Every year, nearly four million Pusa are eaten in Asia.h
On average, Pusa spend 2/3 of every araw sleeping. That means a nine-year-old cat has been awake for only three years of its life.i
Unlike dogs, Pusa do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor.d
When a cat chases its prey, it keeps its head level. Aso and humans bob their heads up and down.i
The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”f
A group of Pusa is called a “clowder.”g
Female Pusa tend to be right pawed, while male Pusa are madami often left pawed. Interestingly, while 90% of humans are right handed, the remaining 10% of lefties also tend to be male.l
A cat cannot climb head first down a puno because its claws are curved the wrong way A cat can’t climb head first down a puno because every claw on a cat’s paw points the same way. To get down from a tree, a cat must back down.i
Pusa make about 100 different sounds. Aso make only about 10.i
A cat’s brain is biologically madami similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and Pusa have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.i
There are madami than 500 million domestic Pusa in the world, with approximately 40 recognized breeds.k
Approximately 24 cat balat can make a coat.e
While it is commonly thought that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, the oldest known pet cat was recently found in a 9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This grave predates early Egyptian art depicting Pusa sa pamamagitan ng 4,000 years or more.g
During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, Pope Innocent VIII condemned Pusa as evil and thousands of Pusa were burned. Unfortunately, the widespread killing of Pusa led to an explosion of the daga population, which exacerbated the effects of the Black Death.g
During the Middle Ages, Pusa were associated with withcraft, and on St. John’s Day, people all over Europa would stuff them into sacks and toss the Pusa into bonfires. On holy days, people celebrated sa pamamagitan ng tossing Pusa from church towers.g
Pusa are the most popular pet in North American Pusa are North America’s most popular pets: there are 73 million Pusa compared to 63 million dogs. Over 30% of households in North America own a cat.g
The first cat in puwang was a French cat named Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”) In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space. Electrodes implanted in her brains sent neurological signals back to Earth. She survived the trip.g
The group of words associated with cat (catt, cath, chat, katze) stem from the Latin catus, meaning domestic cat, as opposed to feles, or wild cat.b
The term “puss” is the root of the principal word for “cat” in the Romanian term pisica and the root of secondary words in Lithuanian (puz) and Low German puus. Some scholars suggest that “puss” could be imitative of the hissing sound used to get a cat’s attention. As a slang word for the female pudenda, it could be associated with the connotation of a cat being soft, warm, and fuzzy.j
Approximately 40,000 people are bitten sa pamamagitan ng Pusa in the U.S. annually.g
According to Hebrew legend, Noah prayed to God for help protecting all the pagkain he stored on the ark from being eaten sa pamamagitan ng rats. In reply, God made the lion sneeze, and out popped a cat.i
A cat’s hearing is better than a dog’s. And a cat can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than a human.a
A cat can travel at a tuktok speed of approximately 31 mph (49 km) over a short distance.a
A cat can jump up to five times its own height in a single bound.a
Some Pusa have survived falls of over 65 feet (20 meters), due largely to their “righting reflex.” The eyes and balance organs in the inner ear tell it where it is in puwang so the cat can land on its feet. Even Pusa without a tail have this ability.d
A cat rubs against people to mark them as their territory A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat’s scent.a
Researchers are unsure exactly how a cat purrs. Most veterinarians believe that a cat purrs sa pamamagitan ng vibrating vocal folds deep in the throat. To do this, a muscle in the larynx opens and closes the air passage about 25 times per second.i
When a family cat died in ancient Egypt, family members would mourn sa pamamagitan ng shaving off their eyebrows. They also held elaborate funerals during which they drank wine and beat their breasts. The cat was embalmed with a sculpted wooden mask and the tiny mummy was placed in the family tomb or in a pet cemetery with tiny mummies of mice.d
