Cats are interesting creatures, companion animals. Experts from the University of Lincoln in the UK have proven that cats are a stress reliever and a “live antidepressant”.
1. A kitten should get to know people at about two weeks of age in order to treat a person calmly and friendly. There is time for domestication until about the age of 16 weeks, after which it will be almost impossible to tame a cat.
2. Cats can jump 6 times their body length. This is due to the strong muscles of the hind legs.
3. Cats usually meow only when interacting with people. With other animals, they mostly hiss, purr and make other strange sounds.
4. Feline representatives greet each other by touching their noses.
5. If we talk about the development of a cat, then the first year of its life is equal to about 15 human years. At 2 years old, the cat turns about 25 years old by human standards. And after the third year of life, the following countdown begins: 1 cat year in 7 human years.
6. Cats also have pimples and blackheads, most often on the chin.
7. Furry friends tolerate heat well, but if they are especially hot, they sweat through their paws.
8. Most felines sleep for about 2/3 days, which means that the average 12-year-old cat has been sleeping for about 8 years of its life. Cats spend 1/3 of their waking hours on washing.
9. Cats have about 13-15 times better sense of smell than the average person.
10. Cats groom themselves so often to get rid of your scent.
11. If your mustachioed friend rubs his whole body against you, then he marks you as his property.
12. Cats do not have receptors that recognize sweet taste.
13. Milk causes stomach upset in felines.
14. The cat always understands when you call her name, she just prefers to ignore it.
15. In France, England and other countries, black cats are believed to bring happiness and prosperity.
16. In a cat's whiskers there are many nerve endings, they help cats catch the slightest changes around, and understand whether the cat will squeeze into a certain space, because whisker span corresponds to body width.
17. David Tay created a special album Music for Cats with music for cats in 2016. This kind of music calms and relaxes felines.
18. Cats see in the dark 6 times better than humans.
19. The cerebral cortex of a cat contains 300 million neurons, while a dog has only 160 million neurons.
20. Cats can also have identical twins, but this is incredibly rare.
21. Red tabby cats have freckles on their faces. They look like black dots.
22. Human ears have 12 muscles, and felines have 32, which help to expand hearing. For example, it allows the cat to hear you get her favorite food, even if she is in a different room. And this amount of muscles also allows them to rotate their ears 180 °.
