Sentences with phrase «when whiskers»

Cats hate it when their whiskers are bent.

A beard is an instant sign of masculinity — and perhaps also a throwback to a time long past, when whiskers were the norm among adventurous paleontologists (almost all of whom were male).

When his whiskers were covered with a stocking mask, though, he was unable to locate the submarine at all.

Nick, who was in a freshwater pool, had a similar overall success rate and also failed to locate the submarine when his whiskers were covered.

Not exact matches

When I was little and he'd come over to our house... he'd give me a big bear - hug, then a kiss on the cheek (leaving it pink from the prickle of his whiskers)... and then... he'd head into the kitchen to make up some of his famous chili for dinner.

Derek Jeter is having a retirement ceremony on Sunday, but why limit the fun to one day, when you can have a full week, said Mephistopheles, stroking his chin whiskers?

Let's jump clean over the last day of that same junior year, when Michelle comes within a whisker of her dream but loses in the NCAA title game to Connecticut — still unsure of herself on the floor in critical moments, still whirling between Pat's way and her way, no longer the All - America guard nor even the all - conference one.

And when the folks over at talkSPORT hit the streets of London to find out exactly what the female population thought of his whiskers they got a delightedly varied response.

The Gunners lack of success in the big and even in the mediocre games hindered the Gunners from lifting the Barclays Premier League trophy last season, when they missed it by some whiskers of points.

Having been named the European Golden Boy owing largely to his performances in 2013/14 when Liverpool came within a whisker of winning the league for the first time in 24 years, Raheem Sterling now wants out of the club whom he thinks can no longer match his ambitions, or indeed his exorbitant wage demands.

Gyokeres was a whisker away from converting at the back post when Bjordal drilled a low ball across the face of the penalty area, and Sanchez came to his team's rescue moments later, when he got the smallest of touches to divert James's stinging drive onto the crossbar.

Liverpool, though, were within a whisker of doubling their lead in the closing seconds of the half when Lovren powered a header goalwards from a corner but saw it go fractionally wide.

But the Blue Girls kept persevering up until the final whistle and came within a whisker of levelling late on when Angharad James struck the bar from 20 yards.

The visitors were within a whisker of opening the scoring after five minutes when Eden Hazard found Marcos Alonso, whose first - time cross was volleyed against the bar by Alvaro Morata.

But Bolton came within a whisker of repeating their Tottenham heroics when taking the lead midway through the second half via Ivan Klasnic only to see their industrious effort prove in vein when Jermaine Beckford curled in a beauty with second remaining.

Some truly unusual items, like this whisker dam to protect the mustache when enjoying a beverage!

The one time you do think that you've «won,» judging by the eerie silence for 45 minutes, you'll come crashing back to reality when your threenager exits, covered in sharpie polka dots and whiskers saying that they're a cat.

When it is dry, gently untwist the twine so it separates into many «whiskers.»

His political career and ambitions nearly ended when by a whisker the Major government survived a vote on the Scott Inquiry into arms for Iraq by one vote.

Jimmy McMillan, the whiskered political showman who became a viral Internet star when he ran for governor of New York in 2010 as a candidate of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party, has announced his retirement from the political arena, citing a lack of public support for his agenda.

A top investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has escaped death by the whiskers when gunmen opened fire on him in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The only time Bonacic lost a single county was when former New Paltz supervisor and county legislator Susan Zimet took Ulster by a whisker in 2006.

In this case these neurons had a special feature: they responded when all of the mouse's whiskers moved at once.»

They found that these neurons reacted much more quickly and strongly when a puff of air was directed at the mouse's whiskers, while other neurons had little or no response.

When the researchers masked the seals» whiskers, they failed to find the sub, the researchers report in the 6 July issue of Science.

Now researchers at the University of Bonn and Ruhr - Universitt Bochum in Germany have discovered how seals locate prey when they can't see: they follow their whiskers.

Many animals rely on their whiskers to paint a picture of their surrounding environment when vision or hearing is limited.

«Whiskers are an amazing sensory tool to have when you are nocturnal and the evolution of whiskers possibly assisted in the survival of the therapsids — and more specifically the probainognathians — which eventually evolved into mammals as we know them today,» says Benoit.

The researchers tracked twilight snacking by examining the mammals» whiskers: When otters eat, the nutrients enter their bloodstreams and ultimately flow into the cells that produce whiskers.

In experiments in mice, the researchers found that the activity of Sst interneurons changes when the animal goes from not moving its whiskers (in a resting state) to moving them (in an active state), a process known as whisking.

And when FGF8 was injected into the rear of the brain, a second set of whisker barrelsgroups of cells found toward the front of the brain that monitor whats happening to the whiskersshowed up toward the back.

Denim problem # 3: When you want to buy «worn - in» jeans, but hate the fake whisker - like creases.

And I had a little chuckle when you said «without rocking fake blood or cat whiskers» because I did both one year haha.

Pre-washed denim looks and feels worn in when you buy it, with some whiskering and fading already in the fabric.

In the end the BMW just nicked it by a whisker - at least so far as we were concerned - but the fight slugfest always going to continue when AMG launched the C63 Coupé.

When a cat eats, the wider part actually keeps the whiskers away from the food and water,» explains Pugh.

The whiskers help your furkids to estimate their distance from objects around, especially when it's dark or dim, and their vision is compromised.

When cats catch mice at night, their whiskers help guide them as they subdue their prey and move in to deliver the killing neck bite.

Whisker fatigue happens to some cats when their sensitive whiskers are routinely being brushed up against something such as food or water bowls.

Puppies are also often messy when they eat and wet food can get stuck on paws, faces and whiskers.

When grooming your cat, avoid cutting the whiskers, which may decrease his special awareness and cause confusion.

Most love a good head rub, especially when the sides of the face by the whiskers are stroked.

When cats have had their fill they often communicate their wishes by thrashing their tails, positioning their ears back, flattening whiskers against their face, tenseness and fur rippling.

The cat feeding dish should be large enough and shallow enough to ensure that the cat's whiskers do not touch the side of the bowl when feeding.

Some owners also choose to cut the whiskers at the corners of a Shorkie's eyes and inside the dog's ear canal in order to avoid buildup of mucus, though you should exercise extreme caution when working so close to the eyes and ears.

These whiskers, or vibrissae, are so sensitive that when a dog approaches an object she can sense changes in airflow long before she actually touches the object.

Because these areas are so sensitive, take care when examining the inside of your dog's mouth or brushing her teeth, and don't buy into the whole practice of whisker trimming — those hairs are there for a reason.

He appreciates the fresh drink and he even shares the bowl with the cats who love it because their whiskers don't bend when they put their cute faces in for a sip.

And cats love it too because their whiskers don't get bent when they put their face in for a sip!

But when you look closer, you can often see their nose and whiskers twitching while dreaming.