Cats are considered one of the most beloved and popular pets, so many people want to know interesting facts about cats. These pets are easy enough to take care of, they are reasonably smart and very affectionate and rightfully deserve a good attitude from millions of people.
1.About four million cats eat food annually in Asia.
2. Cats spend an average of two-thirds of the day sleeping, that is, a nine-year-old cat has spent only three years out of sleep.
3. Scientists have proven that cats, unlike dogs, do not like sweets.
4. As a rule, the left paw is considered the active paw in cats, and the right paw in cats.
5. Due to the device of the claws, cats cannot climb a tree upside down.
6. Unlike dogs, cats are capable of making about 100 different sounds.
7. In cats, the same part of the brain is responsible for emotions as in humans, so the brain of a cat is as similar as possible to a human.
8. There are about 500 million cats on the planet.
9. There are 40 different breeds of cats.
10.To sew a coat, you need 25 cat skins.
11.On the island of Cyprus, the oldest domestic cat was found in a 9,500-year-old grave.
12. It is generally accepted that the first civilization to tame cats was Ancient Egypt.
13. Pope Innocent VIII, during the Spanish Inquisition, mistook cats for the messengers of the devil, so in those days thousands of cats were burned, which eventually led to the plague.
14. In the Middle Ages, cats were believed to be associated with black magic.
15.A cat named Astrokot from France became the first cat to visit space. And that was in 1963.
16.According to the Jewish legend, Noah asked God to protect the food on the ark from rats, and in response, God ordered the lion to sneeze, and a cat jumped out of his mouth.
17. Over short distances, a cat can reach speeds of about 50 kilometers per hour.
18. A cat is able to jump to a height that is five times its height.
19. Cats rub against people not only because of impulses of affection, but also in order to mark the territory with the help of glands.
20. When cats purr, they close the muscles of the larynx, and the flow of air occurs about 25 times per second.
21 In ancient Egypt, when a cat died, its owners mourned the animal and shaved their eyebrows.
22 In 1888, three hundred thousand cat mummies were found in Egyptian cemeteries.
23. The maximum number of kittens that a cat has given birth to at one time is 19.
24. The death penalty was the smuggling of cats from Ancient Egypt.
25. The group of animals, which include modern cats, appeared 12 million years ago.
26.The Amur tiger is the largest wild cat and weighs up to 320 kg.
27.The black-footed cat is the smallest wild cat, and their maximum size is 50 centimeters in length.
28 In Australia and Great Britain, it is considered a good sign to meet a black cat on the way.
29. The Persian is considered the most popular cat breed in the world, while the Siamese cat is ranked second.
30 Siamese cats are prone to sidelong gaze, and the structure of their optic nerves is to blame.
31. Turkish Van is a cat breed that loves to swim. The coat of these cats is waterproof.
$ 32.50000 is the maximum amount of money you had to pay for a cat.
33. A cat should have about 12 whiskers on each side of the muzzle.
34. Cats see perfectly in the dark.
35. Cats have a wider peripheral vision than humans.
36. All cats are color blind, they do not distinguish colors, and therefore green grass seems to them red.
37. Cats have the ability to find their way home.
38. A cat's jaws cannot move from one side to the other.
39. Cats do not communicate with each other by meowing. They use this tool to communicate with people.
40. Cats have excellent back flexibility. This is facilitated by 53 freely adjacent vertebrae.
41. In a state of calm, all cats hide their claws, and the only exception is the cheetah.
42. Most cats on the planet were shorthaired until they started crossing different breeds.
43. Cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees thanks to 32 muscles in the ear.
44. Growth hormone in cats is released during sleep, just like in humans.
45. There are 20,155 hairs per square centimeter of a cat.
46. The cat named Himmy was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the heaviest domestic cat. His weight was 21 kilograms.
47 A cat named Crème Puff was entered into the Guinness Book of Records. He was the oldest cat at 38 years old.
48 In Scotland, there is a monument to the cat who caught 30,000 mice in his life.
49 In 1750, cats were brought to America to fight rodents.
50 In 1871 the first ever cat show was held in London.
51. The first cat in the cartoon was Felix the cat in 1919.
52 A cat has approximately 240 bones in its body.
53. Cats do not have a collarbone, so they can easily crawl into small holes.
54. The heart rate of a cat reaches 140 beats per minute. This is twice as much as a human's heart rate.
55. Cats do not have sweat glands in their bodies. They only sweat through their paws.
56. The drawing of the surface of the nose in cats is unique, as are fingerprints in humans.
57. An adult cat has 30 teeth and kittens have 26.
58.Dusty the cat is the record holder for the number of kittens born. Their number is 420.
59. Cats are more sensitive to vibration than humans.
60. The claws on the front legs of the cat are much sharper than on the hind legs.
61. Scientists prefer cats to research over dogs.
62. Aylurophilia refers to excessive love for cats.
63. People who have a cat at home are 30% less likely to have a stroke or heart attack.
64. Despite the fact that dogs are considered smarter than cats, cats are able to solve more complex problems.
65 Isaac Newton is believed to have invented the cat door.
66. Australians are considered the nation's most cat-loving. 90% of the mainland inhabitants have cats.
67. A kitten, like a child, has milk teeth.
68. America's first president, George Washington, owned four cats.
69. The cat's whiskers serve her to understand the size, that is, they help the animal to understand which gap she can crawl into.
70. Cats know how to recognize the voice of their owners.
71. When a cat falls down, it always lands on its paws, therefore, even falling from the ninth floor, the cat is able to survive.
72. It is believed that cats sense the diseased organs of a person and are able to cure them.
73. Cats determine the temperature of the food with their nose so as not to burn themselves.
74. Cats love to drink running water.
75. In some countries of the world, cats receive a retirement benefit in food equivalent.
76. In domestic cats, the tail is often vertical, while in wild cats, as a rule, it is lowered.
77. The cat named Oscar was wrecked on three warships and escaped on wooden planks each time.
78 In the European Union it is forbidden to trim cats' claws on their paws, but in the USA it is allowed.
79. When a cat brings a dead bird or mouse to its owner, it means that she teaches him to hunt.
80 In Islamic culture, the domestic cat is considered an honorable animal.
81. According to scientists, cats can improve human mood.
82. A popular ingredient in energy drinks, taurine is needed for cat foods. Without it, animals lose their teeth, fur and vision.
83. If a cat rubs its head against a person, it means that she trusts him.
84 In the English city of York, there are 22 statues of cats on the rooftops.
85. Adult cats should not be fed milk as they cannot digest lactose.
86 There is a cat cafe in Japan where you can have a good time with cats.
87. Domestic cats do not like drinking water from a bowl next to their food, as they consider it to be dirty, and therefore they look for a source of water elsewhere in the house.
88. Cats can drink seawater thanks to the very efficient kidney function.
89. Savannah cats can be tamed and made domestic.
90 In 1879, cats were used to deliver mail in Belgium.
91 At night, Disneyland becomes home to roaming cats, as they control mice.
92. Cats are blamed for the complete extinction of about 33 animal species.
93. Copycat is the world's first successfully cloned cat.
94. Older cats meow much more, as they develop Alzheimer's disease.
95. Cats are able to hear ultrasonic noise.
96 A cat named Stubbs was the mayor of Takitna, Alaska for 15 years.
97. Cats have 300 million neurons, while dogs have only 160 million.
98. In England, in grain warehouses, cats are used as guards against mice.
99. Cats wag their tails because of internal conflict, that is, one desire blocks another.
100. If a cat is near the owner, and its tail is trembling, then this means that the animal is showing the highest degree of love.
