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Amazing Facts About Cats II
By peace | May 10, 2006
- It is believed that a white cat sitting on your doorstep just before your wedding is a sign of lasting happiness. White cats are a symbol of good luck in America, while black cats are a sign of bad luck.
- Cats eyes come in three shapes: round, slanted and almond.
- Cats can see up to 120 feet away. Their peripheral vision is about 285 degrees.
- Cats need 1/6th the amount of light that humans do to see. Their night vision is amazing!
- Cats can see in color! Cats are partially color blind. They have the equivalency of human red/green color blindness. (Reds appear green and greens appear red; or shades thereof.)
- Cats don’t see “detail” very well. To them, their person may appear hazy when standing in front of them.
- The color of a kitten’s eyes will change as it grows older.
- At birth, kittens can’t see or hear. Cats open their eyes after five days and begin to develop their eyesight and hearing at approximately 2 weeks. They begin to walk at 20 days.
- Kittens begin dreaming at just over one week old.
- A cat’s ear pivots 180 degrees. They have 30 muscles in each ear, and use twelve or more muscles to control their ear movement.
- A group of kittens is called a “kindle.” A group of grown cats is called a “clowder.”
- Cats rub up against other cats, and people, in an attempt to “mark” them with their scent glands. They most often use the scent glands between their eye and ear (near the temple area) or their scent glands near the base of their tail.
- Many experts report that cats will purr when feeling any intense emotion (pleasure or pain).
- The Giraffe, Camel and Cat are the only animals that walk by moving both their left feet, then both their right feet, when walking. This method of walking ensures speed, agility and silence.
- Give your cat fresh water at least once a day. If your cat refuses your tap water, it may be sensing (with it’s superior sense of smell) the chlorine or other minerals in your water. Many finicky felines demand bottled water, just like their human counterparts.
- Don’t put your cat on an all-vegetarian diet. Cats need protein to survive.
- Never feed your cat dog food. Cats need five times more protein than dogs do.
- Cats are the sleepiest of all mammals. They spend 16 hours of each day sleeping. With that in mind, a seven year old cat has only been awake for two years of its life! Cats are more active during the evening hours.
- If an overweight cat’s “sides” stick out further than her whiskers, she will lose her sense of perception and stability. Don’t be surprised if she starts to squeeze into an opening that the rest of her can’t fit into, only to back herself back out quickly!
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