37 random cat facts you probably didn’t know

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1. Most don’t like sweet things. However, I know that my cat loves ice cream

2. When a cat is chasing its prey, it keeps its head up and its eyes focused.

3. A bezoar is the real name for a hairball.

4. A group of more than 3 cats is called “Cloud.”

5. Why do they get stuck in trees? This is because a cat’s claws curve in the same direction, making it easier to climb up but impossible to climb down.

6. It is said that cats can make about 100 different sounds. Compare it to a dog that can only do about 10. #dumbdogs #cat rule

7. Cats could have prevented the black plague!

8. 1963 was the first cat in space. Felicette was a French kitten nicknamed astrocat. The France sent the cat into space. She survived the trip.

9. About 40,000 people are bitten by cats in the United States each year.

10. Cats are North America’s most popular pet. Over 30% of households in North America own a kitten. “Which means cats are better than dogs”

11. A cat’s hearing is exceedingly better than that of a dog. A cat can also hear sounds that humans could never hear.

12. A cat can run at a maximum speed of 50 km/h.

13. If you thought your kitty was rubbing up against you to be cute, think again! It actually marks you as its territory by sending it at you through the sebaceous glands in its head and tail.

14. Cats can purr up to 25 times per second!

15. Most cats give birth to an average litter of one to nine kittens.

16. Smuggling a cat from ancient Egypt was punishable by death. If someone was caught smuggling a dog out, the pharos banished the person who made them take the dog away. (I just made up the last part, seems correct)

17. A cat’s brain is biologically similar to a human brain, and cats have identical regions in their brain that are responsible for emotions. The dog’s brain best resembled a carrot.

18. In the UK and Australia, black cats are considered good luck, and in America and Europe, the black cat is a symbol of bad luck.

19. The largest domestic cat breed is the Main Coon

20. The smallest pedigree cat is the Singaporea

21. Cats can survive falls from more than 20 meters.

22. A cat can jump five times its own height.

23. The Turkish Van is a species of cat that loves to swim. This is due to the unique layer of fur that makes them water-repellent.

24. The oldest cat species is called The Egyptian Mauit is so old that the name Mau means cat in the Egyptian language.

25. A cat typically has 12 whiskers on each side of its face and the cat uses the whiskers to measure whether it can fit between something. (Dogs usually see if they can fit between something by walking in face first, the popular object of choice is usually a car.)

26. Cats don’t see color as well as humans. In fact, scientists believe grass appears red to cats. (I don’t think so because I have deuteranomaly color blindness and I once bought green pants thinking they were a soft tan)

27. Cats spend up to 2/3 of the day just sleeping.

28. A cat’s ability to find its way home is known as “psi travel.” Experts believe cats either use the angle of sunlight to find their way, or cats have magnetized cells in their brains that act as a compass.

29. A cat’s jaw cannot move sideways

30. Cats only meow at people and not at each other.

31. A cat lover is called an ailurophilia. (Consider me THE ailurophilia)

32. A cat can typically live up to 20 years, which corresponds to about 96 human years.

33. A cat’s normal body temperature is between 100.5° and 102.5°F. Just like humans, you can tell if your cat is ill if its body temperature falls outside of this range.

34. A cat’s nose has a texture that looks like the equivalent of a human fingerprint

35. Cats only sweat from their paws.

36. Cats are so sensitive to tremors that they can spot earthquakes 10 to 15 minutes before a human.

37. A female cat is called a queen or molly. (What’s the name of a bitch again?)

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