In 1888, madami than 300,000 mummified Pusa were found an Egyptian cemetery. They were stripped of their wrappings and carted off to be used sa pamamagitan ng farmers in England and the U.S. for fertilizer.i
Most Pusa give birth to a litter of between one and nine kittens. The largest known litter ever produced was 19 kittens, of which 15 survived.c
Smuggling a cat out of ancient Egypt was punishable sa pamamagitan ng death. Phoenician traders eventually succeeded in smuggling felines, which they sold to rich people in Athens and other important cities.g
The earliest ancestor of the modern cat lived about 30 million years ago. Scientists called it the Proailurus, which means “first cat” in Greek. The group of mga hayop that pet Pusa belong to emerged around 12 million years ago.d
The biggest wildcat today is the Siberian Tiger. It can be madami than 12 feet (3.6 m) long (about the size of a small car) and weigh up to 700 pounds (317 kg).a
The smallest wildcat today is the Black-footed cat. The females are less than 20 inches (50 cm) long and can weigh as little as 2.5 lbs (1.2 kg).a
Many Egyptians worshipped the goddess Bast, who had a woman’s body and a cat’s head.i
Mohammed loved Pusa and reportedly his paborito cat, Muezza, was a tabby. Legend says that tabby Pusa have an “M” for Mohammed on tuktok of their heads because Mohammad would often rest his hand on the cat’s head.i
While many parts of Europa and North America consider the black cat a sign of bad luck, in Britain and Australia, black Pusa are considered lucky.g
The most popular pedigreed cat is the Persian cat, followed sa pamamagitan ng the Main Coon cat and the Siamese cat.a
The smallest pedigreed cat is a Singapura, which can weigh just 4 lbs (1.8 kg), or about five large cans of cat food. The largest pedigreed Pusa are Maine Coon cats, which can weigh 25 lbs (11.3 kg), or nearly twice as much as an average cat weighs.i
Some Siamese Pusa are cross-eyed to compensate for abnormal optic wiring Some Siamese Pusa appear cross-eyed because the nerves from the left side of the brain go to mostly the right eye and the nerves from the right side of the brain go mostly to the left eye. This causes some double vision, which the cat tries to correct sa pamamagitan ng “crossing” its eyes.i
Researchers believe the word “tabby” comes from Attabiyah, a neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Tabbies got their name because their striped coats resembled the famous wavy patterns in the silk produced in this city.i
Pusa hate the water because their balahibo does not insulate well when it’s wet. The Turkish Van, however, is one cat that likes swimming. Bred in central Asia, its amerikana has a unique texture that makes it water resistant.i
The Egyptian Mau is probably the oldest breed of cat. In fact, the breed is so ancient that its name is the Egyptian word for “cat.”d
The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.i
A cat usually has about 12 whiskers on each side of its face.f
A cat’s eyesight is both better and worse than humans. It is better because Pusa can see in much dimmer light and they have a wider peripheral view. It’s worse because they don’t see color as well as humans do. Scientists believe damo appears red to cats.d
Spanish-Jewish folklore recounts that Adam’s first wife, Lilith, became a black vampire cat, sucking the blood from sleeping babies. This may be the root of the superstition that a cat will smother a sleeping baby or suck out the child’s breath.f
Perhaps the most famous comic cat is the Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. With the ability to disappear, this mysterious character embodies the magic and sorcery historically associated with cats.f
In the original Italian version of Cinderella, the benevolent fairy godmother figure was a cat.f
Two Siamese Pusa discovered microphones hidden sa pamamagitan ng Russian spies in Holland’s embassy in Moscow In Holland’s embassy in Moscow, Russia, the staff noticed that the two Siamese Pusa kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. Their owners finally investigated, thinking they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden sa pamamagitan ng Russian spies. The Pusa heard the microphones when they turned on.i
The little tufts of hair in a cat’s ear that help keep out dirt direct sounds into the ear, and insulate the ears are called “ear furnishings.”d
The ability of a cat to find its way tahanan is called “psi-traveling.” Experts think Pusa either use the angle of the sunlight to find their way or that Pusa have magnetized cells in their brains that act as compasses.i
