I Think They are From Another Planet. 11 Amazing Facts About Cats
1. Cats spend about 2/3 of a day sleeping. So a nine year old cat has been slept for 6 years!
2. The majority of female cats are right pawed, while male cats are left pawed.
3. There are more than 500 million of domestic cats in the world. Australia is a country that has the most quantity of cats.Here are 9 cats to 10 people.
4. According to Hebrew legend, there were a lot of rats and mice on the Noah ark that ate the food. Noah began to pray God to help protecting the food. In reply, God made the lion sneeze, and out appeared a cat.
5. A common cat is able to run at a top speed of 50 km/h over a short distance.
6. A cat can jump up to 5 times its height.
7. The Persian cat is the most popular cat in the world, followed by the Main Coon cat and the Siamese cat.
8. While people in most parts of Europe and North America consider the black cat as a bad sign, Englishmen and Australians believe black cats to be lucky.
9. When a pet cat died, the ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows in a sign of mourn. They also embalmed their cats and placed in the family tomb. To prevent a cat from hunger in the other world, they put mummies of mice together with mummy of a cat.
10. Today the biggest cat is Amur Tiger. It can be 3.5 m long and weigh up to 300 kg.
11. Not all cats are afraid of water. For example, the Turkish Van cat likes swimming. Its coat is water resistant.