- Cats spend 70% of the day sleeping.
- Exotics are the most popular breed in the US.
- For 20 years, the mayor of Talkeetna, a small town in Alaska , was a cat.
- In 2013, a cat ran for a mayor in Mexico.
- The longest cat in the world is over 42 inches long.
- Cats can't taste sweet things.
- Cats can, however, distinguish flavors in water.
- The longest living cat ever died at the age of 38.
- The richest cat in the world inherited $12.5 million when its owner passed away.
- Purring actually improves bone density and promotes healing within a cat.
- But cats don't just purr when they're content, they also purr when they're under duress, or when they're injured.
- Many female cats are right-handed (right-pawed?) while many male cats favor their left paw.
- A cat can jump about six times its own height.
- Structurally, a cat's brain is about 90% similar to a human's brain. They're intelligent, but most of the time, they can't be bothered to express their emotions.
- Of all its senses, a cat's strongest is its hearing. They hear about four times as well as a human.
- Cats are better at problem solving than dogs.
- And they have a better capacity for visual learning than dogs as well.
- Cats can change their meow depending on the situation, such as when they're demanding to be fed.
- If they exerted themselves, cats could run faster than Usain Bolt, the fastest living human.
- Cats cover their waste in sand or litter as a sign of subservience to humans. If they don't cover up their waste, it's like they're saying, "I'm not afraid of you, human."
- Cats use their whiskers to determine if they can fit in a certain space.
- Cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees.
- They can also move each ear independently.
- Cats sweat through their paws.
- Cats have a distinct pattern on their nose, like a human fingerprint.
- According to one study, cats prefer to be petted on their face, especially around their mouths. They actually dislike being stroked around their tails.
- When a cat rubs its cheeks or whiskers on you, they're marking you with their scent. It's a sign of affection, and your cat is essentially claiming you as its own.
- The largest recorded litter of cats ever birthed was 19 kittens. Most litters are just four to six kittens.
- Black cats may be a bad omen in the US, but in other countries, such as England and Japan, they're a sign of good luck.
- The oldest breed of cat is the Egyptian Mau. "Mau" actually just means "cat" in Egypt.
- Cats are cute.
A have a black cat :D