Isaac Newton invented the cat flap. Newton was experimenting in a pitch-black room. Spithead, one of his cats, kept opening the door and wrecking his experiment. The cat flap kept both Newton and Spithead happy.i
The world’s rarest coffee, Kopi Luwak, comes from Indonesia where a wildcat known as the luwak lives. The cat eats coffee berries and the coffee beans inside pass through the stomach. The beans are harvested from the cat's dung heaps and then cleaned and roasted. Kopi Luwak sells for about $500 for a 450 g (1 lb) bag.i
A cat’s jaw can’t ilipat sideways, so a cat can’t chew large chunks of food.g
A cat almost never meows at another cat, mostly just humans. Pusa typically will spit, purr, and hiss at other cats.g
A cat’s back is extremely flexible because it has up to 53 loosely fitting vertebrae. Humans only have 34.d
Many cat owners think their Pusa can read their minds Approximately 1/3 of cat owners think their pets are able to read their minds.f
All Pusa have claws, and all except the cheetah sheath them when at rest.f
Two members of the cat family are distinct from all others: the clouded leopard and the cheetah. The clouded leopard does not roar like other big cats, nor does it groom or rest like small cats. The cheetah is unique because it is a running cat; all others are leaping cats. They are leaping Pusa because they slowly stalk their prey and then leap on it.a
A cat lover is called an Ailurophilia (Greek: cat+lover).g
In Japan, Pusa are thought to have the power to turn into super spirits when they die. This may be because according to the Buddhist religion, the body of the cat is the temporary resting place of very spiritual people.i
Most Pusa had short hair until about 100 years ago, when it became fashionable to own Pusa and experiment with breeding.i
Pusa have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (humans have only 6). A cat can independently rotate its ears 180 degrees.i
During the nearly 18 hours a araw that mga kuting sleep, an important growth hormone is released One reason that mga kuting sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.g
Pusa have about 130,000 hairs per square inch (20,155 hairs per square centimeter).i
The heaviest cat on record is Himmy, a Tabby from Queensland, Australia. He weighed nearly 47 pounds (21 kg). He died at the age of 10.c
The oldest cat on record was Crème Puff from Austin, Texas, who lived from 1967 to August 6, 2005, three days after her 38th birthday. A cat typically can live up to 20 years, which is equivalent to about 96 human years.c
The lightest cat on record is a blue point Himalayan called Tinker Toy, who weighed 1 pound, 6 ounces (616 g). Tinker Toy was 2.75 inches (7 cm) tall and 7.5 inches (19 cm) long.c
The tiniest cat on record is Mr. Pebbles, a 2-year-old cat that weighed 3 lbs (1.3 k) and was 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) high.c
A commemorative tower was built in Scotland for a cat named Towser, who caught nearly 30,000 mice in her lifetime.i
In the 1750s, Europeans introduced Pusa into the Americas to control pests.f
The first cat ipakita was organized in 1871 in London. Cat shows later became a worldwide craze.f
The first cartoon cat was Felix the Cat in 1919. In 1940, Tom and Jerry starred in the first theatrical cartoon “Puss Gets the Boot.” In 1981 Andrew Lloyd Weber created the musical Cats, based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.f
The normal body temperature of a cat is between 100.5 ° and 102.5 °F. A cat is sick if its temperature goes below 100 ° or above 103 °F.d
A cat has 230 Buto in its body. A human has 206. A cat has no collarbone, so it can fit through any opening the size of its head.d
A cat’s nose pad is ridged with a unique pattern, just like the fingerprint of a human.d
If they have ample water, Pusa can tolerate temperatures up to 133 °F.g
Foods that should not be ibingiay to Pusa include onions, garlic, green tomatoes, raw potatoes, chocolate, grapes, and raisins. Though gatas is not toxic, it can cause an upset stomach and gas. Tylenol and aspirin are extremely toxic to cats, as are many common houseplants. Feeding Pusa dog pagkain or canned tuna that's for human consumption can cause malnutrition.g
A 2007 Gallup poll revealed that both men and women were equally likely to own a cat.g
A cat’s puso beats nearly twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute.i
Cat’s sweat only through their paws Pusa don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws.g
