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18 Random Cat Facts |
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by AshPon, Jul 16, 2008 |
Random facts that you never knew about your feline. |
- There are 33 different breeds of cats, and worldwide there are over 500 million domesticated felines.
- Calico cats are often always female.
- The house cat is the only one of the species to hold it's tail up vertically.
- Sir Issac Newton invented the cat door.
- People who own pets live happier lives, and have less stress.
- Cats have 517 muscles and 290 bones in their bodies.
- Cats have 30 muscles in each ear, and they use 12 just to make each ear move.
- Cats see in color.
- A group of kittens is called a "kindle".
- Cats can see up to 120 feet away, they have a 285 degree peripheral vision.
- Cats almost never "meow" at eachother, they reserve "meow"-ing for humans only.
- Cats "knead" when they are happy.
- Cats is either a "lefty" or a "righty", according to studies only about 40% are ambidextrous.
- The average cat weighs 12 pounds.
- When your cat is "kneading" it means they are happy.
- An adult cat has 32 teeth.
- Ailurophilia means "the love of cats".
- An outdoor cats age is on average 3-4 years, while the indoor cats age on average is 15 years.
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