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 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