- A group of cats is called a clowder or also a clutter. (I really like the second one.)
- In tigers and tabbies, the middle of the tongue is covered in backward-pointing spines, used for breaking off and gripping meat. (I suppose this means tabbies are part tiger?)
- Cats can literally taste-sense the air...
- ...but they can't taste anything sweet.
- The frequency of a domestic cat's purr is the same at which muscles and bones repair themselves. (Is this for real?)
- Adult cats only meow to communicate with humans. They can even change their meowing to manipulate humans (sounding for example like a baby when they're hungry or scared).
- Cats are often lactose intolerant.
- Bezoar = scientific term for cat hairball. (I'm sure Harry Potter fans knew this already.)
- A cat's brain is more similar to that of a human than a dog's.
- Female cats are typically right-pawed while males are left-pawed.
- A cat has five toes on his front paws, and only four on his back paws, unless he's a polydactyl (in which case he'd have five toes on his back paws too).
- When cats leave their poop uncovered it's a sign of aggression (aka they don't fear you and contest your territory).
- Cats use their whiskers to test whether they will fit in a certain space. (Like a tiny, weeny box.)
- Cats' noses are ridged uniquely, like humans' fingerprints.
- If a cat rubs on you, it's cause he's marking you as his territory...
- ...while they lick themselves to get your scent off. (Hey, you're their slave, hooman!)
Pretty interesting, eh?
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