Cool Facts About Domestic Cats

Cats are sensational pets that have lived with humans for a very long time. They serve as powerful agents that prevent the rats from getting close to the kitchen. Cats also serve to help humans overcome emotional challenges.

Here are some cool facts about domestic cats.

1. Cats hate the water. That’s because their fur does not insulate well when it’s wet.

2. The cat’s nose pad is similar to our fingerprint. Each cat print on the nose is different from another’s

3. The first cat in space was a French cat nicknamed Astrocat. Its name was Felicette.

4. Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds. Unlike dogs which can only make 10.

5. The young of a cat is called kitten.

6. When cats are happy or pleased, they tend to squeeze their eyes shut.

7. Both cats and humans have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.

8. Cats are very active at night.

9. Most families in Africa have cats to prevent rats from entering the store or kitchen.

10. When cats are asleep, they can sense incoming stimuli. If you poke a tail of a sleeping cat, it responds accordingly.

11. Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours every day.

12. A group of cats is called a “Clowder”.

13. Cats only meow as a way to communicate with humans.

14. A cat can run at a top speed of up to 50 kilometres per hour.

15. A female cat is called a queen or a molly.

16. Cats use their whiskers to determine if they can fit through a small space.

17. A Cat’s spine is so flexible because it’s made up of 53 loosely fitting vertebrae.

18. It is difficult for cats to climb down a tree.

19. The term “puss” is believed to have originated as a result of trying to imitate the hissing sound used to get the attention of a cat.

20. Most cats have 18 toes, 5 on their front paws and 4 on their back paws.

21. A cat cannot see directly under its nose.

22. A cat’s hearing is massive. It can hear high frequency sounds up to two octave higher a human.

23. A cat can jump up to five times its own height in a single bound.

24. Most cats have no eyelashes.

25. A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but to make out its territory with scent glands around its face.

26. Cats are nearsighted, but their peripheral vision and night vision are far superior compared to humans.

27. Cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees.

28. A group of cats given birth to at the same time are called “litters”.

29. Most cats give birth to a litter of between one and nine kittens. The largest known litter ever produced was nineteen kittens.

30. Cats do not have nine lives.