Hi there, I like cats especially the one that plays and gets intimate. It is said that a time spent with a cat is never wasted. Here are some interesting facts on Cats.
1. Cats have been domesticated for about 4,000 years! Before that, they were one among the best hunters feared by numerous species.
2. A cat needs to interact with humans from about 2 weeks old so it can be sociable toward people. Even after that, you still have time until a cat turns about 16 weeks old. After that, it's almost impossible to domesticate it.
3. a gaggle of kittens is usually called a kindle; a gaggle of adult cats is named a clowder. A female cat is referred to as a queen, and a male cat is known as a tom.
4. Your cat's purrs and meows are only a tiny part of their vocal abilities. In fact, cats can structure to 100 different sounds!
5. When it comes to a cat's development, the first year of its life is equal to the first 15 human years. When a cat turns 2, it turns 25 in human years. And after the third year of its life, it gets to a place we all know about. one cat year for every 7 human years!
6. Cats aren't really big fans of sweets, simply because they can't taste them! Scientists Believe this happened due to a mutation in their key taste receptor.
7. Cats have belly buttons too, but they look nothing like ours. It's pretty hard to find and is usually located about two-thirds of the way down a cat's belly.
8. Your cat always understands when you say its name…it just chooses to ignore you! Specialists believe this happens because, historically, cats haven't been domesticated to concentrate to people's orders — unlike dogs. So, yup, your furry friend couldn't care less!
9. A cat's whiskers aren't there to make them extra cute! They’re covered in numerous Nerve cells and blood vessels. This helps cats detect any changes around them and find out whether or not they can fit into a particular space as their whiskers have a span of the width of their body.
10. A cat named Stubbs was mayor of the small town of Talkeetna in Alaska for 15 years. During the election, Stubbs was a cute kitten, but residents later confessed that they were perfectly proud of their choice, saying that Stubbs was probably the simplest mayor they've ever had!
11. A cat’s cerebral cortex contains 300 million neurons. Just for comparison, dogs have only around 160 million.
12. Cats can give birth to identical twin kittens. Imagine how cute they would look! Unfortunately, this happens very rarely.
13. It's a natural instinct for a kitten to cover its poop. If your cat doesn't do that, this is its way of showing you who's the true head of the house.
14. Some ginger tabby cats have freckles around their mouth and even on their eyelids.
15. While we have 12 muscles in our ears, cats have 32! Of course, this triples Their Hearing abilities and allows them to listen to you grabbing their favorite food from the fridge — albeit they're 5 doors away. These same muscles also help them rotate their Ears 180º!
16. Back in 2007, a calico cat named Tama became a station master and greeted passengers at Kishi Station. Needless to mention, the number of passengers increased by 17% that month, And everybody adored beautiful Tama. The cat died in 2015 of heart failure when she Was 16 years old.
17. Cats have a lower social IQ than dogs, but they compensate perfectly by having better Long-term memory and the ability to solve difficult cognitive problems.
18. The oldest recorded cat was called Crème Puff. This beauty was born in 1967 and Lived for 38 years! Of course, Crème Puff made it into an edition of Guinness World Records and is still remembered among cat lovers everywhere.
19. In the cat world, the concept of left- or right-handedness is a thing too! Most Cats Are actually left-pawed!
20. Psychologists say that people who have cats are logical, practical, and Introverted. They also say that cat lovers tell far more stories about their furry friends than dog owners.
21. Experts confirm that living with a cat helps relieve stress, anxiety, and depression. All this lowers your blood pressure and protects your body from possible heart problems, including a stroke.
Do you know any other fascinating facts about cats? Tell me in the comment section below.
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