Did you know that cats are now Britains favourite pets, there are 7.7 million cats as opposed to 6.6 million dogs.
Cats became domesticated 5,000 years ago and dogs have been human companions for more than 10,000 years.
The longest living cat to-date was a tabby female who lived in Devon, she died the day after her 36th birthday in 1939. Second recorded was anther tabby female who lived until she was 34.
One un-neutered female cat can, in five years, be responsible for over 20,000 descendants. Female cats can have their first litter as young as six months and can have up to three litters each year - with five or six kittens in each litter, this is why it responsible to neuter your cat.
Most cats that are killed on the road are un-neutered toms, as they are more likely to roam further afield and cross busy roads.
The average age for an indoor cat is 15 years, while an outside cat can live for 3-5 years.
Cats eyes shine in the dark because of the tapetum, a reflective layer in the eye, which acts like a mirror.
Cats can see in COLOUR, but they are partially colour blind. They have the same equivalence of human red/green colour blindness, i.e: reds appear green & green appears red or shades thereof.
A cats vision at night is around 6 times better than a human.
A cats hearing is much more sensitive than a dog or a human.
Kittens begin to dream when they are over a week old.
The nose pad of a cat is ridged in a pattern that is unique, just like the fingerprint of a human.
Cats walk on their toes.
All tortoiseshell cats are female, except in very rare cases where the cat has a disorder of the chromosomes.
A cats heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute.
An adult cat has 32 teeth.
Cats knead with their paws when they are happy.
Cats are the sleepiest of all mammals, they spend 16 hours of each day sleeping.
A cat will almost never 'meow' at another cat, this sound is reserved for us humans.
People who own pets live longer, they are less stressed and have fewer heart attacks.
Like humans, cats are also prone to sunburn.
A group of kittens is called a 'Kindle', a group of cats are a 'Clowder'.
The first formal cat show was held in England in 1871, the United States was 1895.
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