- Cats are believed to be the only mammals that don't taste sweetness.
- Cats can jump up to 6 times their length.
- Cats are nearsighted, but their peripheral vision and night vison is much better then humans.
- Cats' claws all curve downward, which means that they can't climb down head first. Instead they back down the trunk
- Cats have 230 bones while humans only have 206.
- Cats have nearly twice the amount of neurons in their cerebral cortex as dogs.
- Cats' rough tongues can lick a bone clean of any shred of meat.
- Cats use their long tails to balance themselves when they're jumping or walking along narrow ledges.
- 40% of cats are either left- or right-pawed. Males are more likely to be left-pawed while females are more likely to be right-pawed.
- Cats walk like camels and giraffes: They move both of their right feet then both left feet. No other animals walk like this.
- Each cat's nose print is unique, like a fingerprint.
- Male cats are the most sensitive to catnip, while kittens under 3 months have no response at all.
- Cats dream just like people do.
- For some reason cats real dislike citrus scents.
- When cats hit you with retracted claws, they are playing not attacking.
- Cats have up to 100 different vocalizations. Dogs only have 10.
- Despite popular belief, many cats are actually lactose intolerant.
- Cats live longer when they stay indoors.
- Cats can spend up to a 3rd of their waking hours grooming.
- Cats typically sleep 12 to 16 hours a day.
- Cats are crepuscular, which means that they are most active at dawn and dusk.
- Cats may yawn as a way to end a confrontation with another animal.
- There are about 88 million pet cats in the US, which makes them the most popular pet in the country.
- There are 200 feral cats that prowl the park at Disneyland doing their part to control pests.
- There are about 700 million feral cats in the US.
- The first known cat video was recorded in 1894.
- Studies suggest that domesticated cats first appeared around 3600 BC
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