Actually the cat's lap. In assembling a literature presentation for yesterday's group meeting, I came across pretty much the greatest paper I've ever seen in Science: "How Cats Lap: Water Uptake by Felis catus." I have no idea how this got into Science, but it's brilliant (in a completely hilarious way).
The reference:
Reis, P.M., Jung, S., Aristoff, J.M., Stocker, R.; Science, 330, 1231-1234, 2010.
Did you know that there's a scientific definition for licking and lapping? And that they're not the same thing? And that the frequency of lapping can be predicted based on the mass of the cat?? Fascinating stuff I tell you.
You need to read this. If you don't have access and want to read it, let me know.
I used to be a grad student. And now I'm not (thank goodness). I spent a year as a post doc in industry in Baltimore before starting a "real" job with the same company. These are my tales of science, food, travel, and life.
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