Every year, nearly four million 고양이 are eaten in Asia.h
On average, 고양이 spend 2/3 of every 일 sleeping. That means a nine-year-old cat has been awake for only three years of its life.i
Unlike dogs, 고양이 do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor.d
When a cat chases its prey, it keeps its head level. 개 and humans bob their heads up and down.i
The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”f
A group of 고양이 is called a “clowder.”g
Female 고양이 tend to be right pawed, while male 고양이 are 더 많이 often left pawed. Interestingly, while 90% of humans are right handed, the remaining 10% of lefties also tend to be male.l
A cat cannot climb head first down a 나무, 트리 because its claws are curved the wrong way A cat can’t climb head first down a 나무, 트리 because every claw on a cat’s paw points the same way. To get down from a tree, a cat must back down.i
고양이 make about 100 different sounds. 개 make only about 10.i
A cat’s brain is biologically 더 많이 similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and 고양이 have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.i
There are 더 많이 than 500 million domestic 고양이 in the world, with approximately 40 recognized breeds.k
Approximately 24 cat 스킨스 can make a coat.e
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 고양이 의해 4,000 years 또는 more.g
During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, Pope Innocent VIII condemned 고양이 as evil and thousands of 고양이 were burned. Unfortunately, the widespread killing of 고양이 led to an explosion of the 쥐 population, which exacerbated the effects of the Black Death.g
During the Middle Ages, 고양이 were associated with withcraft, and on St. John’s Day, people all over 유럽 would stuff them into sacks and toss the 고양이 into bonfires. On holy days, people celebrated 의해 tossing 고양이 from church towers.g
고양이 are the most 인기 pet in North American 고양이 are North America’s most 인기 pets: there are 73 million 고양이 compared to 63 million dogs. Over 30% of households in North America own a cat.g
The first cat in 우주 was a French cat named Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”) In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space. Electrodes implanted in her brains sent neurological signals back to Earth. She survived the trip.g
The group of words associated with cat (catt, cath, chat, katze) stem from the Latin catus, meaning domestic cat, as opposed to feles, 또는 wild cat.b
The term “puss” is the root of the principal word for “cat” in the Romanian term pisica and the root of secondary words in Lithuanian (puz) and Low German puus. Some scholars suggest that “puss” could be imitative of the hissing sound used to get a cat’s attention. As a slang word for the female pudenda, it could be associated with the connotation of a cat being soft, warm, and fuzzy.j
Approximately 40,000 people are bitten 의해 고양이 in the U.S. annually.g
According to Hebrew legend, Noah prayed to God for help protecting all the 음식 he stored on the ark from being eaten 의해 rats. In reply, God made the lion sneeze, and out popped a cat.i
A cat’s hearing is better than a dog’s. And a cat can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than a human.a
A cat can travel at a 상단, 맨 위로 speed of approximately 31 mph (49 km) over a short distance.a
A cat can jump up to five times its own height in a single bound.a
Some 고양이 have survived falls of over 65 feet (20 meters), due largely to their “righting reflex.” The eyes and balance organs in the inner ear tell it where it is in 우주 so the cat can land on its feet. Even 고양이 without a tail have this ability.d
A cat rubs against people to mark them as their territory A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat’s scent.a
Researchers are unsure exactly how a cat purrs. Most veterinarians believe that a cat purrs 의해 vibrating vocal folds deep in the throat. To do this, a muscle in the larynx opens and closes the air passage about 25 times per second.i
When a family cat died in ancient Egypt, family members would mourn 의해 shaving off their eyebrows. They also held elaborate funerals during which they drank wine and beat their breasts. The cat was embalmed with a sculpted wooden mask and the tiny mummy was placed in the family tomb 또는 in a pet cemetery with tiny mummies of mice.d
In 1888, 더 많이 than 300,000 mummified 고양이 were found an Egyptian cemetery. They were stripped of their wrappings and carted off to be used 의해 farmers in England and the U.S. for fertilizer.i
