health and medicine question #151  Joan & Colleen, a 11 year old
female from the Internet asks on March 16, 2000,   Are cats
left- or right-pawed? What percentage are left pawed/right
pawed? We are doing some research on this subject for a science
fair project and would like to know your results.  viewed 16726
times  the answer  Barry Shell answered on March 16, 2000, A:
Cats do have a preference. Here's something I found about doing
an experiment to determine which paw a cat prefers.   This is a
good research question. Scientists have found that some animals
really do have a preference for one hand over the other. Like
humans, monkeys, apes, mice, and gerbils all have preferences
for one hand. Even some fish seem to prefer a particular fin for
certain behaviors. Here's how you might test your hypothesis:
Cats often reach for an object that is placed just a bit in
front of them. You can use this natural behavior to study
whether cats tend to reach more often with their left or right
paws. Try placing a stuff