General Facts about Cat

Cats spend 2/3 rd of a day sleeping .On an average a cat spends 13 to 16 hours sleeping.The amount of time a cat spends sleeping depends on its age,lifestyle,health etc.Kittens sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.

If a cat is sleeping less then it is due to a condition called hyperthyroidism(when cat produces too much of thyroid hormones.)

• Cats spend 2/3 rd of the day sleeping

• A group of cats is called clower

• A group of kittens is called kindle

• Cats can make about 100 different vocal sounds while dogs can make on ly 10

• Cats can run at a top speed of 31 mph

• Cats usually have about 12 whiskers on each side of their face

• Cats have about 130000 hairs per square inch

• Cats can tolerate temperature up to 133 degree F

• Cats sweat only through their paws.

• A cats brain is biologically more similar to human brain than  dog's brain.

• Cats can jump up to 5 times its on height in a single bound

• First cat in space was a french cat called felecette

• Cats have the ability to sense a human's feelings and overall mood

• Cats prefer their food at room temperature

• A female cat is called a queen or a molly