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Interesting facts about cats |
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- The first official cat show in the UK was organised at Crystal Palace in 1871.
- It has been scientifically proven that to have a cat is useful for our health and can decrease the occurrence of high blood pressure and another illnesses.
Stroking a cat may help to ease stress, and the feeling of a purring cat on your lap brings a strong sense of protection and comfort.
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The old Egyptians were the first culture to realise the cat's potential as a varmint hunter and tamed cats to protect the corn supplies on which their lives depended.
Sir Isaac Newton is not only accredited with the laws of gravitation but is also credited with inventing the cat flap.
A cat has more bones than a human; humans have 206 and the cat has more - 230 bones.
A cat's hearing is sixteen times more sensitive than humans and dogs.
The cat's tail is used to keep balance.
Cats see six times better in the dark and at nighttime than humans.
Cats eat grass to help their digestion and to help them get rid of any fur in their abdomens.
A healthy cat has a temperature between thirty eight and thirty nine degrees Celcius.
Cats have the biggest eyes of any mammal.
The female cat reaches sexual adulthood at around six to ten months and the male cat between nine and twelve months.
A female cat will be pregnant for about nine weeks or between 62 and 65 days from conception to delivery.
The common litter of kittens is between 2 - 6 kittens.
Ailurophile is the word cat lovers are formally called.
Purring does not always indicate that a cat is happy. Cats will also purr loudly when they are distressed or in pain.
All cats require taurine in their diet to keep off blindness. Cats must also have fat in their diet as they are not able to create it on their own.
In homes in the UK and USA, there are more cats kept as pets than dogs. At least 35% of families with cats have 2 or more cats.
When a cats rubs up versus you, the cat is marking you with it's scent claiming possession.
About 37% of American homes today have leastwise 1 cat.
Milk can give some cats looseness of the bowels.
The common lifetime of an outdoor-only cat is about 3 to 5 years while an indoor-only cat can live 16 years or much longer.
On the average, a cat will sleep for 16 hours a day.
A domesticated cat can run at speeds of 30 mph.
The life anticipation of cats has nearly doubled up the last fifty years.
Blue-eyed, white cats are often prone to hearing loss.
The cat's front paw has five toes and the back paws have four. Cats born with six or seven front toes and extra back toes are called polydactl.
An adult cat has 30 teeth, 16 on the top and 14 on the bottom.
There are about 60,000 hairs per square inch on the back of a cat and about 120,000 per square inch on its bottom.
- Cats and kittens should be adopted in pairs whenever imaginable as cat families interact best in couples.
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In multi-cat families, cats of the opposite sex usually come along better.
- Cat urine glows in the dark if a ultra-violet light is shined on it. This is a good way to detect cat urine in your home.
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