Here's a collection of "fascinating facts about your frisky feline's physique: (Say that three times fast!)
--The normal temperature of a cat is 101.5 degrees.
--The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
--Those dark lines connecting to a cat's eyes are called mascara lines.
--The cheetah is the only cat in the world that can't retract its claws.
--Cats have more than one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
--To drink, a cat laps liquid from the underside of its tongue, rather than the top.
--The different types of tabby patterns that are seen in domestic cats also occur in wild cats.
--Cats are a lot smarter than dogs. You'll never get eight cats to drag a sled through the snow
--The Persian cat has the longest and thickest fur of all domestic cats. The topcoat may be up to 5 inches long.
--The cat was domesticated over 4,000 years ago. Today's house cats are descended from wildcats in Africa and Europe.
--Young cats can distinguish between two identical sounds that are just 18 inches apart at a distance of up to 60 feet.
--The giraffe, camel, and cat are the only animals that walk by both their left feet, then both their right feet when walking.
--An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away,
and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the pride.
--There are more than 100 million dogs and cats in the US
. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year.
--Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain
responsible for emotion.
--A cat's brain is more similar to a man's brain than that of a dog.
--Cats have 30 vertebrae, 5 more than humans have.
--A cat's field of vision is about 185 degrees.
--Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (compared to human's 6 muscles each). A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and can turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog.
--A cat can jump 5 times as high as it is tall.
--Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run. (like a camel)
--In relation to their body size, cats have the largest eyes of any mammal.
--Most cats do not have eyelashes.
--A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour.
--A kitten will typically weigh about 3 ounces at birth.
--The typical male housecat will weigh between 7 and 9 pounds, slightly less for female housecats. (well, I guess all of my kitties are "above average!")
--Cats take between 20-40 breaths per minute.
--Normal body temperature for a cat is 102 degrees F.
--A cat's normal pulse is 140-240 beats per minute, with an average of 195.
--Cat's urine glows under a black light.
--Cats lose almost as much fluid in the saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination.
--The red tabby cat is a Sarman.
--The silver tabby cat is a Teku.
--The heaviest cat ever recorded weighed 46 lbs.
