# I wish I could flick my ears around like my cat can **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2005, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-flick-my-ears-around-like-my-cat-can/322855 "2005-09-22T08:51:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-flick-my-ears-around-like-my-cat-can/322855/1 "2005-09-22T08:51:38Z")
You know what I mean…sometimes when you touch the tip of a cat’s ear, it hard-out twitches. It would be _soo_ cool if I could do that. I’d pick up all the chicks at parties. And if my ear was itchy, I wouldn’t need to scratch it. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-flick-my-ears-around-like-my-cat-can/322855/2 "2005-09-22T08:55:36Z")
> [@Mbossa](#): > > And if my ear was itchy, I wouldn’t need to scratch it. Well, yes, you would still need to scratch it. You’d just do it with your hind foot. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-flick-my-ears-around-like-my-cat-can/322855/3 "2005-09-22T08:58:31Z")
I can do that, just not voluntarily. When I hear far-off noises (they seem to be the kind that are quiet from where I am but would be loud if I were standing next to the source of the noise) my ears will noticeably move back and forth. I thought I was just imagining things until my friend saw and commented on it. It would be cool if I could control the movement, though. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-flick-my-ears-around-like-my-cat-can/322855/4 "2005-09-22T09:26:10Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > Well, yes, you would still need to scratch it. > You’d just do it with your hind foot. That is one of the funniest answers I have seen for a long time. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![magpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@magpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magpye)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-flick-my-ears-around-like-my-cat-can/322855/5 "2005-09-22T10:44:41Z")
I wish I could turn my ears toward the back of my head like my cat does. Sometimes (quite often) when he’s being stubborn and wont turn around to look at me when I call him, he’ll just turn his ears back towards me. I think its just the neatest thing - almost looks like his head is on backwards! LOL ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-flick-my-ears-around-like-my-cat-can/322855/6 "2005-09-22T14:14:53Z")
I can wiggle my ears. ---
**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-flick-my-ears-around-like-my-cat-can/322855/7 "2005-09-22T14:44:39Z")
> [@csharpmajor](#): > > I can do that, just not voluntarily. When I hear far-off noises (they seem to be the kind that are quiet from where I am but would be loud if I were standing next to the source of the noise) my ears will noticeably move back and forth. I thought I was just imagining things until my friend saw and commented on it. > > It would be cool if I could control the movement, though. My ears “perk up” involuntarily when I hear a sound behind me too. I can also wiggle them on command. **Snakescatlady** and I are the next evolution. Fear us! ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-flick-my-ears-around-like-my-cat-can/322855/8 "2005-09-22T18:35:07Z")
> [@magpye](#): > > I wish I could turn my ears toward the back of my head like my cat does. Sometimes (quite often) when he’s being stubborn and wont turn around to look at me when I call him, he’ll just turn his ears back towards me. I think its just the neatest thing - almost looks like his head is on backwards! LOL So, do you guys know about The Cat Game. Two or more people sit behind a cat. Each one in turn makes some sort of noise. If the cat’s ears turn back, but he does not turn around, you win. If he turns around, you lose. Takes a lot of skill, and the cats don’t seem to mind. 😃