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Amazing Facts About Cats I
By peace | May 9, 2006
- The most popular names for female cats in the U.S. are Missy, Misty, Muffin, Patches, Fluffy, Tabitha, Tigger, Pumpkin and Samantha.
- Cats knead with their paws when they’re happy.
- Don’t pick a kitten or a cat up by the scruff of its neck; only mother cats can do this safely, and only with their kittens
- Your cat loves you and can “read” your moods. If you’re sad or under stress, you may also notice a difference in your cat’s behavior.
- The domestic cat is the only cat species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. All wild cats hold their tails horizontally or tucked between their legs while walking.
- An average cat has 1-8 kittens per litter, and 2-3 litters per year. A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in just 7 years.
- During her productive life, one female cat could have more than 100 kittens.
- A cat has five more vertebrae in her spinal column than her human does. Cats have 290 bones in their bodies, and 517 muscles.
- There are three body types for a cat. Cobby type is a compact body, deep chest, short legs and broad head. The eyes are large and round. Muscular type is a sturdy body and round, full-cheeked head. Foreign type is a slender body, with long legs and a long tail. The head is wedge-shaped, with tall ears and slanting eyes.
- A cat’s normal body temperature is 101.5 degrees. This is slightly warmer than a humans.
- Cats love to chew on grass, catnip, parsley or sage. Become a green thumb and plant an indoor garden for your cat!
- A cat will kill it’s prey based on movement, but may not necessarily recognize that prey as food. Realizing that prey is food is a learned behavior.
- The first cat show was held in 1895 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.
- 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.
- “Sociable” cats will follow you from room to room to monitor your activities throughout the day.
- Cats get their sense of security from your voice. Talk to your cats! And be mindful of your tone of voice. Cats know when you’re yelling at them
- The more cats are spoken to, the more they will speak to you.
- The richest cat in the Guinness Book of World Records is a pair of cats who inherited $415,000 in the early ’60s. The richest single cat is a white alley cat who inherited $250,000. (Now that will buy a lot of catnip!)
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