Random Cat Facts

Some random, frequently updated cat facts: Cats can drink sea water in order to survive. 80% of orange cats are male When well treated, a cat can live twenty or more years but the average life span of a domestic cat is 14 years. Cats, especially older cats, do get cancer. Many times this disease can be treated successfully. The Maine Coone is the only native American long haired breed. Cats have individual preferences for scratching surfaces and angles. Some are horizontal scratchers while others exercise their claws vertically. A cat has more bones than a human; humans have 206, and the cat - 230. Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day. When cats are asleep, they are still alert to incoming stimuli. If you poke the tail of a sleeping cat, it will respond accordingly. Cats have contributed to the extinction of 33 different species. A cat's whiskers are thought to be a kind of radar, which helps a cat gauge the space it intends to walk through. white, spaghetti, lick, blep, cute