Most 고양이 give birth to a litter of between one and nine kittens. The largest known litter ever produced was 19 kittens, of which 15 survived.c
Smuggling a cat out of ancient Egypt was punishable 의해 death. Phoenician traders eventually succeeded in smuggling felines, which they sold to rich people in Athens and other important cities.g
The earliest ancestor of the modern cat lived about 30 million years ago. Scientists called it the Proailurus, which means “first cat” in Greek. The group of 동물 that pet 고양이 belong to emerged around 12 million years ago.d
The biggest wildcat today is the Siberian Tiger. It can be 더 많이 than 12 feet (3.6 m) long (about the size of a small car) and weigh up to 700 pounds (317 kg).a
The smallest wildcat today is the Black-footed cat. The females are less than 20 inches (50 cm) long and can weigh as little as 2.5 lbs (1.2 kg).a
Many Egyptians worshipped the goddess Bast, who had a woman’s body and a cat’s head.i
Mohammed loved 고양이 and reportedly his 가장 좋아하는 cat, Muezza, was a tabby. Legend says that tabby 고양이 have an “M” for Mohammed on 상단, 맨 위로 of their heads because Mohammad would often rest his hand on the cat’s head.i
While many parts of 유럽 and North America consider the black cat a sign of bad luck, in Britain and Australia, black 고양이 are considered lucky.g
The most 인기 pedigreed cat is the Persian cat, followed 의해 the Main Coon cat and the Siamese cat.a
The smallest pedigreed cat is a Singapura, which can weigh just 4 lbs (1.8 kg), 또는 about five large cans of cat food. The largest pedigreed 고양이 are Maine Coon cats, which can weigh 25 lbs (11.3 kg), 또는 nearly twice as much as an average cat weighs.i
Some Siamese 고양이 are cross-eyed to compensate for abnormal optic wiring Some Siamese 고양이 appear cross-eyed because the nerves from the left side of the brain go to mostly the right eye and the nerves from the right side of the brain go mostly to the left eye. This causes some double vision, which the cat tries to correct 의해 “crossing” its eyes.i
Researchers believe the word “tabby” comes from Attabiyah, a neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Tabbies got their name because their striped coats resembled the famous wavy patterns in the silk produced in this city.i
고양이 hate the water because their 모피 does not insulate well when it’s wet. The Turkish Van, however, is one cat that likes swimming. Bred in central Asia, its 코트 has a unique texture that makes it water resistant.i
The Egyptian Mau is probably the oldest breed of cat. In fact, the breed is so ancient that its name is the Egyptian word for “cat.”d
The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.i
A cat usually has about 12 whiskers on each side of its face.f
A cat’s eyesight is both better and worse than humans. It is better because 고양이 can see in much dimmer light and they have a wider peripheral view. It’s worse because they don’t see color as well as humans do. Scientists believe 잔디 appears red to cats.d
Spanish-Jewish folklore recounts that Adam’s first wife, Lilith, became a black vampire cat, sucking the blood from sleeping babies. This may be the root of the superstition that a cat will smother a sleeping baby 또는 suck out the child’s breath.f
Perhaps the most famous comic cat is the Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. With the ability to disappear, this mysterious character embodies the magic and sorcery historically associated with cats.f
In the original Italian version of Cinderella, the benevolent fairy godmother figure was a cat.f
Two Siamese 고양이 discovered microphones hidden 의해 Russian spies in Holland’s embassy in Moscow In Holland’s embassy in Moscow, Russia, the staff noticed that the two Siamese 고양이 kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. Their owners finally investigated, thinking they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden 의해 Russian spies. The 고양이 heard the microphones when they turned on.i
The little tufts of hair in a cat’s ear that help keep out dirt direct sounds into the ear, and insulate the ears are called “ear furnishings.”d
The ability of a cat to find its way 집 is called “psi-traveling.” Experts think 고양이 either use the angle of the sunlight to find their way 또는 that 고양이 have magnetized cells in their brains that act as compasses.i
