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  Photo by © amarilla1985 Physical facts- Cats have about 11,6% more bones than humans- A cat's brain has more similarities with a human's brain than with that of a dog - Cats have about 23% less skeletal muscles than humans - Cats have five more vertebrae in their spinal column than humans do - Each outer ear of the cat has 32 muscles while the human's ear has 6 muscles - A cat's ear pivots 180 degrees - Cats have much more sensitive hearing than either humans or dogs - At night, cats see around 6 times better than humans - A cat's field of vision is about 185 degrees; their peripheral vision is about 285 degrees - Pure white and blue-eyed cats are often thought to be deaf - Kittens usually open eyes within 7-10 days of life - Kittens start hearing well within about 2 weeks of life - Cats have up to 80 million olfactory cells while humans have up to 20 million - Cat eyes come in three shapes: round, slanted and almond - Cats use whiskers to measure distances - Cats have 24 whiskers - Each whisker pad has 4 rows of whiskers - Cats have 30 teeth (while dogs have 42 and humans have 32) - The cat jaw cannot move sideways - When drinking, the cat scoops the liquid up backwards with its tongue - The color of a kitten's eyes can change as it grows older - Domestic cats can purr when both inhaling and exhaling - Cats have 5 toes on front paws and 4 toes on back paws - Cats walk on their toes - The heaviest cat weighted 46 lbs (the typical weight of a male domestic cat is between 7 and 9 lbs) - The normal temperature of a cat's body is 101,5 degrees F - Cats take 20-40 breaths per minute - A cat can sprint at about thirty-one miles per hour - Cats' average pulse twice as fast as that of humans - Cats use the tail to maintain balance - About 10% of cat bones are in the tail - The Ragdoll is the largest cat breed - The Singapura is the smallest cat breed - An average cat is about 4 times larger than the Singapura - The nose pad of a cat is just like the fingerprint of a human: it is ridged in a unique pattern - The average cat food meal is the equivalent to about five mice Other interesting facts- The cat was a sacred animal in the ancient Egypt. Killing a cat was a crime punishable by death- In one ancient Egypt city, over 300,000 cat mummies were found - Ancient Egyptians were the first people who tamed the cat - Ancient Egyptians shaved their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when they lost a beloved cat - Cats have been domesticated for half as long as dogs have been - Cats need five times more protein than dogs do, so never feed your cat with dog food - Cats spend nearly 30% of their life grooming themselves - Cats can jump 5 times as high as their height is - Purring is not always a sing of happiness: cats can purr even when in pain - Cat pregnancy lasts about 9 weeks - Female cats reach sexual maturity within 6-10 months (for males this period is 9-12 months) - During the productive life, a female cat can have more than 100 kittens - The cat population in America is half as large as the total number of people living in Russia - Cats get their sense of security from your voice, so be mindful of your voice tone (cats do know when you're yelling at them though they may not care) - If your cat is 10 years old, it is 50 in human years - The average lifespan of an indoor cat is about 16 years - The oldest cat on record was Puss, from England, that died in 1939 just one day after her 36th birthday - There is a myth about the cat sleeping with all four paws tucked under, which means that cold weather is coming - Temperament of some cat breeds (Bengal, Burmese, Ocicat, some others) is rather doglike; such cats can be trained to fetch, roll over, sit, ect. - Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible - In 1987 cats overtook dogs as the number one pet in America | Have a question? People are waiting to help. |
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