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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