Isaac Newton invented the cat flap. Newton was experimenting in a pitch-black room. Spithead, one of his cats, kept opening the door and wrecking his experiment. The cat flap kept both Newton and Spithead happy.i
The world’s rarest coffee, Kopi Luwak, comes from Indonesia where a wildcat known as the luwak lives. The cat eats coffee berries and the coffee beans inside pass through the stomach. The beans are harvested from the cat's dung heaps and then cleaned and roasted. Kopi Luwak sells for about $500 for a 450 g (1 lb) bag.i
A cat’s jaw can’t 옮기기 sideways, so a cat can’t chew large chunks of food.g
A cat almost never meows at another cat, mostly just humans. 고양이 typically will spit, purr, and hiss at other cats.g
A cat’s back is extremely flexible because it has up to 53 loosely fitting vertebrae. Humans only have 34.d
Many cat owners think their 고양이 can read their minds Approximately 1/3 of cat owners think their pets are able to read their minds.f
All 고양이 have claws, and all except the cheetah sheath them when at rest.f
Two members of the cat family are distinct from all others: the clouded leopard and the cheetah. The clouded leopard does not roar like other big cats, nor does it groom 또는 rest like small cats. The cheetah is unique because it is a running cat; all others are leaping cats. They are leaping 고양이 because they slowly stalk their prey and then leap on it.a
A cat lover is called an Ailurophilia (Greek: cat+lover).g
In Japan, 고양이 are thought to have the power to turn into super spirits when they die. This may be because according to the Buddhist religion, the body of the cat is the temporary resting place of very spiritual people.i
Most 고양이 had short hair until about 100 years ago, when it became fashionable to own 고양이 and experiment with breeding.i
고양이 have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (humans have only 6). A cat can independently rotate its ears 180 degrees.i
During the nearly 18 hours a 일 that 고양이 sleep, an important growth hormone is released One reason that 고양이 sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.g
고양이 have about 130,000 hairs per square inch (20,155 hairs per square centimeter).i
The heaviest cat on record is Himmy, a Tabby from Queensland, Australia. He weighed nearly 47 pounds (21 kg). He died at the age of 10.c
The oldest cat on record was Crème Puff from Austin, Texas, who lived from 1967 to August 6, 2005, three days after her 38th birthday. A cat typically can live up to 20 years, which is equivalent to about 96 human years.c
The lightest cat on record is a blue point Himalayan called Tinker Toy, who weighed 1 pound, 6 ounces (616 g). Tinker Toy was 2.75 inches (7 cm) tall and 7.5 inches (19 cm) long.c
The tiniest cat on record is Mr. Pebbles, a 2-year-old cat that weighed 3 lbs (1.3 k) and was 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) high.c
A commemorative tower was built in Scotland for a cat named Towser, who caught nearly 30,000 mice in her lifetime.i
In the 1750s, Europeans introduced 고양이 into the Americas to control pests.f
The first cat show was organized in 1871 in London. Cat shows later became a worldwide craze.f
The first cartoon cat was Felix the Cat in 1919. In 1940, Tom and Jerry starred in the first theatrical cartoon “Puss Gets the Boot.” In 1981 Andrew Lloyd Weber created the musical Cats, based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.f
The normal body temperature of a cat is between 100.5 ° and 102.5 °F. A cat is sick if its temperature goes below 100 ° 또는 above 103 °F.d
A cat has 230 본즈 in its body. A human has 206. A cat has no collarbone, so it can fit through any opening the size of its head.d
A cat’s nose pad is ridged with a unique pattern, just like the fingerprint of a human.d
If they have ample water, 고양이 can tolerate temperatures up to 133 °F.g
Foods that should not be given to 고양이 include onions, garlic, green tomatoes, raw potatoes, chocolate, grapes, and raisins. Though 우유 is not toxic, it can cause an upset stomach and gas. Tylenol and aspirin are extremely toxic to cats, as are many common houseplants. Feeding 고양이 dog 음식 또는 canned tuna that's for human consumption can cause malnutrition.g
A 2007 Gallup 투표 revealed that both men and women were equally likely to own a cat.g
A cat’s 심장 beats nearly twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute.i
Cat’s sweat only through their paws 고양이 don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws.g
