Interesting and Fun Facts About Cats

You will wonder about some of the fun facts about cats that you might be unaware of. Cats are unique in nature and are very wonderful companions. Let us see some interesting facts about cats.

Interesting Facts About Cats

Cats belong to Felidea family. Kindle is the term given to a littler of kittens while clowder is the term given to a group of cats. Only monkeys and chimps in the animal kingdom have IQ that is higher than that of cats. A car purrs around 26 cycles per second that is equal to an idle diesel engine. Interestingly, no animals except cats purr. A cat not only purrs when it is happy and gay, it purrs also when it is afraid or scared.

One of the most interesting fun facts about cats is that the nose pad of a cat is unique, quite like a human fingerprint. No two nose prints of cats are identical. It is proven that stroking a cat's fur reduces a human's blood pressure.

If a cat rolls over its back, it means that it trusts you. A cat's hearing stops at 65khz, while a human's hearing stops at 20khz. That means a cat's hearing ability is far higher than a dog's or human being's. A cat is more alert than a dog, since a cat can turn its ear very easily and is quicker than a dog. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. The smelling ability of a cat is 14 times higher than yours or mine.

Cats have five toes each on their front and back paws. Cats have extra toes when they are polydactyl. A cat drinks water or liquid foods through the underside of its tongue. A cat's normal temperature is in the range of 100.5F and 102.5F. While dogs have 10 vocal sounds, cats have more than 100.

If a cat wants to know whether the space is enough to enter in a place or not, it uses its whiskers. If you want to calm a frightened cat down, keep your hand over its forehead and eyes and make it keep its head in your armpit. You are called an ailurophile if you love cats.

Around 20% of the cats do not have the gene that lets them react to the effects of catnip. One of the important fun facts about cats is that wild cats hold their tails between the legs or horizontally while domestic cats keep their tails vertically. Main coon is the only natural breed of domestic cat in the United States of America. A cat sleeps for an average of 16 hours per day.

There are lots of other fun facts about cats that you will be amused to hear. Cats do not meow at each other. They just use this meow to communicate with homo sapiens. Feeding a cat with dog's food can lead to blindness in cats. Taurine, an essential nutrient found in cat foods is not available in dog foods. So, never try to offer dog food to a cat. It is an interesting fact to know that around 32% of the homeowners in the US have at least one cat. Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat door!