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Whether you are a cat person or a dog person, you
can admit that cats are interesting creatures. But
you will never guess just how bizarre they really
are. Brush up on your feline trivia with these weird
but interesting cat facts.


The Salty Cat
If you’re ever lost at sea, don’t drink the ocean
water. The large amount of salt in the water
dehydrates humans. Cats, on the other hand, can
drink sea water in order to survive. Cats have crazy
kidneys that filter out the salt from the water so
they can re-hydrate themselves.
Threat To The Endangered

All cats are good natural hunters, even
domesticated housecats. But are they too good?
Free-ranging cats, domesticated cats who spend a
lot of their time outside, have contributed to the
extinction of 33 different species, including birds,
mammals, and reptiles. They are actually listed
among the top 100 most invasive species.


Smelly Cat, Smelly Paws
Cats do not have sweat glands, like humans.
Instead, when they want to cool off they sweat
through their paws. The sweat glands on cats’
paws secrete a scent that they use to mark their
territory. So whenever they are walking or
scratching they are actually marking that spot as
their own.


Can't Get Enough Beauty Sleep
Doesn’t lounging about for the whole day seem
wonderful? If you own a cat, you know that it
spends most of its time being lazy and basking in
the sun. But did you know they spend a whopping
70% of their lives sleeping? That’s 16 hours a day!
Cats need an enormous amount of energy to hunt,
or pounce on the little toy mouse they have.
Sleeping is their way of storing up energy.


Disney's Cat Obsession
Disneyland owns about 200 cats! While they
probably love the cute creatures, their pets have
another purpose. Every night, the cats are released
in the park to hunt down all the little Mickeys and
Minnie's. The park first started employing cats in
the 1950’s and now the program has grown
tremendously.

Kitty Alzheimer's
Senior cats start to experience something like
human dementia or Alzheimer’s when they reach
an old age, usually around 8. The cats wander
around the house a little dazed and confused,
which is why they meow constantly. If your cat is
displaying these symptoms, experts say it is best
to comfort it and provide an extra blanket at night.


Wide Load Whiskers
Cats’ whiskers grow to be as long as the cat is
wide. Whiskers don’t just make cats adorable they
also serve an important purpose. Cats use their
long whiskers to make sure their body will be able
to fit through tight openings. If the whiskers bend
or move, the cat knows it won’t be able to fit.


Natural Sky Divers
Ever wonder why cats always seem to land on their
feet? Well, they actually don’t violate the laws of
physics; instead they place themselves in an
umbrella position, much like a skydiver to slow
down the fall. Also, due to their keen sense of
direction that can easily tell which side is up then
adjust their body accordingly.

Height Lovers
However, it takes some time for cats’ bodies to
realize they are falling and properly adjust. Cats are
more likely to survive a higher fall because they
have more time to prepare their body and
decelerate. The death rate for cats falling from a 2
to 6-story building is much higher than falling from
a 7 to 32-story building.

Middle Ages
The existence of cats can be traced back to the
Middle East. But a genetic study changed the way
we look at cats. The study found that every single
domesticated cat could be traced back to one of
five African wild cats from 8000 BC! That’s one big
family.

Unique Prints
If you take a look at your cat’s nose, you will notice
it has a bunch of tiny bumps and ridges. Like a
humans fingerprint the pattern of bumps and
ridges is unique to each cat. So if your cat every
gets arrested its nose print will be in the kitty
criminal records for ever!

Meow
Your cat probably meows a lot at you, but have you
ever noticed that it rarely show the same
vocalization to other cats. Kittens meow at their
mothers to tell them they are hungry or cold, but
once the cat gets older it doesn’t meow at other
cats. Cats do “yowl” at each other, usually during
breeding season or if they are annoyed. But mainly,
cats just meow at humans to get us to do what
they want.

The salty cats
good natural hunter
smelly cat, smelly paws
beauty sleep

Disney cat obsession
kitty Alzheimer's
wide load whiskers
natural sky divers

Very informative. Another thing I've noticed about cats (female cats especially) they are more likely to leave their owners to become stray.

height lovers
middle ages
unique prints
meow

One indian guy is busy banging a cat now

vislabraye:
Very informative. Another thing I've noticed about cats (female cats especially) they are more likely to leave their owners to become stray.

very true
we once had a kitten in our home, took care of her very well but she left one day and never returned. its been years now

dkronicle:
One indian guy is busy banging a cat now

seriously?

FP oooo
cc
fynestboi

mirexxx:
very true
we once had a kitten in our home, took care of her very well but she left one day and never returned. its been years now

Yeah, exactly what happened to mine too. I gave her the name, "Lucy".
I pet her and fed it milk and fish. There was a male stray cat that used to come to our compound that time.
Lucy got pregnant, and one day I never saw her again Why are female cats not called biitches ?

vislabraye:
Yeah, exactly what happened to mine too. I gave her the name, "Lucy".
I pet her and fed it milk and fish. There was a male stray cat that used to come to our compound that time.
Lucy got pregnant, and one day I never saw her again Why are female cats not called biitches ?

lols ours was Nicki
bitches are for female dogs
i guess female cats also have theirs

mirexxx:
lols ours was Nicki
bitches are for female dogs
i guess female cats also have theirs

Nicki Minaj. I'll rather have a dog.

mirexxx:
lols ours was Nicki
bitches are for female dogs
i guess female cats also have theirs

Cats are very sensitive to their environment.
Your female cat left because she wasn't comfortable having her litters around your house. Sometimes maybe she saw a new face or something she felt would harm her kittens just happened. Those ones you see around with litters must have left their owners kilometres away to safe guard their kitten though after some weeks they should return with their kittens. Maybe it got killed on the way.
Even male cats will leave you if it feels not comfortable with you. The secret for cat's loyalty is continuous love, no shouting or showing of displeasure around them and reward their good behavior and over look the bad ones.
Am a cat person and right now have four.