For example, the rumor that when a cat lays on your sore spot, then heals you in this way, is true.
And so, let's go !!!
20 facts about cats!
1) On average, cats spend two-thirds of their lives sleeping. It turns out that, for example, a nine-year-old cat was awake - only three years of his life
2) Huge eyes relative to the body developed in cats because of the need to hunt in low light conditions.
However, such an eye size makes it difficult to constantly refocus from close objects to distant objects and vice versa.
Author - Cat Sense - John Bradshaw notes that for this reason, a cat’s vision adjusts to its environment:
street cats are usually farsighted, and most domestic cats are shortsighted.
3) The largest cat these days is a liger. It can grow up to 4 m, and the weight can exceed 300 kg. The largest living liger - Hercules weighs 450 kg
4) In 2007, the theory was put forward that a cat (according to the scientific Felis Silvestris Lybica) was tamed at least 9,000 years ago in the Middle East,
as a reliable means of pest control.
5) The smallest modern wild cat is a black-footed cat. Females are less than 50 cm in length and can weigh only 1.2 kg
6) It was believed that the first tamed cats appeared in Egypt, but the find of 1936 refuted this fact.
In Cyprus, on the 9500-year-old tomb, mummy kitten was found: he sacrificed to be buried along with the owner.
This is ahead of a mention of the cat in Egyptian art more than 4000 years
7) The British and Australians consider meeting with a black cat a great success, while in Europe and North America, on the contrary, this is considered a bad sign
8) Cats and sailors have been friends for a very long time: for many centuries cats were taken to the sea to fight rats and as a talisman that brings good luck.
9) The most popular breed in the world - the Persian cat, then there are Mainkuns and Siamese
10) The richest cat in the world, perhaps the famous Japanese character Hello Kitty, who earned more than $ 1 billion in 2012:
sources of income were sales of goods with brand symbols and royalties.
12) In an Egyptian grave about 4400 years old, a drawing of a cat in a collar was found. This is the oldest known image of a domesticated cat.
13) At the Dutch Embassy in Moscow, employees noticed that two Siamese cats often came to the building and for some reason began to scratch the walls.
It turned out that the microphones of Russian spies were hidden in the walls
14) In January 2014, scientists as part of the 99 Lives Cat Whole Genome Sequencing Initiative project began collecting DNA samples from cats around the world,
and plan to expose the feline genome to full decryption. The genetic database will ultimately be made publicly available.
It is assumed that it will be used to study both feline and some human ailments, including diabetes,
which affects cats in a similar way
15) Many cats are able to find their way home, regardless of the distance. This ability is called psi travel.
According to experts, either cats determine their location by the angle of sunlight, or they have magnetized cells in the brain,
which act like a compass
16) The oldest cat listed in the Guinness Book of Records was Creme Puff from Austin, Texas, who lived from 1967 to August 6, 2005.
and died three days after her 38th birthday
17) Cats can be distinguished as people by fingerprints, only in cats it is a nose print
18) Cats do not have sweat glands throughout their bodies, like humans. They sweat only through their paws
19) Cats are very sensitive to vibration. They can feel the shock of an earthquake 10-15 minutes earlier than people
20) According to Jewish legend, Noah prayed to God, asking him to protect the food on the ark from rats.
In response, God made the lion sneeze, and a cat jumped out of it
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