Fun Cat Facts

• Your cat’s front paws have five toes, while the back paws only have four.
• Had your cat been born in ancient Egypt, the Egyptians may have used your kitty to protect crops from rats and other varmints.
• Your cat can not taste things that are sweet.  Their taste buds cannot detect sugar.
• Isaac Newton invented the cat flap door (like a doggy door).
• Your cat can see in the dark.  Cats can see at one-sixth the light level required for human vision.
• President Lincoln kept four cats in the White House
• Your cat purrs at the same frequency as an idling diesel engine.  This is around 26 purrs per second!
• Your cat’s ears can hear ultrasonic sounds.  Rodents use these sounds to communicate.  Your cat can hear them but dogs and humans cannot.  Hence, making them excellent hunters!
• Your cat uses whiskers to gauge whether or not they can fit through an opening.  Furthermore, you cat’s collarbone does not connect to any other bones but instead sits buried in muscle, making it easier for your cat to squeeze through tight spots.
• Your cat can run at 30 miles and hour!