(CNN) -- While dogs slurp to alleviate thirst, cats display a mastery of physical dynamics that leaves their whiskers, chin and the counter top free of liquid, researchers found.
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Unlike humans, who can seal their cheeks to suck in liquids, dogs and cats rely on lapping, Reis said.
A dog's tongue in effect forms a little cup to scoop up water.
"Cats are far more complex," Reis said. Their tongues don't pierce the surface of a liquid.
-- Phil Gast for CNN
Uncanny animals bespeaking more a world of witches and the Dark Side. Double, double toil and trouble. Fire Burn and cauldron bubble. But here they are in our home, and what are you going to do? They have charmed us and it is done. That is the way Evil works.

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Unlike humans, who can seal their cheeks to suck in liquids, dogs and cats rely on lapping, Reis said.
A dog's tongue in effect forms a little cup to scoop up water.
"Cats are far more complex," Reis said. Their tongues don't pierce the surface of a liquid.
-- Phil Gast for CNN
Uncanny animals bespeaking more a world of witches and the Dark Side. Double, double toil and trouble. Fire Burn and cauldron bubble. But here they are in our home, and what are you going to do? They have charmed us and it is done. That is the way Evil works.
