Ear tufts are not found on all cat breeds.[1] The ear tufts are located on the tips of cat ears and are also known as lynx tipping.[1] Cat ear tufts are often confused with cat ear furnishings which is the fur that comes out of the opening of the ear.[1] Cat ear tufts assist with keeping debris out of the ear and guides sound into the ear canal. [1]
Birdsedit
Bird ear tufts are skin projections covered in feathers found in some bird species, most notably various species of owl, vaguely resembling mammalian ears, but unrelated to the animal's hearing. Theories about their function range from improved ability to camouflage,[2] aiding in finding a suitable mate,[3][4] to giving a more threatening appearance to discourage predators.[5]
In the Araucanachickenbreed, ear tufts are a mutation. It causes a skin projection covered in feathers to appear on the sides of the head near the ears. This mutation is dominant semi-lethal. Consequently, ear tufts are very unusual and difficult to breed, as most Araucanas are hatched without tufts.[6]
Lethal geneedit
Ear tufts in the Araucana breed of chicken are associated with a lethal gene: An ear tufted hen mated with an ear tufted cock produce chicks with deformed ears and mouth that die before hatching. Also, the rumplessness of the breed makes breeding Araucanas together have very short backs. In any other chicken breed, ear tufts are undesirable. [7]
Referencesedit
^ abcdSorocco, Erika. "Let's Talk About Cats With Ear Tufts". Catster. Catster. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^Perone, M. (1981). "Adaptive significance of ear tufts in owls". Condor. 83: 383–384. doi:10.2307/1367512.
^Sparks, J.; Soper, T. (1970). Owls: their natural and unnatural history. New York: Taplinger.
^Burton, J.A. (1973). Owls of the world: their evolution, structure and ecology. New York: Dutton.
^Mysterud, I.; Dunker, H. (1979). "Mammal ear mimicry: a hypothesis on the behavioural function of owl "horns"". Animal Behaviour. 27: 315. doi:10.1016/0003-3472(79)90158-1.
^"Araucanas by Alan Stanford, Ph.D from the June/July, 2007 issue of Backyard Poulty". Backyard Poultry. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
tuft, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 2017, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ear tuft news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ear tufts are a collection of fur or feathers found on animals which can resemble an animal s ear or is near the animal s ear The great horned owl is named for its distinctive tufts of feathers Contents 1 Cats 2 Birds 2 1 In Araucana chicken 2 2 Lethal gene 3 ReferencesCats editEar tufts are not found on all cat breeds 1 The ear tufts are located on the tips of cat ears and are also known as lynx tipping 1 Cat ear tufts are often confused with cat ear furnishings which is the fur that comes out of the opening of the ear 1 Cat ear tufts assist with keeping debris out of the ear and guides sound into the ear canal 1 Birds editBird ear tufts are skin projections covered in feathers found in some bird species most notably various species of owl vaguely resembling mammalian ears but unrelated to the animal s hearing Theories about their function range from improved ability to camouflage 2 aiding in finding a suitable mate 3 4 to giving a more threatening appearance to discourage predators 5 In Araucana chicken edit In the Araucana chicken breed ear tufts are a mutation It causes a skin projection covered in feathers to appear on the sides of the head near the ears This mutation is dominant semi lethal Consequently ear tufts are very unusual and difficult to breed as most Araucanas are hatched without tufts 6 Lethal gene edit Ear tufts in the Araucana breed of chicken are associated with a lethal gene An ear tufted hen mated with an ear tufted cock produce chicks with deformed ears and mouth that die before hatching Also the rumplessness of the breed makes breeding Araucanas together have very short backs In any other chicken breed ear tufts are undesirable 7 References edit a b c d Sorocco Erika Let s Talk About Cats With Ear Tufts Catster Catster Retrieved 10 July 2022 Perone M 1981 Adaptive significance of ear tufts in owls Condor 83 383 384 doi 10 2307 1367512 Sparks J Soper T 1970 Owls their natural and unnatural history New York Taplinger Burton J A 1973 Owls of the world their evolution structure and ecology New York Dutton Mysterud I Dunker H 1979 Mammal ear mimicry a hypothesis on the behavioural function of owl horns Animal Behaviour 27 315 doi 10 1016 0003 3472 79 90158 1 Araucanas by Alan Stanford Ph D from the June July 2007 issue of Backyard Poulty Backyard Poultry Retrieved 12 February 2013 The Chicken Encyclopedia by Gail Damerow pg 59 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ear tuft amp oldid 1139444318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
