82 amazing facts about cats

Some have long been unable to imagine their life without this purring blob of happiness. Let them say that cats prefer introverts. The main thing here is that these cute predators always bring a lot of positive emotions.

1. In the United States, cats are the most popular pets. So, according to recent statistical calculations, Americans have 88 million cats and 74 million dogs.

2. It turns out that cats have 9 lives. There are ears, which remained alive after a fall from 320 m.

3. A flock of cats, a cat's mafia ... How do you call a bunch of purrs? In English it's a clowder or a group of cats.

4. Cats 20 muscles help to move the ears.

5. They are still dormouse. 70% of their lives are spent in the realm of Morpheus.

6. Once the cat for 15 years was the mayor of Talkitna, a small settlement in Alaska. By the way, his name was Stubbs.

7. And in Mexico City in 2013, one such fluffy candidate ran for mayor.

8. In the language of these animals, there are microspheres. They need them to tear the meat.

9. When cats grimace, it means that they are trying to determine the taste, smell. They have an organ responsible for breathing, or rather it allows you to recognize the different odors in the air.

10. Cats can not distinguish between sweet taste.

11. Cats owners are about one-third less likely to have heart attacks and strokes.

12. On Wikipedia, there is a record of a cat's mumble. Why not?

13. The largest cat in the world reaches 123 cm in length.

14. According to historical facts, cats were domesticated as early as 3600 BC, and this is 2,000 years before the appearance of the Egyptian pharaohs.

15. It turns out that the purring of a cat can be a sign of some self-healing, nervousness or satisfaction.

16. Also at the moment of mum, there is an improvement in the condition of feline muscles and bones.

17. Adult individuals mew only to communicate with people.

18. The richest cat in the world has a fortune of $ 13 million. It was transferred to him by the will from the owner.

19. Cats always recognize your voice among thousands of others, but sometimes they do not let you know about it.

20. Cats more often than other animals suffer lactose intolerance, and therefore, if you want your pet to be healthy, stop giving him milk and dairy products!

21. In fact, cartoons about cats blatantly lie: they can not give fish, neither raw nor boiled! It contains a very large amount of phosphorus.

22. On Yotube you can find the oldest video about cats, dating back to the distant 1894 year.

23. In 1960, the CIA tried to turn an ordinary cat into a super-spy. He was implanted into the ear with a microphone, and at the base of the skull - a radio transmitter. Unfortunately, on his first task the fuzzy fell under the wheels of a taxi ...

24. Cats produce about 100 different sounds, dogs - only 10.

25. As a rule, cats are right handed, cats are left-handed.

26. Seals can jump to a height of 5 times greater than their own growth.

27. The cat's brain is 90% similar to the human.

28. And in cats and in humans, the areas of the brain that control emotions are identical.

29. The area of ​​the cerebral cortex, responsible for cognitive abilities, consists of 300 million neurons. For comparison: the dog only 160 million.

30. Cats have a longer-term memory than dogs. So, it is easier for them to remember anything when they do it than when they are watching it.

31. Cats, unlike dogs, have a low level of social intelligence, but they can easily solve complex cognitive tasks.

32. If you compare the cat's memory with the iPad, or rather place for data storage, it turns out that it has a 1,000-fold purred.

33. In ancient Egypt, sterilization of cats was considered illegal. After all, they helped fight the rats.

34. In the fifteenth century, Pope Innocent VIII called for the killing of cats, considering them demonic creatures.

35. Koshaks have five fingers on their front legs and four fingers on their hind legs.

36. Polydactyl cats (those with more fingers than they need) are called "Hemingway cats", because such special animals were his favorites.

37. To date, in the former writer's house in Key West, Florida, there are 45 such unusual seals.

38. In 1948 the first cat's toilet was created. Initially, the filler was sand, then it was replaced by clay.

39. In the White House, Abraham Lincoln had 4 cats.

40. When his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, was asked what his hobby was, she answered with a smile: "Cats."

41. Did you know that the invention of the cat's door belongs to the great Isaac Newton?

42. According to an ancient legend, one day on the Noah's Ark sneezed a tiger and at the same instant two cats jumped out of it.

43. Illegal export of cats from Ancient Egypt was punishable by death.

44. Home cat is faster than the famous Jamaican runner Usain Bolt.

45. If your cat does not bury its feces, it means that he does not fear you and is aggressive.

46. ​​Cats can change the sound of their "meow" just to manipulate you. Do not believe it, but often in order to get food out, they imitate the baby's voice.

47. Mustaches help cats navigate in space. For example, they will let them know whether they fit into this or that box.

48. Yes, cats are sweating, but they do not get wet under their armpits, but cushions on their paws.

49. The first cat that flew into space was a Frenchman, more precisely a Frenchwoman Felichet. Fortunately, she successfully returned to Earth.

50. Cats have clavicles, let's say, very flexible. Due to this, the baleen can easily slide into small holes.

51. They have excellent hearing. They are able to hear sounds up to 64 kHz, and people - up to 20 kHz.

52. They can turn their ears 180 °.

53. They also easily manage to move each ear individually with each ear.

54. These are real healers! They tend to define breast cancer of their owners.

55. The color of the tip of the cat's nose is unique, like the fingerprint of a person.

56. In cats, secret glands are located in the region of the tail, forehead, lips, chin and lower part of the front legs.

57. Do you know why your cat so often rubs against your legs? It just smells its territory.

58. Sometimes cats carefully lick themselves not because they are dirty and it's time to take a bath, but for the reason that by this they want to remove the human smell from them.

59. When a cat died in the family of ancient Egyptians, all its members shaved their eyebrows in a sign of sorrow.

60. And they did not just mummify a dead animal, but were buried in a cemetery for animals or in a family crypt.

61. In ancient Egypt, these pussies personified a deity.

62. And if we have a black cat that has crossed the road, bears only a failure, then in the UK and Australia this is a clear sign of luck.

63. Cats do not like to swim. know that their hair does not protect from getting wet.

64. Despite this, an animal of the breed, a Van cat or a Turkish van, is absolutely not afraid of water.

65. Egyptian Mau - the oldest breed of cats.

66. In addition, it is the fastest among all thoroughbreds.

67. In Egyptian, the cat sounds like "meow".

68. Only 11.5% of fur seal fans agree to call themselves "cat-owners".

69. Also 11% of owners of ears are introverts.

70. Despite this, cats are more often ready for new experiments than those who like dogs.

71. If your cat lives at home and you are a man, you know, you are lucky in love, because you women are considered more sensitive.

72. It's incredible, but 17% of cat owners successfully defend the thesis work.

73. 25% of Americans give their cat a nickname George.

74. The owners of cats prefer Volkswagen Beetle most, and the owners of dogs - Hammer.

75. Do not scold your kitty if it brought dead prey to the house. In cat language, this means that she thanks you for taking care of her.

76. In the daytime little predators see badly, and at night - much better people.

77. Mother-heroine. This is how you can call a cat, which once at a time led 19 kittens.

78. In the United States, 88% of cats are sterilized or neutered.

79. Of shelters for homeless animals, only 24% of cats find new owners.

80. What can I say, but cats are real mimics.

81. And they are very nice to iron. They are so soft.

82. If you do not already have a cat, be sure to take it from a shelter or from the street. Give them an opportunity to live a happy life!