In just seven years, a single pair of Pusa and their offspring could produce a staggering total of 420,000 kittens.i
Relative to its body size, the clouded leopard has the biggest canines of all animals' canines. Its dagger-like teeth can be as long as 1.8 inches (4.5 cm).a
Pusa spend nearly 1/3 of their waking hours cleaning themselves.d
Grown Pusa have 30 teeth. mga kuting have about 26 temporary teeth, which they lose when they are about 6 months old.d
A cat called Dusty has the known record for the most kittens. She had madami than 420 mga kuting in her lifetime.i
The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll. Male Ragdolls weigh between 12 and 20 lbs (5.4-9.0 k). Females weigh between 10 and 15 lbs (4.5-6.8 k).c
Pusa are extremely sensitive to vibrations. Pusa are sinabi to detect earthquake tremors 10 or 15 minutos before humans can.d
In contrast to dogs, Pusa have not undergone major changes during their domestication process.a
A female cat is called a reyna or a molly.g
In the 1930s, two Russian biologists discovered that color change in Siamese mga kuting depend on their body temperature. Siamese Pusa carry albino genes that work only when the body temperature is above 98° F. If these mga kuting are left in a very warm room, their points won’t darken and they will stay a creamy white.g
There are up to 60 million feral Pusa in the United States alone.k
The oldest cat to give birth was Kitty who, at the age of 30, gave birth to two kittens. During her life, she gave birth to 218 kittens.c
The most traveled cat is Hamlet, who escaped from his carrier while on a flight. He hid for seven weeks behind a pane. sa pamamagitan ng the time he was discovered, he had traveled nearly 373,000 miles (600,000 km).c
The most expensive cat was an Asian Leopard cat (ALC)-Domestic Shorthair (DSH) hybrid named Zeus. Zeus, who is 90% ALC and 10% DSH, has an asking price of £100,000 ($154,000).c
The cat who holds the record for the longest non-fatal fall is Andy. He fell from the 16th floor of an apartment building (about 200 ft/.06 km) and survived.c
The richest cat is Blackie who was left £15 million sa pamamagitan ng his owner, Ben Rea.c
The claws on the cat’s back paws aren’t as sharp as the claws on the front paws because the claws in the back don’t retract and, consequently, become worn.
On average, Pusa spend 2/3 of every araw sleeping. That means a nine-year-old cat has been awake for only three years of its life.i
Unlike dogs, Pusa do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor.d
When a cat chases its prey, it keeps its head level. Aso and humans bob their heads up and down.i
The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”f
A group of Pusa is called a “clowder.”g
Female Pusa tend to be right pawed, while male Pusa are madami often left pawed. Interestingly, while 90% of humans are right handed, the remaining 10% of lefties also tend to be male.l
A cat cannot climb head first down a puno because its claws are curved the wrong way A cat can’t climb head first down a puno because every claw on a cat’s paw points the same way. To get down from a tree, a cat must back down.i
Pusa make about 100 different sounds. Aso make only about 10.i
A cat’s brain is biologically madami similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and Pusa have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.i
There are madami than 500 million domestic Pusa in the world, with approximately 40 recognized breeds.k
Approximately 24 cat balat can make a coat.e
While it is commonly thought that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, the oldest known pet cat was recently found in a 9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This grave predates early Egyptian art depicting Pusa sa pamamagitan ng 4,000 years or more.g
During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, Pope Innocent VIII condemned Pusa as evil and thousands of Pusa were burned. Unfortunately, the widespread killing of Pusa led to an explosion of the daga population, which exacerbated the effects of the Black Death.g
During the Middle Ages, Pusa were associated with withcraft, and on St. John’s Day, people all over Europa would stuff them into sacks and toss the Pusa into bonfires. On holy days, people celebrated sa pamamagitan ng tossing Pusa from church towers.g
Pusa are the most popular pet in North American Pusa are North America’s most popular pets: there are 73 million Pusa compared to 63 million dogs. Over 30% of households in North America own a cat.g
