Did you know…
Cats have more toes in front than in back..
Most cats have five
toes on their front paws and four toes on their back paws. The exception to this rule are polydactyl
cats. Polydactyl cats can have
as many as seven toes on their front or hind paws.
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A domestic cat’s sense of
hearing is better than a dogs hearing.
Their low end is the same as humans, but they can hear even higher
pitches than dogs. Cats are deaf at birth and their hearing develops at around
two weeks of age.
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Cats, like dogs, only
sweat through their paws. To help
regulate their body temperatures on hot days, cats
groom themselves. Licking is a mechanism
for cooling. As saliva evaporates off
the fur it lowers the body temperature.
Photo from www.maine-coon-cat-nation.com
Your cat’s nose is one of a kind.
Like human
fingerprints, each cat’s
nose is unique to that cat.
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Those hooks are
called Papillae. They are what gives the
cats
tongues the rough texture when they lick you.
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Cats can squeeze
through any opening that is not smaller than their heads. Their bone structure is narrow at the
shoulders and they can easily rotate their bodies through tight spaces.
Photo from www.karennutton.co.uk
They use their whiskers to
determine if they can fit into a space.
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Fossil records have shown that
cats have been around for thousands of years, without much change in their
shape or behavior.
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Domesticated cats are
the only feline species that walks with it tail held vertically. Wild cats walk with their tails horizontally
or tucked between their legs.
Photo from blog.luciolepress.com
Photo from pictures-of-cats.org
Be Well & Be Happy,
Pet~Pourri
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