It has been about 4,000 years since the first cats were domesticated by the Ancient Egyptians and believe it or not, Tuesday 8th August is International Cat Day – an annual celebration of our moggy companions!
To celebrate we would like to put a collection of photos of the cats from our local area together in a post that will be published on Tuesday. So please email us at parwich@hotmail.co.uk with pictures of your cats, along with their names before 6 pm on Monday night.
Love them or hate them, click on continue reading for 20 facts about why our feline friends are incredible creatures…..
1. Cats sleep for two-thirds – almost 70% – of their lives, usually spending between 13 and 16 hours of the day asleep.
2. Cats only sweat through their paws.
3. Cats are unable to taste sweet things.
4. A group of cats is called a clowder.
5. Adult cats ‘miaow’ to communicate with humans rather than each other.
6. Cats use their whiskers as sensors to find out how wide a space is – and whether they can fit through it.
7. A cat’s heart beats two to three times faster than a human’s.
8. A cat’s tongue has rows of hooked scales that act like a comb to groom its fur.
9. There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world.
10. Cats enjoy playing and it is important for improving their motor skills, encouraging social behaviour and providing brain training.
11. Studies show that cats are good for your mental health.
12. A cat has the ability to jump up to six times its length.
13. Cats can detect higher frequencies of sound than dogs or humans.
14. Cats have powerful, tightly controlled muscles and fast reflexes that allow them to move quickly – they skilled at stalking, running, jumping and climbing.
15. Morris the cat’s 2013 bid to become mayor of Xalapa, Mexico fuelled a social media frenzy, with The Facebook page for the Candigato (gato is cat in Spanish) garnering 130,000 ‘likes’.
16. Cats can see at one-sixth the light level required for human.
17. Cats communicate using visual indications, such as scratch marks.
18. The Maine Coon is the largest breed of domesticated cat.
19. Cats have good night vision and can see at one-sixth the light level required for human vision.
20. Domestic cats purr at a frequency of 20 to 30 vibrations per second.
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