The first cat in puwang was a French cat named Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”) In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space. Electrodes implanted in her brains sent neurological signals back to Earth. She survived the trip.g
The group of words associated with cat (catt, cath, chat, katze) stem from the Latin catus, meaning domestic cat, as opposed to feles, or wild cat.b
The term “puss” is the root of the principal word for “cat” in the Romanian term pisica and the root of secondary words in Lithuanian (puz) and Low German puus. Some scholars suggest that “puss” could be imitative of the hissing sound used to get a cat’s attention. As a slang word for the female pudenda, it could be associated with the connotation of a cat being soft, warm, and fuzzy.j
Approximately 40,000 people are bitten sa pamamagitan ng Pusa in the U.S. annually.g
According to Hebrew legend, Noah prayed to God for help protecting all the pagkain he stored on the ark from being eaten sa pamamagitan ng rats. In reply, God made the lion sneeze, and out popped a cat.i
A cat’s hearing is better than a dog’s. And a cat can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than a human.a
A cat can travel at a tuktok speed of approximately 31 mph (49 km) over a short distance.a
A cat can jump up to five times its own height in a single bound.a
Some Pusa have survived falls of over 65 feet (20 meters), due largely to their “righting reflex.” The eyes and balance organs in the inner ear tell it where it is in puwang so the cat can land on its feet. Even Pusa without a tail have this ability.d
A cat rubs against people to mark them as their territory A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat’s scent.a
Researchers are unsure exactly how a cat purrs. Most veterinarians believe that a cat purrs sa pamamagitan ng vibrating vocal folds deep in the throat. To do this, a muscle in the larynx opens and closes the air passage about 25 times per second.i
When a family cat died in ancient Egypt, family members would mourn sa pamamagitan ng shaving off their eyebrows. They also held elaborate funerals during which they drank wine and beat their breasts. The cat was embalmed with a sculpted wooden mask and the tiny mummy was placed in the family tomb or in a pet cemetery with tiny mummies of mice.d
In 1888, madami than 300,000 mummified Pusa were found an Egyptian cemetery. They were stripped of their wrappings and carted off to be used sa pamamagitan ng farmers in England and the U.S. for fertilizer.i
Most Pusa give birth to a litter of between one and nine kittens. The largest known litter ever produced was 19 kittens, of which 15 survived.c
Smuggling a cat out of ancient Egypt was punishable sa pamamagitan ng death. Phoenician traders eventually succeeded in smuggling felines, which they sold to rich people in Athens and other important cities.g
The earliest ancestor of the modern cat lived about 30 million years ago. Scientists called it the Proailurus, which means “first cat” in Greek. The group of mga hayop that pet Pusa belong to emerged around 12 million years ago.d
The biggest wildcat today is the Siberian Tiger. It can be madami than 12 feet (3.6 m) long (about the size of a small car) and weigh up to 700 pounds (317 kg).a
The smallest wildcat today is the Black-footed cat. The females are less than 20 inches (50 cm) long and can weigh as little as 2.5 lbs (1.2 kg).a
Many Egyptians worshipped the goddess Bast, who had a woman’s body and a cat’s head.i
Mohammed loved Pusa and reportedly his paborito cat, Muezza, was a tabby. Legend says that tabby Pusa have an “M” for Mohammed on tuktok of their heads because Mohammad would often rest his hand on the cat’s head.i
While many parts of Europa and North America consider the black cat a sign of bad luck, in Britain and Australia, black Pusa are considered lucky.g
The most popular pedigreed cat is the Persian cat, followed sa pamamagitan ng the Main Coon cat and the Siamese cat.a
The smallest pedigreed cat is a Singapura, which can weigh just 4 lbs (1.8 kg), or about five large cans of cat food. The largest pedigreed Pusa are Maine Coon cats, which can weigh 25 lbs (11.3 kg), or nearly twice as much as an average cat weighs.i
Some Siamese Pusa are cross-eyed to compensate for abnormal optic wiring Some Siamese Pusa appear cross-eyed because the nerves from the left side of the brain go to mostly the right eye and the nerves from the right side of the brain go mostly to the left eye. This causes some double vision, which the cat tries to correct sa pamamagitan ng “crossing” its eyes.i
