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Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 9:49pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
1. It's been scientifically proven that cat owners are healthier. Patting a cat releases oxytocin, which lowers stress levels. Cat ownership is also linked to a lowered risk of strokes or heart problem as a cat’s purr lowers blood pressure. 2. In Japan cats are revered for giving good luck. Maybe you are familiar with the famous Japanese figurine of the 'beckoning cat'. It is a symbol of luck and believed to bring blessings to the owner. 3. In Ancient Egypt cats were highly appreciated partly for their ability to fight vermin. Egyptians even worshipped a Goddess who was depicted as half woman and half cat. If a cat died, the cat's family would shave off their eyebrows to mourn the cat. Civilians would suffer severe punishments if they were found to have hurt a cat. 4. Cats can jump up to six times their length. 5. A cat always lands on its feet. Almost always. This is due to the righting reflex, a reflex which allows them to find the right position while they are falling. 6. President Lincoln was crazy about cats. He kept some in the White House and is even said to have fed them from the table at formal dinners. 7. Cats are very clean animals. They spend a considerable amount of time grooming themselves. 8. Cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping, around 16 hours a day. 9. There are around 60 recognized cat breeds. 10. Isaac Newton is said to have invented the cat flap. 11. Cats have extraordinary night vision. Their eyes resemble those of an owl. Cats have one more eye lid than humans. 12. House cats can run 30 miles per hour. 13. The cat family consists of many different animals with the tiger being the largest. 14. Cats don't meow to communicate with one another. They meow to communicate with their owners. 15. Disneyland employs nearly 200 cats to help control rodents. You can adopt a cat if you work there. 16. Kittens from the same litter can have different fathers. A female cat can be impregnated by several male cats simultaneously. 17. A cat was the mayor of an Alaskan town for 20 years. 18. Some cats have saved lives of children and adults. A cat warned the mother of a baby that her child who was sleeping upstairs was suffocating. Without the cat the baby would not have survived at all or without brain damage. Another cat warns her owner, a young lady, when she is about to have an epileptical attack so that she can lie down until it's over. 21 Likes 7 Shares
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Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by pocohantas(f): 10:10pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
Cat = village people = witch/wizard [img]https://media1./images/51a86b2115cd75b972f9bc933fec39cc/tenor.gif?[/img] 6 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by AfroMighty(m): 10:14pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
Am a proud AILUROPHILE 3 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 10:16pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
pocohantas: LOL I make it work to my advantage. 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 10:17pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
AfroMighty: I am a proud cat lover. 4 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by pocohantas(f): 10:20pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
Hathor5: Meaning you are a witch? |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by pocohantas(f): 10:22pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
16. Kittens from the same litter can have different fathers. A female cat can be impregnated by several male cats simultaneously. Mad ooo!!!! |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 10:28pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
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Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 10:32pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
pocohantas: They don't waste sperm, sex is spiritual after all. 4 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by internationalman(m): 10:40pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
They can kill snake 2 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 10:42pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
internationalman: True and snakes would try to avoid them. 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Nobody: 11:00pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
Hathor5:
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Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by pocohantas(f): 11:52pm On Aug 19, 2020 |
Hathor5: Lol. Cats are also induced ovulators. Meaning they need repeated intense penising to ovulate, unlike many other mammals that ovulate spontaneously. If you see big cats mating, the female will be sobbing, uninterested or getting irritated, but nature has to play out. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Nobody: 12:59am On Aug 20, 2020 |
Well these cats looks nice and not scary unlike Nigerian cats that will be looking at you like they are about to perform a surgery on you. very creepy bunch! I prefer puppies though, not even dog. 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by iamyemiakins(m): 9:24am On Aug 20, 2020 |
You can't even have a cat as a pet in peace in Nigeria, you'll automatically be a suspected witch/wizard. Nigerian cats looks scary sef |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by AfroMighty(m): 9:38am On Aug 20, 2020 |
