Amazing Cat Facts
Amazing Cat Facts
2. The most popular names for female cats in the U.S. are Missy, Misty, Muffin, Patches, Fluffy,
Tabitha, Tigger, Pumpkin and Samantha.
3. People who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.21% of dogs and 7% of cats snore.
4. A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
5. The average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring in a lifetime.
6. A cat can live twenty or more years.
7. The average age for an indoor cat is 15 years, while the average age for an outdoor cat is only
3 to 5 years.
8. The oldest cat on record was Puss, from England, who died in 1939 just one day after her 36th
birthday.(We wish we could have them all that long!)
9. Most cats have no eyelashes.
10. Cat's fur easily becomes charged with electricity and sparks can be seen if their fur is rubbed in the dark.
11. Cats purr at 26 cycles per second, the same as an idling diesel engine.
12. A cat cannot see directly under its nose.
13. If your cat is near you, and her tail is quivering, this is the greatest expression of love your cat can give you.If her tail starts thrashing,her mood has changed -- Time to distance yourself
from her.
14. A cat keeps purring, no matter if it is inhaling or exhaling.
15. Cats have five toes on each front paw, but only four toes on each back paw.
16. A cat's arching back is part of a complex body language system.
17. The cat was domesticated over 4,000 years ago.
18. All cats are members of the family Felidae.
19. A house cat spends 70% of its time sleeping.
20. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
21. There is no single cat called the panther. The name is commonly applied to the leopard, puma and the jaguar.
22. Cats have true fur,in that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat.
23. The cat was the symbol of liberty in ancient Rome.
24. The first cat show was held in 1895 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
25. The nose pad of a cat is ridged in a pattern that is unique, just like the fingerprint of a human.
26. Cats do not think that they are little people. They think that we are big cats.
27. Calico cats are almost always female.
28. Cats knead with their paws when they're happy.
29. During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens.
30. In 1952, a Texas Tabby named Dusty set the record by having more than 420 kittens before having her last litter at age 18.
31. The largest known litter (with all surviving) was that of a Persian in South Africa named Bluebell.Bluebell gave birth to 14 kittens in one litter!
32. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
33. Cats have 290 bones in their bodies, and 517 muscles.
34. A cat's normal body temperature is 101.5 degrees.This is slightly warmer than a humans.
35. A falling cat will always right itself in a precise order.First the head will rotate, then the spine will twist and the rear legs will align, then the cat will arch its back to lessen the impact of the landing.
36. Give your cat a quality scratching post to deter her from scratching your furniture. Still scratching? Try putting lemon scent or orange scent on the area.Cats hate these smells.
37. The myth that cats can see in the dark is not strictly true, because in total darkness they cannot see any better than we can! However, they are better adapted to see in low levels of light than we are.
38. Cats also have a ‘mirror’ layer at the back of their eye, which is very reflective. It glows a silvery greeny golden colour in most cats (but ruby red in Siamese cats).In humans we have a black layer that just absorbs the light – but if you shine a bright light (such as a torch, or car headlights) into the eyes of a cat at night, you see the light reflected back by the ‘mirror’ at the back of the cat’s eye.
39. There are many types of cats, and all look very different,and have very different personalities.
40. Cats are healthiest and safest when kept indoors. Cats who live inside can live up to 20 years longer than cats who go outside.
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