In just seven years, a single pair of 고양이 and their offspring could produce a staggering total of 420,000 kittens.i
Relative to its body size, the clouded leopard has the biggest canines of all animals' canines. Its dagger-like teeth can be as long as 1.8 inches (4.5 cm).a
고양이 spend nearly 1/3 of their waking hours cleaning themselves.d
Grown 고양이 have 30 teeth. 고양이 have about 26 temporary teeth, which they lose when they are about 6 months old.d
A cat called Dusty has the known record for the most kittens. She had 더 많이 than 420 고양이 in her lifetime.i
The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll. Male Ragdolls weigh between 12 and 20 lbs (5.4-9.0 k). Females weigh between 10 and 15 lbs (4.5-6.8 k).c
고양이 are extremely sensitive to vibrations. 고양이 are said to detect earthquake tremors 10 또는 15 분 before humans can.d
In contrast to dogs, 고양이 have not undergone major changes during their domestication process.a
A female cat is called a 퀸 또는 a molly.g
In the 1930s, two Russian biologists discovered that color change in Siamese 고양이 depend on their body temperature. Siamese 고양이 carry albino genes that work only when the body temperature is above 98° F. If these 고양이 are left in a very warm room, their points won’t darken and they will stay a creamy white.g
There are up to 60 million feral 고양이 in the United States alone.k
The oldest cat to give birth was Kitty who, at the age of 30, gave birth to two kittens. During her life, she gave birth to 218 kittens.c
The most traveled cat is Hamlet, who escaped from his carrier while on a flight. He hid for seven weeks behind a pane. 의해 the time he was discovered, he had traveled nearly 373,000 miles (600,000 km).c
The most expensive cat was an Asian Leopard cat (ALC)-Domestic Shorthair (DSH) hybrid named Zeus. Zeus, who is 90% ALC and 10% DSH, has an asking price of £100,000 ($154,000).c
The cat who holds the record for the longest non-fatal fall is Andy. He fell from the 16th floor of an apartment building (about 200 ft/.06 km) and survived.c
The richest cat is Blackie who was left £15 million 의해 his owner, Ben Rea.c
The claws on the cat’s back paws aren’t as sharp as the claws on the front paws because the claws in the back don’t retract and, consequently, become worn.
On average, 고양이 spend 2/3 of every 일 sleeping. That means a nine-year-old cat has been awake for only three years of its life.i
Unlike dogs, 고양이 do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor.d
When a cat chases its prey, it keeps its head level. 개 and humans bob their heads up and down.i
The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.”f
A group of 고양이 is called a “clowder.”g
Female 고양이 tend to be right pawed, while male 고양이 are 더 많이 often left pawed. Interestingly, while 90% of humans are right handed, the remaining 10% of lefties also tend to be male.l
A cat cannot climb head first down a 나무, 트리 because its claws are curved the wrong way A cat can’t climb head first down a 나무, 트리 because every claw on a cat’s paw points the same way. To get down from a tree, a cat must back down.i
고양이 make about 100 different sounds. 개 make only about 10.i
A cat’s brain is biologically 더 많이 similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and 고양이 have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.i
There are 더 많이 than 500 million domestic 고양이 in the world, with approximately 40 recognized breeds.k
Approximately 24 cat 스킨스 can make a coat.e
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 고양이 의해 4,000 years 또는 more.g
During the time of the Spanish Inquisition, Pope Innocent VIII condemned 고양이 as evil and thousands of 고양이 were burned. Unfortunately, the widespread killing of 고양이 led to an explosion of the 쥐 population, which exacerbated the effects of the Black Death.g
During the Middle Ages, 고양이 were associated with withcraft, and on St. John’s Day, people all over 유럽 would stuff them into sacks and toss the 고양이 into bonfires. On holy days, people celebrated 의해 tossing 고양이 from church towers.g
고양이 are the most 인기 pet in North American 고양이 are North America’s most 인기 pets: there are 73 million 고양이 compared to 63 million dogs. Over 30% of households in North America own a cat.g
The first cat in 우주 was a French cat named Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”) In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space. Electrodes implanted in her brains sent neurological signals back to Earth. She survived the trip.g