Hathor5:What's the name of your cat?, mine is VENUS. 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Petyprincess(f): 6:22pm On Aug 20, 2020 |
Hathor5 never knew you a lover of cat o Nigeria don make me hate cat But this picture below is my boyfriend's cat nd whenever we talking this cat will literally come call him upstairs nd made a sound that will notify my boyfriend that the cat wanna go outside the compound The cat pee outside the house,she goes out whenever she wants nd return when it's late. I like this cat but Nigeria don make me fear them 11 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 9:28pm On Aug 20, 2020 |
Petyprincess: Awwwww, what a cutie. A little tiger. I wish we had an emoji with hearts in the eyes on NL. I understand the conditioning you have been through but cats are very non-confrontational. They are more scared of you than you are of them. And always remember that you are much more likely to be attacked by a dog than a cat. A cat will only attack you in self-defense. Some cats will scratch you when you stroke them. I don't like these types. My cats are very gentle. They have never scratched anyone. If you were to visit me, the black one would hide under the sofa for 30 minutes and the white one would be more interested in your purse than you. They don't go close to anyone but me. 8 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 9:29pm On Aug 20, 2020 |
AfroMighty: I have two. Buhari 1 and Buhari 2. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 9:30pm On Aug 20, 2020 |
iamyemiakins: Why scary? Many of them look hungry to me but not scary. 2 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 9:33pm On Aug 20, 2020 |
Palema007: You are more likely to be attacked by a dog than a cat. The look on their faces is due to the fact that they don't have many face muscles so it looks like they are staring with no emotion or the emotion we project unto them. Cats are very curious by nature so they like to observe. Nothing to be scared of. 2 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Maneq: 9:38pm On Aug 20, 2020 |
Palema007: Hayce! I thought you liked twig holding chameleons more. |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Coolkid11(m): 9:57pm On Aug 20, 2020 |
Hathor5:1 dogs do the same things 2 have u heard of hachiko the dog that waited 9 years at a train station for its owner 9 they are about 1000 recognised dog breeds not to mention local ones 12have u heard of grey hound 18 oga dogs can do that double times |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 10:00pm On Aug 20, 2020 |
Coolkid11: Cool! I love dogs too. But after many dogs I decided to get cats and I adore them. 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Coolkid11(m): 10:05pm On Aug 20, 2020 |
Ol thought u hated dogs |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Petyprincess(f): 5:39am On Aug 21, 2020 |
Hathor5:Seems you were raised abroad because many of your chat and mentality is different from average Nigerian My mum made me hate cat more, whenever cat is sounding at night at the backyard,my mum will start praying that whoever sent the cat has mistaken because her evil work wnt work When my boyfriend ask me reason I'm scared of cat,i can't even tell him the main reason because he wnt understand he will think i am crazy for thinking cats are witches I just hope this mentality wnt follow go abroad 8 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 9:10am On Aug 21, 2020 |
Petyprincess: I could say the same about you. My mum made me hate cat more, whenever cat is sounding at night at the backyard,my mum will start praying that whoever sent the cat has mistaken because her evil work wnt work The noises cats make at night can be scary but it's mostly during mating time when they fight for females. When my boyfriend ask me reason I'm scared of cat,i can't even tell him the main reason because he wnt understand he will think i am crazy for thinking cats are witches It's part of the culture. Every culture has its good and bad. But I am sure he will help you understand cats better so you will feel more comfortable around them. Think of them as miniature tigers that don't want to eat you. You are too big of a mouse. 3 Likes |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by saucecode(m): 12:05pm On Aug 22, 2020 |
Cat owners are usually depressed people,either they're already depressed or they've emotional disorders that make them love cats. 3 Likes
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Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by peacefull(f): 2:00am On Aug 23, 2020 |
I love cat! I love animals Thank you for sharing this! I appreciate you!! |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Hathor5(f): 9:12am On Aug 23, 2020 |
peacefull: You're welcome! You are Japanese, right? I once heard a tale/legend about a cat and a samurai but I can't find it again. Do you know it? |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by Coolkid11(m): 9:51am On Aug 23, 2020 |
Hathor5:Who knows the tale of Hachiko |
Re: Amazing Facts About Cats by duchaB(m): 9:52am On Aug 23, 2020 |
@ Hathor5 , I didn't know you opened a cat thread. I love cats too. Our household as kids had cats as part of it. I have lost many cats. Now, I wanna get two cats(kittens), one pure 100% black and another 100% white. The black one would be more useful to me. I hear in esoteric traditions they can be very potent and protective of their owners psychically. 2 Likes 2 Shares
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