Amazing Cat Facts

Amazing Cat Facts

• A cat can make over 100 vocal sounds (dogs can make 10)
• A cat sleeps 14 hours a day
• Americans spend more annually on cat food than on baby food.
• In 1987 cats overtook dogs as the number one pet in America.
• Cats are the only animal that walk on their claws, not the pads of their feet.
• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
• A group of youngsters (kittens) is called a kindle; those old-timers (adult cats) form a clowder.
• The average cat food meal is the equivalent to about five mice.
• People who are allergic to cats are actually allergic to cat saliva or to cat dander. If the resident cat is bathed regularly the allergic people tolerate it better.
• Besides smelling with their nose, cats can smell with an additional organ called the Jacobson's organ, located in the upper surface of the mouth.
• Like birds, cats have a homing ability that uses it's biological clock, the angle of the sun, and the Earth's magnetic field. A cat taken far from it's home can return to it. But if a cat's owners move far from it's home, the cat can't find them.
• A cat can jump even seven times as high as it is tall.
• It has been scientifically proven that owning cats is good for our health and can decrease the occurrence of high blood pressure and other illnesses. Stroking a cat can help to relieve stress, and the feel of a purring cat on your lap conveys a strong sense of security and comfort.
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