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Some Cat Facts
# The notion that cats and dogs are natural enemies (suggested by the phrase,"fighting like cats and dogs") is overstated, if not simply false. Generally speaking, cats and dogs get along better than cats and cats or dogs and dogs.
# There's a "meow" in the middle of "homeowner."
# Cats prefer to eat their food at 86º F, which is why they don't immediately gulp down the half-eaten can of food from the refrigerator.
# In 1987, cats overtook dogs as the number one pet in America.
# A tiger's paw prints are called pug marks
# A cheetah can reach a top speed approaching 70 mph.
# Cat whiskers are found on the face and on the back of the forelegs as well.
# In North America, a black cat crossing your path is thought to bring bad luck. In Great Britain, a black cat crossing your path is thought to bring good luck.
# A white cat sleeping outside your home on your wedding day is said to bring lasting happiness.
# Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat door.
# Current domestic cats were the result of genetic mutation so that they would be tame at birth.
# Some lions can mate over 50 times a day.
# A purring cat doesn't always mean a contented cat. Cats will also purr if they are in pain.
# 40% of all cats are ambidextrous. The other 60% are either "right-pawed" or "left-pawed".
# Many cat lovers believe cats are intuitive. That's because they are right-brain dominant.
# Cats spend 30% of their waking hours grooming themselves.
# Cat's can't taste sweets.
# White cats with blue eyes are usually deaf.
# Cats rarely meow at each other. Meowing is reserved for "speaking" with humans.
# Studies show that if a cat falls off the seventh floor of a building it has about thirty percent less chance of surviving than a cat that falls off the twentieth floor. It supposedly takes about eight floors for the cat to realize what is occuring, relax and correct itself. At about that height it hits maximum speed and when it hits the ground it's rib cage absorbs most of the impact.
# The female lion is a much more efficient hunter than the male.
# Despite its reputation for being finicky, the average cat consumes about 127,750 calories a year, nearly 28 times its own weight in food and the same amount again in liquids. In case you were wondering, cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet.
# The cat was domesticated over 4,000 years ago. Today's house cats are descended from wildcats in Africa and Europe.
# Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run. The only other animals to do this are the giraffe and the camel.
# The stuff (allergens) that people are allergic to in cats is a protein in cat saliva. When the cat grooms and the saliva dries it can become airborn. This protein is 1/3 the weight of ordinary housedust, so it can travel farther. You can find this allergen where cats have never been.
# An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride.
# A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum , a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
# Cats respond better to women than men. One reason this might be is that women have higher pitched voices than men.
# The cat's brain needs so much energy to function that over twenty percent of blood that the heart pumps goes immediately to it.
# The domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. Wild cats hold their tail horizontally, or tucked between their legs while walking.
# The catgut formerly used as strings in tennis rackets and musical instruments does not come from cats. Catgut actually comes from sheep, hogs, and horses.
# Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion
# Electric light or light from your TV set will make your cat shed her fur.
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May one day man and Animals live together in harmony and peace
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