Researchers believe the word “tabby” comes from Attabiyah, a neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Tabbies got their name because their striped coats resembled the famous wavy patterns in the silk produced in this city.i
Pusa hate the water because their balahibo does not insulate well when it’s wet. The Turkish Van, however, is one cat that likes swimming. Bred in central Asia, its amerikana has a unique texture that makes it water resistant.i
The Egyptian Mau is probably the oldest breed of cat. In fact, the breed is so ancient that its name is the Egyptian word for “cat.”d
The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.i
A cat usually has about 12 whiskers on each side of its face.f
A cat’s eyesight is both better and worse than humans. It is better because Pusa can see in much dimmer light and they have a wider peripheral view. It’s worse because they don’t see color as well as humans do. Scientists believe damo appears red to cats.d
Spanish-Jewish folklore recounts that Adam’s first wife, Lilith, became a black vampire cat, sucking the blood from sleeping babies. This may be the root of the superstition that a cat will smother a sleeping baby or suck out the child’s breath.f
Perhaps the most famous comic cat is the Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. With the ability to disappear, this mysterious character embodies the magic and sorcery historically associated with cats.f
In the original Italian version of Cinderella, the benevolent fairy godmother figure was a cat.f
Two Siamese Pusa discovered microphones hidden sa pamamagitan ng Russian spies in Holland’s embassy in Moscow In Holland’s embassy in Moscow, Russia, the staff noticed that the two Siamese Pusa kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. Their owners finally investigated, thinking they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden sa pamamagitan ng Russian spies. The Pusa heard the microphones when they turned on.i
The little tufts of hair in a cat’s ear that help keep out dirt direct sounds into the ear, and insulate the ears are called “ear furnishings.”d
The ability of a cat to find its way tahanan is called “psi-traveling.” Experts think Pusa either use the angle of the sunlight to find their way or that Pusa have magnetized cells in their brains that act as compasses.i
Isaac Newton invented the cat flap. Newton was experimenting in a pitch-black room. Spithead, one of his cats, kept opening the door and wrecking his experiment. The cat flap kept both Newton and Spithead happy.i
The world’s rarest coffee, Kopi Luwak, comes from Indonesia where a wildcat known as the luwak lives. The cat eats coffee berries and the coffee beans inside pass through the stomach. The beans are harvested from the cat's dung heaps and then cleaned and roasted. Kopi Luwak sells for about $500 for a 450 g (1 lb) bag.i
A cat’s jaw can’t ilipat sideways, so a cat can’t chew large chunks of food.g
A cat almost never meows at another cat, mostly just humans. Pusa typically will spit, purr, and hiss at other cats.g
A cat’s back is extremely flexible because it has up to 53 loosely fitting vertebrae. Humans only have 34.d
Many cat owners think their Pusa can read their minds Approximately 1/3 of cat owners think their pets are able to read their minds.f
All Pusa have claws, and all except the cheetah sheath them when at rest.f
Two members of the cat family are distinct from all others: the clouded leopard and the cheetah. The clouded leopard does not roar like other big cats, nor does it groom or rest like small cats. The cheetah is unique because it is a running cat; all others are leaping cats. They are leaping Pusa because they slowly stalk their prey and then leap on it.a
A cat lover is called an Ailurophilia (Greek: cat+lover).g
In Japan, Pusa are thought to have the power to turn into super spirits when they die. This may be because according to the Buddhist religion, the body of the cat is the temporary resting place of very spiritual people.i
Most Pusa had short hair until about 100 years ago, when it became fashionable to own Pusa and experiment with breeding.i
Pusa have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (humans have only 6). A cat can independently rotate its ears 180 degrees.i
During the nearly 18 hours a araw that mga kuting sleep, an important growth hormone is released One reason that mga kuting sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.g
Pusa have about 130,000 hairs per square inch (20,155 hairs per square centimeter).i
