CATS
Mammals - Vertebrate - Carnivore
Mammals - Vertebrate - Carnivore
|
|
Cats are a group of carnivores that include:
Cheetahs - Caracals . Domestic Cats - Lions - Tigers - Ocelots - Jaguars
Leopards - Lynx
Cheetahs - Caracals . Domestic Cats - Lions - Tigers - Ocelots - Jaguars
Leopards - Lynx
|
Male: Tom
|
Female: Queen, Molly
|
Young: Kitten
|
CATS ... Gatophobia is the fear of cats.
- The first cat into space (Felicette) survived the trip.
- Napoleon, Mussolini were scared of cats.
- Isaac Newton is accredited with inventing he cat flap/door.
Largest Wildcat
- The largest wildcat is the Siberian Tiger.
- The smallest wildcat is the Black-footed cat.
Eyes
- There are three types of cat's eyes - almond, round and slanted.
- Blue-eyed, white cats are often deaf.
- Have peripheral vision of 285 degrees.
- Have inferior daytime sight, but during the night they need seven times less light than humans to be able to see.
- Have 32 muscles in each ear.
- Can move their ears 180 degrees.
- Can move their ears separately.
- Has hearing that is better than a dog's.
- A cat's nose is ridged with a unique pattern, just like a human fingerprint.
- Dislike citrus scents.
- Have scent glands along their tails, forehead, lips, chin and the underside of their front paws.
- Rubs against people to mark its territory.
- Can make for than 100 different sounds.
- Are the only animals that can purr.
- Cats enjoy listening to classical music, but are much less interested in pop music.
- Usually have 12 whiskers on each side of its face.
- Use their whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
Fun Facts
- Black cats are bad luck in the United States, but are good luck in the United Kingdom and Australia.
- The Egyptian word for cat is 'mau'.
- The largest litter of kittens recorded is 19 kittens.
- Owning a cat is good for one's health - reducing the risk of a heart attack and a stroke.
- Cannot taste sugar as they don't have sweet taste-buds.
- Spend most of every day sleeping (about 16 hours out of 24 hours).
- Uses its tail to maintain balance.
- Female cats tend to be right-pawed and male cats tend to be left-pawed.
- Can climb head first down a tree.
- Can jump up to 5-7 times its own height.
- Dislike water because their coat doesn't insulate well.
- Can outrun a human being.
- Is known to be faster than Usain Bolt.
- A domestic cat has a stronger bite than a Komodo dragon.
- Cat originally meant 'dog'. The word comes from the Latin catulus - a small dog or puppy.
- Cannot move their jaws sideways.
- Urine glows under a backlight.
- 5% are allergic to humans.
- A cat's brain can store 1,000 times more data than an iPad.
- Some cats are allergic to humans.
- Tomcat urine smells of cheddar cheese.
- Most adult cats are lactose intolerant.
- Meow in order to get the attention of humans, not to communicate with each other.
- Lynx have large feet to enable them to run on deep snow.
CANADIAN LYNX
JAGUAR
|
BLACK PANTHER
SIBERIAN TIGER
(The largest cat)
BLACK-FOOTED CAT
(The smallest cat)
|
CARACAL
OCELOT
TIGER
|