1. You may think that your cat is fainting, but in fact, cats spend 2/3 of their lives sleeping. Scientists even suspect that kittens secrete some kind of growth hormone during sleep.
2. The cat’s clavicle has degenerated and is not connected to the scapula. So their bodies are soft and flexible, and they can do some jaw-dropping things.
3. The gray-blue film on the eyes of kittens will generally disappear within 1-4 months.
4. According to research by Queen's University Belfast , female cats are more likely to become right-handed, while male cats are more likely to become left-handed.
5. Cats snore when awake to express love, comfort and healing; they can snore and breathe at the same time.
6. A cat blinks slowly to express intimacy, while staring indicates lockup and hostility. So when dealing with cats, don’t look directly into their eyes. It’s better to blink slowly. Touching noses is a way for cats to greet each other, but this can be difficult for people and unfamiliar cats.
7. Although cats and dogs have sweat glands distributed throughout their bodies, they are extremely underdeveloped and only have apocrine sweat glands on their paws.
8. Cats can run at speeds up to 30 miles per hour (50 kilometers per hour); they can jump up to 5 times their own height.
9, The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats. They let the cats live in temples and fed them with milk, bread and Nile fish. Even the people who took care of the cats had a high social status. After a cat dies, they will design a special mausoleum for the cat, bury it in a family or cat-specific cemetery, and bury it with mouse mummies. Smuggling a cat out of Congress was punishable by death.
10. Cats are pure carnivores. Their teeth are not suitable for chewing but only for tearing. Therefore, it is often seen that cats eat cat food without chewing it.
11. According to the British Telegraph, British government agencies have raised 100,000 cats in public facilities to deal with rats.
12. The largest wild cat in the world is the Siberian tiger (also known as the Siberian tiger and the Amur tiger).
13. Cats do not have sweet taste buds, so they cannot taste sweetness, but they are unusually interested in high-fat foods, which is why they show great interest in your desserts.
14. Changing the environment can easily make cats sick, because cats are very nervous creatures and their ability to adapt to new environments is relatively poor.
15. Your cat probably likes to be clean more than you do - they spend 1/3 of their waking hours licking and cleaning their fur.
16. Climbing is a cat’s instinct, but it can easily get trapped in high places. The fundamental reason is that the cat’s claws cannot be twisted. The clouded leopard , also a member of the cat family, can climb down headfirst because their claws can twist back 180 degrees.
17. Compared with dogs, they are not so afraid of heat, because their ancestors lived in tropical areas (between 28-32 degrees Celsius), so there is no need to shave cats in summer.
18. Cat whiskers are a kind of tentacles. The base of the whiskers is rich in receptor nerves and can sense small vibrations in the air. Therefore, cat whiskers can not only be used to sense the situation in the 30cm area in front of the face, but also adjust the direction of the whiskers as needed to make up for the cat's lack of short-range vision. In addition, cat whiskers can also be used to measure the width of rat holes.
19. Adult cats rarely meow to adult cats. Meowing is mainly a way for kittens to make requests to their mother cats. So when your adult cat meows at you, it means that in its heart you are an adult it can rely on. Of course, it may also be "acting cute to survive" in a practical sense.
20. Allergy to cats generally refers to allergies to proteins in cat dander and saliva. What we call allergies to cat hair is more often a sensitivity to dust mites.
21. Cats’ eyes cannot focus at close range, so they can’t actually see you clearly when you are very close to them.
22. Unlike dogs, cats have no distinction between "people" and "cats" in their hearts, so sometimes they worry that you can't feed themselves. This is why cats occasionally bring mice, bugs and other things to their owners.
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