10 Curious Facts About Cats

Cats are similar in anatomy to the other fields, with a strong flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. Cat senses fit a crepuscular and predatory ecological niche. Cats can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small animals. They can see in near darkness. Like most other mammals, cats have poorer color vision and a better sense of smell than humans. Cats, despite being solitary hunters, are a social species and cat communication includes the use of a variety of vocalizations (mewing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting), as well as cat pheromones and types of cat-specific body language. Here are 10 facts about cats-

# Unlike dogs, cats do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor.

# When a cat chases its prey, it keeps its head level. Dogs and humans bob their heads up and down.

# The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”

# A group of cats is called a “clowder.”

# A cat can’t climb head first down a tree because every claw on a cat’s paw points the same way. To get down from a tree, a cat must back down.

# Cats make about 100 different sounds. Dogs make only about 10.

# Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia.

# There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world, with approximately 40 recognized breeds.

# Approximately 24 cat skins can make a coat.

# While it is commonly thought that the ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats, the oldest known pet cat was recently found in a 9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This grave predates early Egyptian art depicting cats by 4,000 years or more.