- A cat can sprint at about thirty-one miles an hour
- A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why your cat cannot find tidbits on the floor.
- A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for humans.
- A cat’s brain is more similar to a human’s brain than that of a dog.
- A female cat can begin mating when she is between 5 and 9 months of age.
- A fifteen year old cat has probably spent ten years of its life sleeping.
- After being handled, cats lick themselves to smooth their fur and get rid of the “human” smell. Licking is also thought to produce a calming effect.
- Calico cats are nearly always females.
- Cats are the only domestic animals that walk directly on their claws, not their paws. This method of walking is called “digitigrade.” When cats scratch furniture, it isn’t an act of malice. They are actually tearing off the ragged edges of the sheaths of their talons to expose the new sharp ones beneath.
- Cats can see up to 120 feet away. Their peripheral vision is about 285 degrees.
- Cats can have 100 different vocalization sounds in comparison to dogs have about ten.
- Tests conducted at the University of Michigan conclude that while a dog’s memory lasts no more than 5 minutes, a cat’s can last as long as sixteen hours – exceeding that of a monkeys.
- Cats, just like people, are subject to asthma, dust, smoke, and other forms of air pollutions in your cat’s environment can be troublesome sources of irritation.
- It has been established that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.
- Many cats are unable to properly digest cow’s milk. Milk and milk products may give them diarrhea.
- Most cats have no eyelashes.
- Neutering a cat extends its life span by two or three years.
- Some houseplants that are poisonous to cats include: English Ivy, Iris, Mistletoe, Philodendron, and Yew.
- Did you know a cat can be either right-pawed or left-pawed?
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- Dog’s eyes have large pupils and a wide field of vision, making them really good at following moving objects. Dogs also see well in fairly low light.
- Every year, 1.5 billion is spent on pet food. This is 4 times the amount spent on baby food.
- “Seizure Alert” dogs can alert their owners up to an hour before the onset of an epileptic seizure.
- The common belief that dogs are color blind is false. Dogs can see color, but it is not as vivid a color scheme as we see. They distinguish between blue, yellow, and grey, but probably do not see red and green.
- The expression “three dog night” originated with the Eskimos and means a very cold night – so cold you had to bed down with three dogs to keep warm.
- The last member of the famous Bonaparte family, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, died in 1945 of injuries sustained from tripping over his dog’s leash.
- At the end of World War I, the German government trained the first guide dogs to assist blind war veterans.
- Scientists have discovered that dogs can smell the presence of autism in children.
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