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http://www.petsgroomingtips.com/ The most common reason to keep a pet is for companionship, so this benefit won’t come as a surprise to anyone. People who don’t have a cat in their lives often believe that cats are unsocial, distant pets. If you’ve ever been the recipient of an affectionate head-bunt from a friendly kitty, you know that the “unsocial” myth is indeed a myth. Cats are not the solitary animals that they had been believed to be.
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Fact #1 Cats can drinkseawater.
Fact #2 But they can’t taste sweet things.
Fact #3 Some cats have thumbs.
Fact #4 But that’s exactly what cat with thumbs would want us to think.
Fact #5 The furry tufts on the inside of cats’ ears are called “ear furnishings”.
Fact #6 Cats can hear dolphins. Theoretically.
Fact #7 The ridged pattern on cat’s nose is as unique as a human fingerprint.
Fact #8 But cats can’t see directly below their noses. That’s why they miss food that’s right in front of them.
Fact #9 Isaac Newton invented the cat flap after his own cat, Spithead, kept opening the door and spoiling his light experiments.
Fact #10 Nikola Tesla was inspired to investigate electricity after his cat, Macak, gave him a static shock.
Fact #11 Kittens start to dream when they’re about a week old.
Fact #12 Kittens sleep a lot because their bodies release a growth hormone only when they’re asleep.
Fact #13 Adult cats don’t release any particular key hormones during sleep. They just snooze all day because they can.
Fact #14 In fact, cats sleep so much that, by the time a cat is 9 years old, it will only have been awake for three years of its life.
Fact #15 By neutering a cat, you add about two to three years to its life.
Fact #16 Most female cats are right-pawed & most male cats favour their left paws.
Fact #17 A female cat is called a “molly” or a “queen”.
Fact #18 Male cats are called “toms”.
Fact #19 Cats sweat through the pads of their paws.
Fact #20 Cats have a third eyelid called a “haw”. It’s generally only visible when they’re unwell.
