Cat Purring.
The mother's purr acts as a homing device, announcing to her babies that
nursing time has arrived. Kittens begin to purr in return at about one
week of age — perhaps as a gesture of gratitude, or maybe as a request
for milk — and continue to purr for the rest of their lives.
Does cat food smell that good?
After cats eat, they always immediately bathe themselves. This is
because their instinct tells them to get the food scent off of them so
that predators will not smell the food and come after them.
Happy pussy
When cats are happy or pleased, they sqeeze their eyes shut.
If I could talk to the animals...
How a cat 'speaks' is quiet remarkable. They don't speak phrases to
express affection, outrage, hunger, loneliness, boredom, confusion,
happiness and fear in their natural frequency range, which would be
inaudible to humans, but at a much lower frequency that humans can hear.
Some researchers believe they may have learned we can't hear them in
their natural range and have adapted so they can relate to us on our
terms.
We are not worthy.
The ancient Egyptians worshipped cats as Gods. Any cat owner can tell
you that cats have never gotten over it!
Looks like Jerry's safe a while longer.
The reason for the lack of mouse-flavored cat food is due to the fact
that the test subjects (cats, naturally!) turned up their noses at the
formula!
The balancing Act
The cat uses it's tail like a tight-rope walker uses a long pole - as a
counterweight to aid balance. Even though the tail is useful for this,
it is also used for communication purposes. Cats born without tails do
manage, though. There are other methods of balancing
Cat Facts
Did you know that cats can listen for prey by rotating their ears
independently? Or that their whiskers can detect movements 2,000 times
smaller than the width of a human hair? Or that house cats, unlike other
domesticated animals, have changed very little over the past 4,000
years?
Wrongfully Accused
The infamous Black Plague in Europe was due in part to the fact that
people believed those with cats were witches. So all the cats were
rounded up, caged and burned, leaving the rats (with their disease
causing parasites) to run free and multiply. Those harbouring cats were
often those who survived.
Batteries not included.
Cats see so well in the dark because their eyes actually REFLECT light.
Light goes in their eyes, and is reflected back out; their eyes actually
work as built-in flashlights. |
