Outside undamaged (Tom Cats) men cover 3 to 5 miles of their paths of previously marked territory. Daily rounds guarantee the cat that his turf is nicely scented
10 million more cats are kept as pets than dogs
Every cat carries the Tabby gene
Most adult cats lack the enzymes necessary to digest milk
Most of some kitty's growth takes place during sleep
As a kitty grows, its 26 milk teeth have been replaced by 30 permanent teeth
The kitty's permanent teeth grow between the ages of 12 to 18 months
The hunting instinct is buried deeply within the mind of even the youngest kittens. As opposed to simply eat its food, a kitten visually assesses it and certainly will paw at it, as it might a creature brought back from the search, to assess if it is safe to approach
Cats are most active at the morning and evening (dawn and twilight)--that the prime searching hours
Following a successful search for mice or a toy, many cats engage in a stress releasing dancing. It assembles the cats self-esteem and confidence
Cats favor foods at body temperature--the temperature of freshly killed prey
While hunting the whiskers can reach forward to give information about the prey they stalk
The cat's whiskers have developed into antennae and help detect motion nearby
A cat's sensitive whiskers can detect small fluctuations in air pressure and air pollutants--providing the cat "radar" at night, or penetration of a storm going to come
Cats are either right- or left-pawed (given), revealing a distinct preference for one paw over another
When cats purr, it's an expression of intense emotion, meaning pleasure or pain
The domestic cat is the only feline which may hold its tail in a vertical position when walking, wild cats need to hold the tail tucked between their thighs
Cats, Camels and Giraffes stroll with 2 right and 2 left legs
Humans have 206 bones in their bodies--an average cat has 244 bones. They have 60 vertebrae. Nearly 20 of the bones are situated in the tail for versatility
Cats possess 517 musclesallowing them to move the front and rear parts of their bodies in reverse directions
The kitty has 26 facial expressions and the same parts of the human and feline brain correspond to emotion
Each ear is controlled by 32 muscles and can turn 180 degrees. Humans have just 6 muscles