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Kitty Facts |
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Every wonder why cats purr?
Well know one knows for sure,but there are many theories.
One thing is for certain they recieve pleasure from it,& so do we.
Cats also purr in a different pitch,conveying difficulty, when in trouble. |
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Scientists say domestic cats make more than 20 distinctive sounds,divided into 3 main groups:Mur murs, meows,& catcalls. |
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Cats hearing is one of the sharpest in the animal kingdom.
They can recognize their own's footsteps from 100's of feet away. |
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Although cats have an incredible sence of hearing,it takes a kitten as long as 2wks to begin to hear well.
Their eyes usually open at about 7-10 days,sometimes in as many as 2 days. |
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Cats pass on traits such as size,color & markings in the same way as humans,though genes & chromosomes.Humans have 23 stored in each cell.Cats have 19 & dogs have 39. |
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Ever noticed how a cat's eyes seem to shine like headlights at night?It is because of a reflective layer called the tapetum lucidium,,which contains tiny crystal-like reflective properties.
When the light strikes this layer it bounces back & looks as though the cat's eyes are glowing. |
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Blue-eyed,white colored cats are often born deaf.That's because the gene that gives them the white coat is connected to deafness. |
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The normal body temperature of a cat is 102 degrees fahrenheit. |
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Nearly 10% of a cat's bones are in the tail.Kittens have 245 bones,but as they grow older some of them fuse & the # becomes smaller. |
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Cats have 30 teeth,kitten have baby teeth that are replaced by permanent fangs at about 7 mos. |
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Cats have an amazing sense of balance & because of that they seldom suffer from motion sickness,unlike that of the dog. |
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The cat is one of nature's most cleanest creatures.
The roughness of a cats tongue is a highly effective grooming tool to that of the cat.They use their rough tongues to clean their fur & paws.
They spend nearly 30% of their life grooming themselves. |
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