Marilyn Thipthorpe
For all us animal lovers out there, a cat is one of those furry balls of cuteness that you just can’t resist. Probably the influence of puss in boots and his adorably round buttery eyes. No one can resist a little kitten rubbing up against you only looking for a soft stroke and a bowl of milk. Here are 10 little nuggets you might not have known about you furry little friends.
1. Some cats have survived falls from over 32 stories onto concrete, due largely to their “righting reflex.”
2. Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear while humans have only 6.
3. A cat has been the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska for 15 years.
4. Cats can’t taste sweetness.
5. The longest cat ever measured 48.5 inches (1.23 m) when fully stretched out.
6. Researchers have found that owning a cat can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes by more than a third.
7. Adult cats only meow to communicate with humans. 8. In Korea and Japan, there is a Cat Cafe where you can go to drink coffee and hang out with cats for hours.
9. Ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows to mourn the death of their cats. Now there’s animal parenting for you!
10. Cats can dream. They produce the same brain wave patterns that we do when we dream.