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Cat Facts - Page 1
A small selection of interesting facts about cats and kittens.
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A Group
A group of pet cats is called a 'clowder' and a group of kittens is called a 'kindle'.
Cat Lover
An ailurophile is the name for a cat lover.
Colds
Just like humans, cats can catch colds.
Jump
Cats can jump up to six times their length!
Purring
Kittens usually begin purring when they are about one week old.
A cat's tongue
A cat's tongue contains a lot of backward-pointing hooks that help when it is self-grooming. Because of these tiny barbs it makes a cat's tongue feel like sandpaper when it licks you.
Ancient Egypt
In ancient Egypt family members would shave off their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when one their cats died.
Chocolate
Chocolate must never be given to cats. It contains theobromine which is safe for humans but is poisonous to cats.
Claws
A cat has retractable claws which reduce noise when walking on hard
surfaces. It helps protect the claws and stay sharper for longer.
Eyesight
Cats have a total vision field of nearly 285 degrees and this means they have great peripheral vision. This is greater than both dogs and humans.
Paws
Many cats are left-handed. Some recent studies suggest that male cats are more likely than female cats to be left-handed.
Sleeping
Domestic cats usually spend around sixteen to eighteen hours a day sleeping. That's about 70 percent of their lives. This is made up of short periods of sleep which we call catnaps.