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 Today,
hundreds of thousands of
people all over the world keep cats as pets. In fact, one out of
four U.S. households has a cat. The
number of cat owners in also increasing in Korea. Cats sure are lovely
animals.
But how much do you know about them?
This week, let’s learn some interesting and amazing facts about cats!
Did you know that a pet cat sleeps for up to 14 hours a day? A normal house cat spends 70 percent of its
time sleeping! Cats seem like quiet animals.
However, they can make over 100 vocal sounds, while dogs can only
make 10. The average pet cat spends about 10,950 hours purring in its lifetime.
Cats have amazing abilities. Most cats can survive even when they fall
from high trees or buildings. That’s why people believe they have
nine lives! Cats also have wonderful eyesight. They can see about
six times better than humans at night.
 Cats use
their whiskers to determine if a space is big
enough to squeeze through.
The whiskers act as antennae, helping them judge the exact width of passages. However, most cats
don’t have eyelashes.
If you have a pet cat, take a close look at its
ears, nose, and jaw. Amazingly, a cat has 32 muscles in each ear and every
cat’s nose pad is different, just
like human fingerprints. Cats’ jaws
cannot move sideways. |
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