The cat was seen as a sacred animal in ancient Egypt and the history of domestic cats dates back to 8000 years back.
While it is commonly thought that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, the oldest known pet cat was recently found in a 9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This grave predates early Egyptian art depicting cats by 4,000 years or more.
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Cats are North America’s
most popular pets: there are 73 million cats compared to 63 million dogs. Over
30% of households in North America own a cat
The smallest cat is the Singapore and weighs only 4 pounds
Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds, while dogs can only make 10.
The term “puss” is the root of the principal word for “cat” in the Romanian term pisica and the root of secondary words in Lithuanian (puz) and Low German puus. Some scholars suggest that “puss” could be imitative of the hissing sound used to get a cat’s attention. As a slang word for the female pudenda, it could be associated with the connotation of a cat being soft, warm, and fuzzy
Approximately 40,000 people are bitten by cats in the U.S. annually.
Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia.
The first cat in space was a French cat named Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”) In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space. Electrodes implanted in her brains sent neurological signals back to Earth. She survived the trip.
A cat can run about 20 kilometers per hour (12 miles per hour) when it grows up
The smallest cat is the Singapore and weighs only 4 pounds
Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds, while dogs can only make 10.
The term “puss” is the root of the principal word for “cat” in the Romanian term pisica and the root of secondary words in Lithuanian (puz) and Low German puus. Some scholars suggest that “puss” could be imitative of the hissing sound used to get a cat’s attention. As a slang word for the female pudenda, it could be associated with the connotation of a cat being soft, warm, and fuzzy
Approximately 40,000 people are bitten by cats in the U.S. annually.
Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia.
The first cat in space was a French cat named Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”) In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space. Electrodes implanted in her brains sent neurological signals back to Earth. She survived the trip.
A cat can run about 20 kilometers per hour (12 miles per hour) when it grows up
The majority of cats do not have any eyelashes.
A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum , a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
A cat uses whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.The whiskers act as antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
In a lifetime, the average house cat spends approximately 10,950 hours purring.
A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive
Just like fingerprints, every cats nose pad is different.
25% of cat owners blow dry the cat's hair after giving it a bath.
A house cat spends 70% of its time sleeping.
A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.
A fall of 30 feet can be survived my most cats.
In the 1800's cats were used to deliver mail. In 1879, in Belgium 37 cats were used to deliver mail to villages, however they found that the cats were not disciplined enough to do this.
During the Middle Ages, cats were associated with witchcraft, and on St. John’s Day, people all over Europe would stuff them into sacks and toss the cats into bonfires. On holy days, people celebrated by tossing cats from church towers.
A group of cats is called a “clowder
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