Interesting Facts about Cats

Unlike dogs, cats do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe that this is due to a mutation in one of the key taste receptors.
3. Female cats tend to “dig” right paw and male cats with left. Interestingly, while 90% of humans are right handed, the remaining 10% of lefties also tend to be male.
4. Cat can not climb a tree upside down due to structure of their claws. In order to get down from the

tree,cat needs to retreat, walking backwards.
5. Cats produce about 100 different sounds. Dogs – only 10.
6. Cat’s brain biologically closer to human than the dog’s brain. For emotions the same brain regions as in humans is responsible in cats.
8. In the world live more than 500 million domestic cats, there are about 40 different species.
9. The first cat in space was a French cat named Felicette . In 1963, France launched it into space. Electrodes implanted in the brain of cat were sending signals back to earth. Astrokot survived the flight safely.
10. Although it is assumed that the first domesticated cats were by the ancient Egyptians, the ancient home of the first domestic cat was recently found in a 9500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This is way ahead of the mention of the cat in Egyptian art for more than 4,000 years.
11. Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia.
12. A cat’s hearing is better than a dog’s. And a cat can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than a human.
13. A cat can travel at a top speed of approximately 31 mph (49 km) over a short distance.
14. A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat’s scent.
15. While many parts of Europe and North America consider the black cat a sign of bad luck, in Britain and Australia, black cats are considered lucky.
16. Cats hate the water because their fur does not insulate well when it’s wet. The Turkish Van, however, is one cat that likes swimming. Bred in central Asia, its coat has a unique texture that makes it water resistant.
17. The Egyptian Mau is probably the oldest breed of cat. In fact, the breed is so ancient that its name is the Egyptian word for “cat.
18. The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.
19. The ability of a cat to find its way home is called “psi-traveling.” Experts think cats either use the angle of the sunlight to find their way or that cats have magnetized cells in their brains that act as compasses.
20. Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (humans have only 6). A cat can independently rotate its ears 180 degrees.
21. The oldest cat on record was Crème Puff from Austin, Texas, who lived from 1967 to August 6, 2005, three days after her 38th birthday. A cat typically can live up to 20 years, which is equivalent to about 96 human years.
22. The normal body temperature of a cat is between 100.5 ° and 102.5 °F. A cat is sick if its temperature goes below 100 ° or above 103 °F.
23. A cat has 230 bones in its body. A human has 206. A cat has no collarbone, so it can fit through any opening the size of its head.
24. A cat’s nose pad is ridged with a unique pattern, just like the fingerprint of a human.
25. A cat’s heart beats nearly twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute
26. Cats don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws.
27. Cats are extremely sensitive to vibrations. Cats are said to detect earthquake tremors 10 or 15 minutes before humans can.
28. The richest cat is Blackie who was left £15 million by his owner, Ben Rea who left nothing to his family.
29. In Holland’s embassy in Moscow, Russia, the staff noticed that the two Siamese cats kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. Their owners finally investigated, thinking they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden by Russian spies. The cats heard the microphones when they turned on.
30. If they have ample water, cats can tolerate temperatures up to 133 °F.