30 Amazing Facts About Cats : Trivia About your Feline Friend

Cats are endlessly attractive, and we have the facts to prove it! Check out 30 facts about cats and read on to learn more about cats.

Cats are the most popular pets. They require care of the owners all over the time, but a special day is dedicated to them. Celebrated on August 8, the International Cat Day is a time to remember that just how much adorable species help to improve the planet. The International Cat Day was launched by the International Animal Welfare Fund to honor cats and protect them from abuse. Since 2020, custody of International Cat Day has been entrusted to International Cat Care, a British non-profit group that has been working for the welfare of the cats since 1958.

Cats have loved human company for centuries. They were first domesticated & used as companions by hunter-gatherers. Having cats as pets has positive effects on human health, even helping with cognitive functions. After a busy day, going back to your cat and watching her amusing antics helps to calm her nerves.

You may love your cat, but you may not be fully aware about your cat – and its species in general. For example, did you know that cats have an extra organ that allows them to savor smells? Or that they developed meowing as a way to communicate, especially with humans?

Clearly, there’s more to your little cattish friend than meets the eye.

1 to 10 facts about cats

1. When cats climb a tree, they can’t get down from its head at first. This is because their paws are facing the same way, instead of going down the back.
2. Cats have 230 bones, while humans only have 206.
3. A group of cats is known as “clowder”.
4. Cats are actually more popular in the United States than dogs are. There are around 88 million pet cats in the US.

5. Cats are considered the only mammals who don’t taste sweetness.

6. The oldest cat video dates back to 1894 and is called ‘Boxing Cats’
7. It was illegal to kill cats in Ancient Egypt.
8. Cats spend nearly 1/3rd of their lives cleaning themselves.
9. They also spend nearly 1/3rd of their lives sleeping.

10. Cats have 18 toes (five toes on each front paw; four toes on each back paw).

Another, 11 to 20 facts about cats

11. A Cat’s spine is so flexible because it’s made up of 53 loosely fitting vertebrae. Humans only have 34.
12. A Cat’s jaw can’t move sideways.
13. Cats can jump up to six times their length.
14. Some cats can swim.

15. Cats walk like camels and giraffes: first they move their both right feet, then they move their both left feet. No other animal walks like this way.

16. Male cats are more likely to have a left paw, while females are more likely to have a right paw.
17. According to The Huffington Post, cats usually sleep 12 to 16 hours a day.
18. Cats live longer when they are indoors.
19. Female cats have the ability to get pregnant from the age of 4 months!

20. A cat with a question mark tail asks: “Do you want to play?

Another, 21 to 30 facts about cats

21. If your cat approaches you with a straight, almost wagging tail, it means that he is extremely happy to see you.
22. Cats perceive it as a threat when you make direct eye contact with them.
23. Meowing is a behavior that cats have developed just to communicate with people.
24. A cat’s learning way is about the same as a 2-3 year old child.

25. Cats can drink seawater to survive.

26. Every cat’s nose print is unique, just like human fingerprints.
27. Cats groom other cats – and sometimes people – in a ritual known as allogrooming.
28. when cats are bored, they often attack your ankles.
29. Some cats like the smell of chlorine.

30. Many cats like to lick freshly washed hair of their owner.