The group of words associated with cat (catt, cath, chat, katze) stem from the Latin catus, meaning domestic cat, as opposed to feles, 또는 wild cat.b
The term “puss” is the root of the principal word for “cat” in the Romanian term pisica and the root of secondary words in Lithuanian (puz) and Low German puus. Some scholars suggest that “puss” could be imitative of the hissing sound used to get a cat’s attention. As a slang word for the female pudenda, it could be associated with the connotation of a cat being soft, warm, and fuzzy.j
Approximately 40,000 people are bitten 의해 고양이 in the U.S. annually.g
According to Hebrew legend, Noah prayed to God for help protecting all the 음식 he stored on the ark from being eaten 의해 rats. In reply, God made the lion sneeze, and out popped a cat.i
A cat’s hearing is better than a dog’s. And a cat can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than a human.a
A cat can travel at a 상단, 맨 위로 speed of approximately 31 mph (49 km) over a short distance.a
A cat can jump up to five times its own height in a single bound.a
Some 고양이 have survived falls of over 65 feet (20 meters), due largely to their “righting reflex.” The eyes and balance organs in the inner ear tell it where it is in 우주 so the cat can land on its feet. Even 고양이 without a tail have this ability.d
A cat rubs against people to mark them as their territory A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat’s scent.a
Researchers are unsure exactly how a cat purrs. Most veterinarians believe that a cat purrs 의해 vibrating vocal folds deep in the throat. To do this, a muscle in the larynx opens and closes the air passage about 25 times per second.i
When a family cat died in ancient Egypt, family members would mourn 의해 shaving off their eyebrows. They also held elaborate funerals during which they drank wine and beat their breasts. The cat was embalmed with a sculpted wooden mask and the tiny mummy was placed in the family tomb 또는 in a pet cemetery with tiny mummies of mice.d
In 1888, 더 많이 than 300,000 mummified 고양이 were found an Egyptian cemetery. They were stripped of their wrappings and carted off to be used 의해 farmers in England and the U.S. for fertilizer.i
Most 고양이 give birth to a litter of between one and nine kittens. The largest known litter ever produced was 19 kittens, of which 15 survived.c
Smuggling a cat out of ancient Egypt was punishable 의해 death. Phoenician traders eventually succeeded in smuggling felines, which they sold to rich people in Athens and other important cities.g
The earliest ancestor of the modern cat lived about 30 million years ago. Scientists called it the Proailurus, which means “first cat” in Greek. The group of 동물 that pet 고양이 belong to emerged around 12 million years ago.d
The biggest wildcat today is the Siberian Tiger. It can be 더 많이 than 12 feet (3.6 m) long (about the size of a small car) and weigh up to 700 pounds (317 kg).a
The smallest wildcat today is the Black-footed cat. The females are less than 20 inches (50 cm) long and can weigh as little as 2.5 lbs (1.2 kg).a
Many Egyptians worshipped the goddess Bast, who had a woman’s body and a cat’s head.i
Mohammed loved 고양이 and reportedly his 가장 좋아하는 cat, Muezza, was a tabby. Legend says that tabby 고양이 have an “M” for Mohammed on 상단, 맨 위로 of their heads because Mohammad would often rest his hand on the cat’s head.i
While many parts of 유럽 and North America consider the black cat a sign of bad luck, in Britain and Australia, black 고양이 are considered lucky.g
The most 인기 pedigreed cat is the Persian cat, followed 의해 the Main Coon cat and the Siamese cat.a
The smallest pedigreed cat is a Singapura, which can weigh just 4 lbs (1.8 kg), 또는 about five large cans of cat food. The largest pedigreed 고양이 are Maine Coon cats, which can weigh 25 lbs (11.3 kg), 또는 nearly twice as much as an average cat weighs.i
Some Siamese 고양이 are cross-eyed to compensate for abnormal optic wiring Some Siamese 고양이 appear cross-eyed because the nerves from the left side of the brain go to mostly the right eye and the nerves from the right side of the brain go mostly to the left eye. This causes some double vision, which the cat tries to correct 의해 “crossing” its eyes.i
Researchers believe the word “tabby” comes from Attabiyah, a neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Tabbies got their name because their striped coats resembled the famous wavy patterns in the silk produced in this city.i