The heaviest cat on record is Himmy, a Tabby from Queensland, Australia. He weighed nearly 47 pounds (21 kg). He died at the age of 10.c
The oldest cat on record was Crème Puff from Austin, Texas, who lived from 1967 to August 6, 2005, three days after her 38th birthday. A cat typically can live up to 20 years, which is equivalent to about 96 human years.c
The lightest cat on record is a blue point Himalayan called Tinker Toy, who weighed 1 pound, 6 ounces (616 g). Tinker Toy was 2.75 inches (7 cm) tall and 7.5 inches (19 cm) long.c
The tiniest cat on record is Mr. Pebbles, a 2-year-old cat that weighed 3 lbs (1.3 k) and was 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) high.c
A commemorative tower was built in Scotland for a cat named Towser, who caught nearly 30,000 mice in her lifetime.i
In the 1750s, Europeans introduced Pusa into the Americas to control pests.f
The first cat ipakita was organized in 1871 in London. Cat shows later became a worldwide craze.f
The first cartoon cat was Felix the Cat in 1919. In 1940, Tom and Jerry starred in the first theatrical cartoon “Puss Gets the Boot.” In 1981 Andrew Lloyd Weber created the musical Cats, based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.f
The normal body temperature of a cat is between 100.5 ° and 102.5 °F. A cat is sick if its temperature goes below 100 ° or above 103 °F.d
A cat has 230 Buto in its body. A human has 206. A cat has no collarbone, so it can fit through any opening the size of its head.d
A cat’s nose pad is ridged with a unique pattern, just like the fingerprint of a human.d
If they have ample water, Pusa can tolerate temperatures up to 133 °F.g
Foods that should not be ibingiay to Pusa include onions, garlic, green tomatoes, raw potatoes, chocolate, grapes, and raisins. Though gatas is not toxic, it can cause an upset stomach and gas. Tylenol and aspirin are extremely toxic to cats, as are many common houseplants. Feeding Pusa dog pagkain or canned tuna that's for human consumption can cause malnutrition.g
A 2007 Gallup poll revealed that both men and women were equally likely to own a cat.g
A cat’s puso beats nearly twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute.i
Cat’s sweat only through their paws Pusa don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws.g
In just seven years, a single pair of Pusa and their offspring could produce a staggering total of 420,000 kittens.i
Relative to its body size, the clouded leopard has the biggest canines of all animals' canines. Its dagger-like teeth can be as long as 1.8 inches (4.5 cm).a
Pusa spend nearly 1/3 of their waking hours cleaning themselves.d
Grown Pusa have 30 teeth. mga kuting have about 26 temporary teeth, which they lose when they are about 6 months old.d
A cat called Dusty has the known record for the most kittens. She had madami than 420 mga kuting in her lifetime.i
The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll. Male Ragdolls weigh between 12 and 20 lbs (5.4-9.0 k). Females weigh between 10 and 15 lbs (4.5-6.8 k).c
Pusa are extremely sensitive to vibrations. Pusa are sinabi to detect earthquake tremors 10 or 15 minutos before humans can.d
In contrast to dogs, Pusa have not undergone major changes during their domestication process.a
A female cat is called a reyna or a molly.g
In the 1930s, two Russian biologists discovered that color change in Siamese mga kuting depend on their body temperature. Siamese Pusa carry albino genes that work only when the body temperature is above 98° F. If these mga kuting are left in a very warm room, their points won’t darken and they will stay a creamy white.g
There are up to 60 million feral Pusa in the United States alone.k
The oldest cat to give birth was Kitty who, at the age of 30, gave birth to two kittens. During her life, she gave birth to 218 kittens.c
The most traveled cat is Hamlet, who escaped from his carrier while on a flight. He hid for seven weeks behind a pane. sa pamamagitan ng the time he was discovered, he had traveled nearly 373,000 miles (600,000 km).c
The most expensive cat was an Asian Leopard cat (ALC)-Domestic Shorthair (DSH) hybrid named Zeus. Zeus, who is 90% ALC and 10% DSH, has an asking price of £100,000 ($154,000).c
The cat who holds the record for the longest non-fatal fall is Andy. He fell from the 16th floor of an apartment building (about 200 ft/.06 km) and survived.c
The richest cat is Blackie who was left £15 million sa pamamagitan ng his owner, Ben Rea.c
The claws on the cat’s back paws aren’t as sharp as the claws on the front paws because the claws in the back don’t retract and, consequently, become worn.