Cat Facts

I miss my kitties. (These are not my kitties.)

1. 21% of dogs and 7% of cats snore.
2. A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
3. The average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring in a lifetime.
4. A cat can live twenty or more years.
5. Most cats have no eyelashes.
6. Cat's fur easily becomes charged with electricity and sparks can be seen if their fur is rubbed in the dark.
7. Cats purr at 26 cycles per second, the same as an idling diesel engine.
8. A cat cannot see directly under its nose.
9. A cat keeps purring, no matter if it is inhaling or exhaling.
10. Cats have five toes on each front paw, but only four toes on each back paw.
11. A cat's arching back is part of a complex body language system.
12. The cat was domesticated over 4,000 years ago.
13. All cats are members of the family Felidea
14. A house cat spends 70% of its time sleeping.
15. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
16. There is no single cat called the panther. The name is commonly applied to the leopard, puma and the jaguar.
17. Cats have true fur, in that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat.
18. The cat was the symbol of liberty in ancient Rome.
19. Cats do not think that they are little people. They think that we are big cats.