1- Ancient Egyptians worshipped cats and it was thought they were the first to domesticate them and if a cat died in the family people would shave their eyebrows as part of the mourning process.
3- On average, cats spend around 30% of their waking hours grooming themselves.
4- he most expensive cat ever cost his owner around $50,000 who was a clone.
5- In Holland’s embassy in Moscow the people that were working there noticed that two Siamese office cats kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. When their owners finally investigated, they thought that they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden by Russian spies. The cats amazingly heard the microphones when they were turned on.
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6- Did you know that just like humans, cats can suffer from food intolerances, and can lead to side effects such as, skin & coat problems, vomiting, diarrhoea and flatulence If your cat does suffer from any of these, we recommend gradually switching onto hypo-allergenic cat food.
7- Cats cannot move their jaw sideways, meaning they can't eat large chunks of food.
8- A cat has around 230 bones in its body, a human has 206. A cat has no collarbone, this means that they can fit through any opening the same size of it's head.
9- A cat can see better in much lower light than humans can, however cats don't see colour as well as humans do. Scientists believe that the grass appears red to cats.
10- There's about 500 million domesticated cats in the world, and there's approximately 40 recognized breeds.
11- Cats are so sensitive to vibrations, it is thought that they can detect earthquakes up to 15 minutes before humans.
12- Cats can drink sea water and hydrate themselves, regardless of the high levels of sodium chloride which is what gives sea water it's salty taste.
13- Disneyland releases over 200 cats into their theme park to keep potential rodent problems under control. The tradition started in 1955, but during the Sleeping Beauty castle renovation a couple of years later, over 100 flee ridden cats were found living in the unused parts of the castle. Their population is now much better controlled, the cats are neutered sprayed and given regular injections.
14- It is believed that Isaac Newton had invented the cat flap.
