These are facts that the Hooligans and I
thought you should know!!
The cat is one of only three animals that walk by moving both left feet together, then both right feet together. The other two animals are the giraffe and the camel.
Tortoiseshell cats are invariably female. The odds of getting a male 'tortie' are about 1000 to 1.
Cats can't taste sugar or salt.
Domestic cats are the only cat species that hold their tails vertically while walking - all other cat species hold their tails horizontally or tucked between their legs while walking.
Cat's can predict earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and electrical storms.
Cats have 290 bones and 517 muscles in their bodies. They also have a very complex spinal system with five more vertebrae than the human spine.
Only 40 per cent of cats are ambidextrous while the remaining 60 per cent favour either their left or right paws.
Cats have extraordinary navigation skills, enabling them to often find their way home over incredible distances. One persistent puss travelled 2414 km over a period of 14 months to track down her owners.
The Jacobson's organ, located in the upper surface of a cat's mouth, is used for smelling. In fact, a cat's sense of smell is so strong it can detect another cat up to 100 metres away.
A tortoiseshell cat named Felix, reportedly survived 29 days without food or water after escaping from his travelling cage and getting stuck in the hold of an international aircraft!
The first cat show was in 1871 at the Crystal Palace in London
In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death
Cats lack a true collarbone. Because of this, cats can generally squeeze their bodies through any space they can get their heads through. You may have seen a cat testing the size of an opening by careful measurement with the head
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day
A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye. White cats with orange eyes do not have this disability
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