Animal Facts About Cats

It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!

A cat can jump FIVE TIMES as high as it is tall!

Cats and dogs can hear ultrasound.

A domestic cat can sprint at about 30 miles per hour.

The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.

Cats have a weak sense of taste. They have only 473 tastebuds, humans have 9,000.

A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat's scent.

Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be acquired in pairs whenever possible!

The technical term for a cat's hairball is a "bezoar."

The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.

One reason that kittens sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.

The average cat sleeps about 2/3 of the day.

The cat brain weighs about 30g.

A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.

It's possible to train your cat to use the toilet as a litter box and even flush afterwards.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur!

Cat urine glows under a black-light!

Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?!

Domestic cats hate lemons or other citrus scents.

Kittens are born both blind and deaf.