고양이 hate the water because their 모피 does not insulate well when it’s wet. The Turkish Van, however, is one cat that likes swimming. Bred in central Asia, its 코트 has a unique texture that makes it water resistant.i
The Egyptian Mau is probably the oldest breed of cat. In fact, the breed is so ancient that its name is the Egyptian word for “cat.”d
The costliest cat ever is named Little Nicky, who cost his owner $50,000. He is a clone of an older cat.i
A cat usually has about 12 whiskers on each side of its face.f
A cat’s eyesight is both better and worse than humans. It is better because 고양이 can see in much dimmer light and they have a wider peripheral view. It’s worse because they don’t see color as well as humans do. Scientists believe 잔디 appears red to cats.d
Spanish-Jewish folklore recounts that Adam’s first wife, Lilith, became a black vampire cat, sucking the blood from sleeping babies. This may be the root of the superstition that a cat will smother a sleeping baby 또는 suck out the child’s breath.f
Perhaps the most famous comic cat is the Cheshire Cat in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. With the ability to disappear, this mysterious character embodies the magic and sorcery historically associated with cats.f
In the original Italian version of Cinderella, the benevolent fairy godmother figure was a cat.f
Two Siamese 고양이 discovered microphones hidden 의해 Russian spies in Holland’s embassy in Moscow In Holland’s embassy in Moscow, Russia, the staff noticed that the two Siamese 고양이 kept meowing and clawing at the walls of the building. Their owners finally investigated, thinking they would find mice. Instead, they discovered microphones hidden 의해 Russian spies. The 고양이 heard the microphones when they turned on.i
The little tufts of hair in a cat’s ear that help keep out dirt direct sounds into the ear, and insulate the ears are called “ear furnishings.”d
The ability of a cat to find its way 집 is called “psi-traveling.” Experts think 고양이 either use the angle of the sunlight to find their way 또는 that 고양이 have magnetized cells in their brains that act as compasses.i
Isaac Newton invented the cat flap. Newton was experimenting in a pitch-black room. Spithead, one of his cats, kept opening the door and wrecking his experiment. The cat flap kept both Newton and Spithead happy.i
The world’s rarest coffee, Kopi Luwak, comes from Indonesia where a wildcat known as the luwak lives. The cat eats coffee berries and the coffee beans inside pass through the stomach. The beans are harvested from the cat's dung heaps and then cleaned and roasted. Kopi Luwak sells for about $500 for a 450 g (1 lb) bag.i
A cat’s jaw can’t 옮기기 sideways, so a cat can’t chew large chunks of food.g
A cat almost never meows at another cat, mostly just humans. 고양이 typically will spit, purr, and hiss at other cats.g
A cat’s back is extremely flexible because it has up to 53 loosely fitting vertebrae. Humans only have 34.d
Many cat owners think their 고양이 can read their minds Approximately 1/3 of cat owners think their pets are able to read their minds.f
All 고양이 have claws, and all except the cheetah sheath them when at rest.f
Two members of the cat family are distinct from all others: the clouded leopard and the cheetah. The clouded leopard does not roar like other big cats, nor does it groom 또는 rest like small cats. The cheetah is unique because it is a running cat; all others are leaping cats. They are leaping 고양이 because they slowly stalk their prey and then leap on it.a
A cat lover is called an Ailurophilia (Greek: cat+lover).g
In Japan, 고양이 are thought to have the power to turn into super spirits when they die. This may be because according to the Buddhist religion, the body of the cat is the temporary resting place of very spiritual people.i
Most 고양이 had short hair until about 100 years ago, when it became fashionable to own 고양이 and experiment with breeding.i
고양이 have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (humans have only 6). A cat can independently rotate its ears 180 degrees.i
During the nearly 18 hours a 일 that 고양이 sleep, an important growth hormone is released One reason that 고양이 sleep so much is because a growth hormone is released only during sleep.g
고양이 have about 130,000 hairs per square inch (20,155 hairs per square centimeter).i
The heaviest cat on record is Himmy, a Tabby from Queensland, Australia. He weighed nearly 47 pounds (21 kg). He died at the age of 10.c
