They are not mentioned in the Bible, they have 32 muscles in each ear and are the only species of their family to stick their tails straight up in the air. What other interesting trivia can you dig up on the domestic cat?

peasypod

Cats have a third eyelid, called a haw which is rarely visible. Cats have 100 different vocal sounds whereas dogs only have 10. A cat cannot move its jaw sideways. The Russian Blue cat often has an extra toe. Cats cannot taste anything sweet. Apr 15 04, 12:52 AM

HarrietJPotter

If a cat has blue eyes and doesn't belong to a breed in which this is commonplace, it is likely to be deaf. Apr 15 04, 1:06 AM

griffinj

Sir Isaac Newton is credited with the invention of the cat flap. The average life expectancy of a cat has nearly doubled over the last fifty years. The first official cat show in the UK was held at the Crystal Palace in 1871. Apr 15 04, 1:10 AM

Senior Moments

Domestic cats hate lemons or other citrus scents. Lots of interesting facts can be found on: http://www.wtv-zone.com/BigCats/cat/facts.html One of those mentioned in that site is that Hebrew folklore believes that cats came about because Noah was afraid that rats might eat all the food on the ark. He prayed to God for help. God responded by making the lion sneeze a giant sneeze -- and out came a little cat! Apr 15 04, 1:47 AM

EbonyUK

Try these websites as well: http://www.catsinfo.com/catfacts.html http://www.moggies.co.uk/catfact1.html http://www.moggies.co.uk/felinefun1.html There's more than enough trivia to keep you going for a while. Apr 15 04, 5:50 AM

gmackematix

A standard form of feline CPR involves suspending a cat by its tail and swinging it slowly from side to side (for qualified vets only). There is a feline form of BSE called FSE. I have also read that a cat that falls from the 20th floor of a building is more likely to survive than one which falls from the seventh as cats take about eight floors to fully prepare themselves for landing. Apr 15 04, 8:56 PM

Catlover7

Their whiskers are the of the same length as the width of their body! http://www.ofcats.com/2007/05/interesting-facts.html Aug 19 08, 10:25 AM

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