Friday 30 December 2011

Interesting Cat Facts

  1. Though cats can see up to 120 feet away, they can't see detail very well.
  2. Cats hate the scent of lemon and orange, so if you want your cat to stay away from a piece of furniture, spray it with either of these scents.
  3. Cats are red/green color blind.
  4. Cats sleep around 16 hours per day. This means that a 7 year old cat has only been awake for 2 years of its life.
  5. A cat will spend approximately 10,950 hours of it's life purring.
  6. 7% of cats snore when they sleep.
  7. The oldest cat on record was from England, and lived to be 36 years old.
  8. Cats have 32 muscles in each ear.
  9. If you want a cat to come to you, look away from it. Looking directly at the cat is seen as a threatening gesture.
  10. Cats are very vocal creatures. The more you talk to your cat, the more they'll "talk" back to you.