Interesting facts about cats

Mankind has domesticated cats long ago, realizing that these clever and moving creatures can be very useful when hunting mice. Today, the role of the cat as the quality helper has declined slightly, but millions of people around the world keep them as pets.

Facts about cats

• According to statistics, there are currently more than 600 million cats in the world.
• Humans have bred nearly 200 species of cats, from giants to toddlers with no hair at all.
• The cat became a domesticated animal about 10,000 years ago, and it happened in the Middle East. At first, people bring them into the house to fight rats and other insects, but then this feature fades in the background (interesting facts about rats).
• In the ancient Egyptian language, cats were described as "meow". The same name for these animals is now used by the Chinese.
• All the cats in the world that line the mother line is from 5 cats that lived in ancient times.
• The earliest discoveries, confirming the close relationship between humans and cats in ancient times, were made in Cyprus. Scientists found in a funeral dating back to 7500 BC, the bodies of a man and a cat, lying together.
• During the Middle Ages, Catholic priests viewed cats as followers of the devil and witches.
• There is a perception that cats cannot be considered pets - proponents of the theory say that cats themselves came to humans because it was easier for them to find food for themselves. This thinking, in part, proves that the difference between dogs and their wolf ancestors is 10 times greater than that between cats and their wild relatives.
• Older healthy cats have a body temperature of 38-39.5 degrees, for even higher cats.
• The heart of a cat, depending on its activity over some time, beats at a rate of 120 to 220 beats per minute. During this time, cats also take 20-40 breaths.
• During liquid lacquering, the cat's tongue moves at a speed of 1 m / s. At the same time, they swallow water or another beverage 4 times a second.
• The cat, the owner of the record in size, where he grew up, had a body length of about 122 cm, and this without considering the tail.
• The heaviest cat in the world weighed more than 21 kg, and on average its relatives weighed 2.5-6.5 kg.
• The feline skeleton contains about 240 bones.
• The brain of an average cat is about an inch (5 cm) in length and weighs about 20 ounces (30 g).
• Scientists believe that of all mammals, cats have the most advanced hearing loss.
• The eyes of cats, in terms of their body size, are larger than any other pet. At the same time, the cat's viewing field reaches 200 degrees, which is 20 degrees above humans (interesting facts about the eyes).
• Cat eyes have 7 times more light than humans, but under bright lights or the sun, cats see worse than humans.
• Contrary to popular belief, cats see nothing in complete darkness.
• Cats can detect ultrasound, according to some reports, at distances of up to 100,000 Hz.
• The cat's sense of smell is 14 times greater than that of humans - it can detect odors that people do not even know.
• It is much safer for cats to fall on the 7th floor than in a child's hands - in the end, the animal may not have time to wrap its paws on the ground, thus putting it at risk of injury.