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26. Forty Amazing Cat Facts to Help You Better Understand Them
Did you know that cats greet each other by kissing each other on the nose?
Or the fact that they can turn their ears 180 degrees?
Those aren't the only interesting things about cats that you may have overlooked!
#1: Domestication of cats dates back over 4,000 years! They used to be one of the most
powerful hunters, feared by a wide range of animals.
#2: A cat must communicate with humans from the age of two weeks onwards in order
to be sociable. Even after that, there's still time before a cat reaches the age of around
16 weeks. It's almost difficult to domesticate it after that.
#3: A kindle is a group of kittens, while a clowder is a group of adult cats. A queen
refers to a female cat, while a tom refers to a male cat.
#4: Purrs and meows are just a small part of your cat's vocal ability. Cats, in particular,
have the ability to produce up to 100 different sounds!
#5: Cats, by the way, just meow at people. They hiss, spit, and purr at other creatures,
but never meow. They also have a habit of rubbing noses when greeting each other.
#6: The first year of a cat's life is roughly equivalent to the first 15 years of human life.
When a cat reaches the age of two, it is 25 years old in human years. After the third
year of its existence, it reaches a point that we're all familiar with: one cat year for
every seven human years!
27. #7: Acne is a fairly common problem among cats. They commonly grow blackheads on
their chins, a condition known as feline acne.
#8: Since cats originated as desert creatures, they can withstand the heat very well.
Even so, if they are very hot or afraid, they sweat through their paws.
#9: Most cats sleep for about two-thirds of their waking hours. So, in the typical 9-year-
old cat's life, it has only been fully awake for 3 years! Cats often clean themselves up
for around a third of their waking hours.
#10: A cat's sense of smell is incredible — it's about 14 times stronger than the average
human's!
#11: One of the reasons cats groom themselves so much is to remove your scent! When
your cat rubs its nose to tail towards you, it's trying to claim you as its own. Your fuzzy
pet, on the other hand, picks up your scent, which it then extracts from its fur.
#12: Cats aren't particularly fond of sweets because they can't taste them! Scientists say
this occurred as a result of a mutation in their key taste receptor.
#13: Since cats' stomachs are so sensitive, you should be very particular of what you
feed them. Onion, garlic, green tomatoes, chocolate, grapes, or raisins should never be
given to your pet. Milk is also a bad idea because it upsets the stomach of your cat.
#14: Cats have belly buttons as well, but they aren't the same as ours. It's difficult to
locate and is normally found about two-thirds of the way down a cavern.
28. #15: When you call your cat's name, it still understands...it just prefers to ignore you!
This, according to experts, occurs because cats, unlike dogs, have never been
domesticated to obey human commands. So, yes, your canine companion is
unconcerned!
#16: While we subconsciously associate a black cat with bad luck, they're considered
lucky in England, Asia, France, and several other countries.
#17: Cats don't have whiskers to make them extra cute! Numerous nerve cells and
blood vessels cover them. Since cats' whiskers span the width of their bodies, this helps
them sense changes in the environment and determine if they can fit into a given room.
#18: No matter what kind of music you enjoy, your cat will most likely despise it!
However, there is something your friend can enjoy: Music for Cats, a special album
composed by composer David Teie in collaboration with animal scientists. Simply play
something from this album to your cat and see what happens!
#19: The tapetum lucidum is a special reflective layer found in cats' eyes. In the dark
and low light, this layer quickly magnifies incoming light, allowing cats to see about 6
times better than humans. Perhaps it should have been called "a cat eye" rather than "an
eagle eye"?
#20: For 15 years, a cat called Stubbs served as mayor of the small Alaskan town of
Talkeetna. During the presidency, Stubbs was on the campaign trail. Stubbs was a cute
kitten, but residents later confessed that they were perfectly happy with their choice,
saying that Stubbs was probably the best mayor they've ever had!
#21: A cat's heart beats between 110 to 140 times per minute, which is much faster than
ours.
29. #22: The biggest mama of them all is a tabby cat called Dusty. She gave birth to 420
kittens during her breeding career! Obviously, Dusty can be found in one of the
Guinness World Records editions.
#23: There are 300 million neurons in a cat's cerebral cortex. Keys, on the other hand,
have just around 160 million.
#24: Cats are capable of producing identical twin kittens. Imagine how adorable they'd
be! Unfortunately, this is an uncommon occurrence.
#25: A kitten's normal instinct is to cover its feces. If your cat doesn't do that, this is
how it lets you know who is the real master of the household.
#26: Freckles can be found around the mouth and even on the eyelids of certain ginger
tabby cats.
#27: Cats have 32 muscles in their ears, compared to our 12! Of course, this increases
their listening abilities by a factor of three, allowing them to hear you pull their favorite
food from the fridge from five doors away. These same muscles assist them in rotating
their ears 180 degrees!
#28: In 1963, France launched a cat called Félicette into orbit. Electrodes were also
inserted in her brain by French specialists track all her neurological signals. Luckily,
Félicette survived the trip and became the first cat to go to space!
#29: Cats usually have 5 toes on each front paw and 4 toes on each back paw. Even so,
the number of toes will differ. For eg, the cat with the most toes had eight of them on
each of its paws, for a total of 32 toes!
30. #30: In 2007, a calico cat called Tama worked as a station master at Kishi Station,
greeting passengers. Inevitably, the number of passengers would increase increased by
17% that month, and everybody adored beautiful Tama. The cat died in 2015 of heart
failure when she was 16 years old.
#31: Cats can leap up to 6 times their body length! This is due to the powerful muscles
in their back legs, which enable them to leap onto any surface.
#32: While cats have a lower social IQ than dogs, they make up for it with superior
long-term memory and the ability to solve complex cognitive problems.
#33: A cat's brain is biologically identical to ours. Since we have almost identical brain
regions that handle our emotions, there's a possibility you and your furry friend have
similar feelings at times.
#34: University of Lincoln researchers discovered that cats enjoy having their faces
touched, especially around their lips, chin, and cheeks. And they despise it when you
pet them at the base of their tail! It makes them feel very uncomfortable, so don't do
that.
#35: Crème Puff was the name of the oldest cat ever discovered. This stunning lady
was born in 1967 and lived for a total of 38 years! Creme Puff, of course, made it into
the Guinness Book of World Records and is now remembered by cat lovers all over the
world.
#36: Cats purr because of their own unique vocal cords! It's a tiny group of thin bones
found between a cat's base of skull and the root of its tongue. When a cat is content,
these muscles contract, causing the vocal folds to vibrate, which we call purring.
31. #37: Left- or right-handedness is a thing in the world of cats, too! The majority of cats
are currently abandoned-pawed!
#38: Cat owners are said to be rational, realistic, and introverted, according to
psychologists. Cat lovers, they say, hear far more stories about their feline companions
than dog owners.
#39: Experts agree that having a cat in the house will help with tension, anxiety, and
depression. All of this helps to reduce blood pressure and protects the body from heart
attacks, such as a stroke.
#40: Figures show that only 24% of kittens from animal shelters are adopted. Maybe
it's time to alter the statistic and get yourself a fuzzy companion. You would not be
sorry for having such a sweet little friend! Do you have any other interesting cat facts?
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