um ▁luc id um , ▁which ▁reflect s ▁light ▁back ▁inside ▁the ▁e y eb all , ▁and ▁gives ▁fel id ▁eyes ▁their ▁distinct ive ▁sh ine . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁fel ids ▁are ▁about ▁six ▁times ▁more ▁light ▁sensitive ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁humans , ▁and ▁many ▁species ▁are ▁at ▁least ▁partially ▁no ct urn al . ▁The ▁ret ina ▁of ▁fel ids ▁also ▁contains ▁a ▁relatively ▁high ▁proportion ▁of ▁rod ▁cells , ▁adapted ▁for ▁distingu ishing ▁moving ▁objects ▁in ▁conditions ▁of ▁dim ▁light , ▁which ▁are ▁complement ed ▁by ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁cone ▁cells ▁for ▁sens ing ▁colour ▁during ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁Their ▁external ▁ears ▁are ▁large , ▁and ▁especially ▁sensitive ▁to ▁high - fre quency ▁sounds ▁in ▁the ▁smaller ▁cat ▁species . ▁This ▁sens itivity ▁allows ▁them ▁to ▁locate ▁small ▁rod ent ▁pre y . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁lit he ▁and ▁flexible ▁bodies ▁with ▁mus cular ▁lim bs . ▁ ▁The ▁plant ar ▁p ads ▁of ▁both ▁fore ▁and ▁h ind ▁feet ▁form ▁compact ▁three - lob ed ▁c ush ions . ▁ ▁The ▁pen is ▁is ▁sub con ical ▁and ▁bon eless . ▁Rel ative ▁to ▁body ▁size , ▁they ▁have ▁shorter ▁b ac ula ▁than ▁can ids . ▁ ▁They ▁cannot ▁detect ▁the ▁sweet ness ▁of ▁sugar , ▁as ▁they ▁lack ▁the ▁sweet - t aste ▁re ceptor . ▁ ▁Fel ids ▁have ▁a ▁vom er onas al ▁organ ▁in ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁mouth , ▁allowing ▁them ▁to ▁" t aste " ▁the