Fun Facts
We all love our pets and cat-lovers are no exception.
Here are some fun facts about cats that you may not know!
- A cat’s nose print is like a human fingerprint. No two are alike.
- A cat’s heart beats twice as fast as a human’s heart.
- Cats have five toes on their front paws, but only four on their back paws.
- Cats spend about 16 hours a day sleeping and a third of their day grooming.
- The heaviest cat on record weighed 47 pounds!
- Cats have ultra-sensitive hearing. When your cat is waiting for you at the door it’s because she can recognize your footsteps from hundreds of feet away.
- Very seldom do cats meow at other cats.
- A cat uses his whiskers to see if the space he is entering is big enough for him.
- Calico cats are almost always female.
- Cats don’t think of themselves as little humans, they think of us as big cats!
Published 02/13/09
