10 more facts about cats


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DATE: Nov. 20, 2013, 8:15 p.m.

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  1. Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia.
  2. On average, cats spend 2/3 of every day sleeping. That means a nine-year-old cat has been awake for only three years of its life.
  3. Unlike dogs, cats do not have a sweet tooth. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor.d
  4. When a cat chases its prey, it keeps its head level. Dogs and humans bob their heads up and down.
  5. The technical term for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar.
  6. A group of cats is called a "clowder."
  7. Female cats tend to be right pawed, while male cats are more often left pawed. Interestingly, while 90% of humans are right handed, the remaining 10% of lefties also tend to be male.
  8. A cat cannot climb head first down a tree because its claws are curved the wrong way.
  9. A cat can’t climb head first down a tree because every claw on a cat’s paw points the same way. To get down from a tree, a cat must back down.
  10. Cats make about 100 different sounds. Dogs make only about 10.

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