Cats are among the most popular and beloved Pets.
Easy to care for them, they are smart and affectionate, so he earned the love of millions of people.
Here are some interesting facts about cats that you probably didn’t know.
1. Every owner of a cat knows that cats love to sleep, but many do not realize exactly how much cats sleep. According to estimates, cats spend 70% of our life sleeping.
2. People can’t drink sea water, but cats can. Their kidneys filter the salt.
Interesting facts about cats
3. It is believed that cats can hear ultrasonic noises. Theoretically, he can hear the ultrasonic language of rodents and dolphins.
4. The most expensive domestic cat, the Bengal cat is considered a short-haired hybrid named Zeus. Price of Zeus, 90 % Bengal and 10% domestic Shorthair cat was $154 000.
5. Cats have a third eye called a nictitating membrane.
6. Domestic cats run at a speed of 48 km per hour, which is 5 km faster than the fastest man Usain Bolt (43 km / h).
7. We are accustomed to accept that a black cat is bad luck, but in Britain and Australia black cats bring good luck.
8. There were cases when cats survive a fall from 32 stories onto concrete. The record for the longest non-lethal fall in the world belongs to the cat that fell from the 46 floor of the building and survived.
9. Cats have magnetized cells in the brain that act as compasses, letting them easily find their way home.
Facts about kootah and cats
10. Cats have evolved the tone of voice that they could communicate with people. Moreover, it is believed that the more you talk with the cat, the more the cat will respond to you (meow in response).
11. It is known that cats make about 100 sounds, while dogs only have 10.
12. Cat Stubbs was mayor Takotna in Alaska for 15 years.
13. Cats can’t feel sweet taste.
14. The longest domestic cat 123 cm reaches
Facts about domestic cats
15. Most cats lacose intolerant, so milk is not the most suitable for them product.
16. Domestic cats are good hunters. Stray domestic cats contributed to the extinction of 33 different species of animals. As a result, they are considered as one of the 100 most invasive species.
17. According to researchers, the brain of a cat is similar to the human brain. According to some sources, the cat’s brain is 90 percent identical to the human brain. Cats and humans are almost the same areas of the brain, including the cerebral cortex with similar shares.
18. Cats have 300 million neurons, compared to dogs there are only about 160 million.
19. The first cat in space was French, Fileset and she was able to survive.
20. Although it is believed that cats were domesticated by the ancient Egyptians, a recent discovery has cast doubt on this assertion. So was found the burial of cats, which is 9,500 years to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
