15 facts about cats that make them even more love

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February 25, 2019 17:00Antonina Hamhil
15 facts about cats that make them even more love

15 facts about cats, after which you will love them even more

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Cats - amazing creatures. Few animals were honored to have their holiday - the World Day of the cat, which is celebrated on March 1. For which they are so fond of? 15 interesting facts about cats.

Cats always ascribed magical qualities. Some nationalities endowed them with divine forces, while others thought the cats - the evil conductors. But this is true?

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  1. Cats - the real "sleepers". I think you noticed it. They sleep 2/3 days. It turns out that a twelve year old cat has been active in all 4 years of his life.

  2. Cats - left-hander, and cats - right-handers. How to know? Cats tend to "dig" right paw and cats - left.

  3. Cats seem to be less emotional, than dogs, but scientists say that it is a false opinion. Cat's brain is anatomically closer to human. For example, responsible for emotions the same areas of the brain that we have with you.
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  5. Cats exposed to the Inquisition. Pope Innocent VIII thought of their conductors between the witches and the forces of evil. Exterminating cats in Europe, people have received a plague of rats and plague epidemic.

  6. But there were cats light times. In ancient Egypt they are so revered that elevated to the rank of gods. If a house cat died, the family shaved eyebrows and head, and mourned her. Darling embalmed with mice and was buried in the family tomb.

  7. The most interesting legend of the appearance of cats in the world belongs to the Jews. According to her, Noah asked God to protect the food on the ark of the mice and rats. God heard him and made to sneeze lion, cat jumped out of it.

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  1. A cat can reach a maximum speed of 50 km / h, but only for short distances.

  2. Cats jump to a height that exceeds the length of 5 times. If a man could jump so, when growth of 1.5 meters, he would have jumped to a height of 7.5 meters.

  3. When a cat rubs against you, it is not only affection, he'll "marks" as its territory. Gland with its smell are located around the muzzle, near the tail and paws.

  4. The most expensive cat in history has cost its owner $ 50,000. Why so expensive? It is simply a clone of the former cat that died of old age.

  5. Cat sees better person, she sees very well in the dark and has a wide-angle peripheral vision. But compared with the man she - colorblind. For example, for the cat grass is red, not green.

  6. The oldest cat lived for 38 years and has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

  7. Cats have no collarbone, so he can climb everywhere, his head held.

  8. Cat sweats only through the legs. When hunting, it is the most steps on its paw, the victim did not smelled her scent.
  9. Cats are so sensitive that they can feel a slight tremor of the earth for 10-15 minutes before an impending earthquake.

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