10 Weird Facts, About Cats.
In honor of International Cat Day, here are 10 weird things you might not have known about your feline friends.
1, Due to a genetic deficiency, cats don’t have the proper taste buds to detect sweetness.
2, The frequency of a domestic cat’s purr is between 25 and 150 hertz, which is the best frequency for improving bone density and possibly healing fractures.
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, Although cats drinking milk from saucers is common imagery, most cats are actually lactose intolerant.
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, Cats have 300 million neurons in their cerebral cortex, which is twice as many as dogs.
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, An average healthy cat can jump nearly six times its body length, which is about 8 feet in a single bound.
6, With more than 200 million odor sensors, a cat’s sense of smell is 14 times better than a human's.
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, A group of cats is commonly known as a clowder.
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, With the help of 32 muscles, cats are able to rotate their ears 180 degrees.
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, Male cats tend to be left-paw dominate while female cats are more likely to be right-paw dominant.
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, On average, cats sleep between 12-16 hours a day, which adds up to about 70 percent of their lives.
