Cats are one of our most familiar animals. Many people like cats as pets, but most of them don’t know about fun fact about cats. If you don’t want to leave the house, we regularly see a neighbor’s cat or cats roaming the streets.
Today we will give you some interesting facts about this famous animal, and some of them will surprise you.
1.When the cat is the mayor of the city
The mayor of the city of Talkeetna in the state of Alaska, America, was a cat, not for one day or two, but for 20 years. The cat’s name was Stubbs. Although his mayoralty was symbolic, he had no power.
But he was very popular with local residents and tourists. He was the mayor of the city from 18 July 1997 until his death on 21 July 2017.
2.Nine and a half thousand years ago, cats fed people
In 2004, French archaeologists discovered a 9,500-year-old cat tomb in Cyprus. This is the oldest pet cat record. Earlier, more than 4,000-year-old cat paintings were found in Egypt. It was then thought that the Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats.
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3.Cats spend 70 percent of their lives sleeping
Cats spend a large part of the day sleeping. According to the website Veterinary Hub, cats spend 70 percent of their lives sleeping. That means this animal sleeps 16-17 hours a day.
4.A four-foot-tall cat
As we all know, pet cats don’t grow very fast. But there are also examples of quite tall cats. You will be surprised to hear that till now the longest cat in the world was 48.5 inches long.
The Maine Coon cat was named Stuart Gilligan or Stewie. The cat belonged to Robin Hendrickson and Eric Brandsness, a couple from the United States. The cat died in January 2013.
5.The richest cat
The richest cat in the world is named Nala. There are several cat foods named after him. The property of the cat is 10 million dollars.
This Siamese and Tabby hybrid is owned by American couple Shannon Ellis and Pookie Metachittapan. The cat has 4.4 million followers on Instagram.
6.Cats in space
A cat was lucky enough to go to space. In 1963, a Persian cat named Felicette or Astrocat was lucky enough to go into space. It went into space under the French space program.
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7.When a pet cat dies...
According to the ‘Ancient History Encyclopedia’, Herodotus wrote that if a pet cat died in ancient Egypt, the members of that house would shave their eyebrows. They used to do the work by mourning.
8.A cat lived for 38 years
The longest-living cat in the world was named Cream Puff. The cat was born on August 3, 1967 when he died at the age of 38 years and 3 days ie on August 6, 2005. The owner of the cat was Jack Perry from Austin, Texas, USA.
9.Can run fast
But cats can run quite fast. The top speed will surprise you, about 30 miles per hour.
10.The master of jumping
We all know cats are masters at jumping. But that being said, I certainly wouldn’t expect a cat to jump five to six times its height. But the information is true.
Some more interesting facts
* The cat measures the hole with its whiskers to determine whether to insert its head.
* Every person’s fingerprints are different, and so are cats’ whiskers.
*Cats use their noses to sense taste as they have fewer sensors (473) on their tongues.
* A cat’s melodious purring lowers blood pressure in humans.
* Cats can see in the dark with only one-sixth of the light required for human vision.
* Cat’s eyes are the largest in proportion to the body of all the animals in the world.
* Not all cats have the same ‘meow, meow’ call. It differs from country to country. For example, Denmark’s ‘Meow’, Netherlands ‘Meow’, England’s ‘Meow’, France’s ‘Miao’, Greece’s ‘Nayou’, and Japan’s cat call sounds like ‘Nyan, Nyan’.
Conclusion
Cats are amazing animals with an interesting past and present that continue to win the hearts of millions of people worldwide. There’s always something fresh and fascinating to discover about our feline companions, regardless of whether you’ve been a lifelong cat lover or are just interested in these mysterious creatures.