The oldest cat on record was Crème Puff from Austin, Texas, who lived from 1967 to August 6, 2005, three days after her 38th birthday. A cat typically can live up to 20 years, which is equivalent to about 96 human years.c
The lightest cat on record is a blue point Himalayan called Tinker Toy, who weighed 1 pound, 6 ounces (616 g). Tinker Toy was 2.75 inches (7 cm) tall and 7.5 inches (19 cm) long.c
The tiniest cat on record is Mr. Pebbles, a 2-year-old cat that weighed 3 lbs (1.3 k) and was 6.1 inches (15.5 cm) high.c
A commemorative tower was built in Scotland for a cat named Towser, who caught nearly 30,000 mice in her lifetime.i
In the 1750s, Europeans introduced 고양이 into the Americas to control pests.f
The first cat show was organized in 1871 in London. Cat shows later became a worldwide craze.f
The first cartoon cat was Felix the Cat in 1919. In 1940, Tom and Jerry starred in the first theatrical cartoon “Puss Gets the Boot.” In 1981 Andrew Lloyd Weber created the musical Cats, based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.f
The normal body temperature of a cat is between 100.5 ° and 102.5 °F. A cat is sick if its temperature goes below 100 ° 또는 above 103 °F.d
A cat has 230 본즈 in its body. A human has 206. A cat has no collarbone, so it can fit through any opening the size of its head.d
A cat’s nose pad is ridged with a unique pattern, just like the fingerprint of a human.d
If they have ample water, 고양이 can tolerate temperatures up to 133 °F.g
Foods that should not be given to 고양이 include onions, garlic, green tomatoes, raw potatoes, chocolate, grapes, and raisins. Though 우유 is not toxic, it can cause an upset stomach and gas. Tylenol and aspirin are extremely toxic to cats, as are many common houseplants. Feeding 고양이 dog 음식 또는 canned tuna that's for human consumption can cause malnutrition.g
A 2007 Gallup 투표 revealed that both men and women were equally likely to own a cat.g
A cat’s 심장 beats nearly twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute.i
Cat’s sweat only through their paws 고양이 don’t have sweat glands over their bodies like humans do. Instead, they sweat only through their paws.g
In just seven years, a single pair of 고양이 and their offspring could produce a staggering total of 420,000 kittens.i
Relative to its body size, the clouded leopard has the biggest canines of all animals' canines. Its dagger-like teeth can be as long as 1.8 inches (4.5 cm).a
고양이 spend nearly 1/3 of their waking hours cleaning themselves.d
Grown 고양이 have 30 teeth. 고양이 have about 26 temporary teeth, which they lose when they are about 6 months old.d
A cat called Dusty has the known record for the most kittens. She had 더 많이 than 420 고양이 in her lifetime.i
The largest cat breed is the Ragdoll. Male Ragdolls weigh between 12 and 20 lbs (5.4-9.0 k). Females weigh between 10 and 15 lbs (4.5-6.8 k).c
고양이 are extremely sensitive to vibrations. 고양이 are said to detect earthquake tremors 10 또는 15 분 before humans can.d
In contrast to dogs, 고양이 have not undergone major changes during their domestication process.a
A female cat is called a 퀸 또는 a molly.g
In the 1930s, two Russian biologists discovered that color change in Siamese 고양이 depend on their body temperature. Siamese 고양이 carry albino genes that work only when the body temperature is above 98° F. If these 고양이 are left in a very warm room, their points won’t darken and they will stay a creamy white.g
There are up to 60 million feral 고양이 in the United States alone.k
The oldest cat to give birth was Kitty who, at the age of 30, gave birth to two kittens. During her life, she gave birth to 218 kittens.c
The most traveled cat is Hamlet, who escaped from his carrier while on a flight. He hid for seven weeks behind a pane. 의해 the time he was discovered, he had traveled nearly 373,000 miles (600,000 km).c
The most expensive cat was an Asian Leopard cat (ALC)-Domestic Shorthair (DSH) hybrid named Zeus. Zeus, who is 90% ALC and 10% DSH, has an asking price of £100,000 ($154,000).c
The cat who holds the record for the longest non-fatal fall is Andy. He fell from the 16th floor of an apartment building (about 200 ft/.06 km) and survived.c
The richest cat is Blackie who was left £15 million 의해 his owner, Ben Rea.c
The claws on the cat’s back paws aren’t as sharp as the claws on the front paws because the claws in the back don’t retract and, consequently, become worn.
