14 Bizarre Cat Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About
Even though countless Americans are cat owners there are so many interesting facts about cats that you probably haven’t heard of. Take a look at this list of cat facts…
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Even though countless Americans are cat owners there are so many interesting facts about cats that you probably haven’t heard of. Take a look at this list of cat facts from Purina!
- The oldest known pet cat existed 9,500 years ago
- In terms of development, the first year of a cat’s life is equal to the first 15 years of a human life. After its second year, a cat is 25 in human years. And after that, each year of a cat’s life is equal to about 7 human years.
- Cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees.
- The hearing of the average cat is at least five times keener than that of a human adult.
- In the largest cat breed, the average male weighs approximately 20 pounds.
- Domestic cats spend about 70 percent of the day sleeping. And 15 percent of the day grooming.
- A cat cannot see directly under its nose.
- Most cats have no eyelashes.
- It’s not uncommon, though, for cats to have extra toes. The cat with the most toes known had 32—eight on each paw!
- Some believe that if you dream about a white cat, good luck will follow.
- Meows are not innate cat language—they developed them to communicate with humans!
- The record for the longest cat ever is 48.5 inches
- Isaac Newton invented the cat door
- House cats share 95.6% of their genetic makeup with tigers
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