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    • House plants that are toxic to cats
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    • Wow- 10 more facts about cats
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    • Can cats and other animals sense and predict earthquakes and other extreme weather events?
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    • Very Clever Cats
    • Test your cat
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    • Cat Behaviour – understanding your cat
    • Brain training for older cats
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    • Which cat breed to choose – cat personalities
    • Cat Breeds from around the world – Asia
    • Cat breeds from around the world – Europe and Russia
    • Cat breeds from around the world – Great Britain
    • Cat breeds around the world – the Middle East and Africa
    • Cat breeds from around the world – North America
    • Abyssinian Cats – all about this beautiful and intelligent breed.
    • Manx cats – a breed with no tail
    • Persian Cats
    • Siberian Cats
    • Turkish Van cat
  • Answers to questions
    • Why do female cats screech after mating and attack the male?
    • Why is my cat aggressive?
    • Do cats have lips?
    • Do cats have arms or legs?
    • Can cats learn a new name?
    • Do white cats make bad mothers?
    • Do cats see in colour?
    • Why does my cat follow me into the bathroom?
    • Dwarfism in cats and dwarf breeds
    • Why are cats called ‘cats’?
    • Do cats have a sixth sense?
    • Cat terminology – what does this mean?
    • Why do cats like boxes, bags, drawers, bowls and small spaces
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More facts about your cat

September 21, 2016 May 18, 2017 Charlie ShortTail

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15 More Amazing Facts about your Cat

Amazing cat facts:

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  1. A cat’s average body temperature is 38.6°c (which is why they always find the warmest place).

2. There are over 100 breeds of cat.

 

Read more….Cat breeds from around the world – Great Britain

 

3. Cats scratch to mark their territory – they have sweat glands between the paw pads and they secrete a scent which is passed on by the scratching action.

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4. Cats can problem solve (knocking something over to get what is inside).

5. Cats have very good memories (but tend to use it for what is important to them). Cats have better long-term memories than dogs.

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6. Cats have homing ability, a built in navigation system similar to birds. Cats are sensitive to the earth’s magnetic field.

 

7. Cats can learn tricks such as sit, eat with paws, roll over, fetch, Hi five; however you will need lots of patience.

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Read more…. Very Clever Cats

Read more…    Test your cat

8. In deep sleep your cat’s brain is as active as when it is awake.

9. Cats have binocular vision- three dimensional sight for hunting.

10. Cats can distinguish between colours.

11. If your cat followed its mother around on hunting trips it is more likely to want to go for walks with you.

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12. White cats with blue eyes are often deaf.

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13. Cats can turn their ears 180°. They can also move their ears independently.

Hearing is your cats strongest sense.

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14. Cats have 32 teeth, 16 on the top and 14 on the bottom.

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15. Cats cannot move their jaws sideways; therefore cats do not chew.

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