Normal body temperature for a cat is 102 degrees F.
The average cat can jump 8 feet in a single bound, nearly six times its body length!
The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll. Male Ragdolls weigh between 12 and 20 lbs (5.4-9.0 k). Females weigh between 10 and 15 lbs (4.5-6.8 k).
Purring does not always indicate that a cat is happy. Cats will also purr loudly when they are distressed or in pain.
A cat’s brain is biologically more similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and cats have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.
A cat’s hearing is better than a dog’s. And a cat can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than a human.
A queen (female cat) can begin mating when she is between 5 and 9 months old.
70% of your cat's life is spent asleep.
If your cat snores, or rolls over on his back to expose his belly, it means he trusts you.
Cats have 30 teeth (12 incisors, 10 premolars, 4 canines, and 4 molars), while dogs have 42. Kittens have baby teeth, which are replaced by permanent teeth around the age of 7 months.
Cats have been domesticated for half as long as dogs have been.
The most traveled cat is Hamlet, who escaped from his carrier while on a flight. He hid for seven weeks behind a panel on the airplane. By the time he was discovered, he had traveled nearly 373,000 miles (600,000 km).
There are approximately 100 breeds of cat.
A tomcat (male cat) can begin mating when he is between 7 and 10 months old.
Unlike humans, cats are usually lefties. Studies indicate that their left paw is typically their dominant paw.
The cat who holds the record for the longest non-fatal fall is Andy. He fell from the 16th floor of an apartment building (about 200 ft/.06 km) and survived.
Cats dislike citrus scent.
In the original Italian version of Cinderella, the benevolent fairy godmother figure was a cat.
Cats should not be fed tuna exclusively, as it lacks taurine, an essential nutrient required for good feline health. Make sure you have the proper Pet supplies to keep your cat happy and healthy.
Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (humans have only 6). A cat can independently rotate its ears 180 degrees.
A cat’s back is extremely flexible because it has up to 53 loosely fitting vertebrae. Humans only have 34.
A cat called Dusty has the known record for the most kittens. She had more than 420 kittens in her lifetime.
The Amur leopard is one of the most endangered animals in the world.
The Pilgrims were the first to introduce cats to North America.
Today there are about 100 distinct breeds of the domestic cat.