-Cats and humans have identical regions in their brain for emotion.
-A cat's brain is more similar to a human's then a dog's. -The cat's clavicle, or collarbone, does not connect with other bones but is buried in the muscles of the shoulder region.This lack of a functioning collarbone allows them to fit through any opening the size of their head. -Recent studies show that cats can see green and blue. Though there is a disagreement about the color red. -Blue eyed, all white cats are often death. -A cat can't see right under its nose. :33 -Almost 10% of a cat's bones are in its tail. -The domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. -When a cat is frightened its hair stands up fairly evenly all over their body, when a cat is threatened or ready to attack its hair stands up on a narrow line along its spine and tail. -Cats dislike citrus scent. -A cat has 4 rows of 24 whiskers. The top two rows can move independently of the bottom two. -Cats lap liquid from the underside of their tongue, not the top. -Cats purr at the same frequency as an idling diesel engine, about 26 cycles per second. -Domestic cats purr both when exhaling and inhaling. -Cats walk on their toes. Their front feet have 5 toes, but their back feet have only 4 toes. -A domestic cat can run at about 31 mph, whereas a human's average speed is 23.4 mph. -Cats take 20-40 breaths per minute. -Cat's urine glows under a black light. -Cat's lose almost as much fluid in saliva while grooming themselves as they do through urination. -A cat has 2 pair of vocal chords and can make over 100 sounds. |
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