blessed with Bionic Woman-like hearing. (Gotta love nostalgic television references). Cats can hear better ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some cat owners wonder what the little "pocket" on the cat's ear is all about Photo: Getty Images You may have noticed it before: ...

THE intensity of sound transmitted from the ear drum to the inner ear can be attenuated by contraction of the middle ear muscles, the tensor tympani and stapedius. These muscles contract at the onset ...

Although modern humans cannot move their ears around in the same way that dogs, cats, and horses do, the findings suggest that humans involuntarily tense their ear muscles when listening intently.