Random Cat Facts

Some random, frequently updated cat facts: When well treated, a cat can live twenty or more years but the average life span of a domestic cat is 14 years. Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion. A cats field of vision is about 185 degrees. Cats are the most popular pet in the United States: There are 88 million pet cats and 74 million dogs. Cheetahs communicate by purring and meowing like housecats, they cannot roar like big cats (e.g. lions). In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death. Cat families usually play best in even numbers. Cats and kittens should be aquired in pairs whenever possible. The catnip plant contains an oil called hepetalactone which does for cats what marijuana does to some people. Not all cats react to it those that do appear to enter a trancelike state. A positive reaction takes the form of the cat sniffing the catnip, then licking, biting, chewing it, rub & rolling on it repeatedly, purring, meowing & even leaping in the air. Cats can not taste sweets. Julius Ceasar, Henri II, Charles XI, and Napoleon were all afraid of cats. tabby