If You Think You Know Everything About Your Cat, Check Out These 17 Facts
by N/A, 10 years ago |
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If you're not already a cat person, these facts might turn you into one.
1. Cats purr at 26 purrs per second. The same rate as an idling diesel engine.
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2. Nikola Tesla's cat gave him static shock, which inspired him to look into static electricity.
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3. They sleep a lot because of a growth hormone that's released when they sleep.
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4. They might be able to hear dolphins.
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They can hear ultrasonic sounds, which dolphins and rodents use to communicate.
5. If your cat looks at you like this, it loves you.
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6. Some cats have thumbs.
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They're really just extra toes.
7. Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds.
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8. A female cat is called a "molly" or a "queen."
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Not surprising.
9. Cats can drink seawater.
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Their kidneys can filter out salt, but keep the water for hydration.
10. Cats might be able to find their way home due to magnetised brain cells.
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They can find their way back using something called psi-traveling. Experts think it has something to do with the angle of the sun or magnetised brain cells that acts as a compass.
11. The ridges in a cats nose are as unique as a human fingerprint.
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12. Kittens can start to have dreams when they're about a week old.
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13. Adult cats just sleep all day because they feel like it, no hormones involved.
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14. The fur in their ears is called ear furnishings.
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They're used for insulation and to filter out noise and debris.
15. The more you talk to your cat, the more it will talk back.
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16. Russian scientists discovered that Siamese cats kept in warm rooms don't develop dark patches that are characteristic of their breed.
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17. Domestic cats can run up to 30 mph.
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