A cat’s jaw can’t move sideways, so a cat can’t chew large chunks of food.
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Cats recognize individual voices.
If cats are fighting, the cat that’s hissing is the more vulnerable one, says Wilde.
The cat who holds the record for the longest non-fatal fall is Andy. He fell from the 16th floor of an apartment building (about 200 ft/.06 km) and survived.
Cats find it threatening when you make direct eye contact with them.
The world’s rarest coffee, Kopi Luwak, comes from Indonesia where a wildcat known as the luwak lives. The cat eats coffee berries and the coffee beans inside pass through the stomach. The beans are harvested from the cat’s dung heaps and then cleaned and roasted. Kopi Luwak sells for about $500 
#USD for a 450 g (1 lb) bag.
A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat’s scent.
Cat paws act as temperature regulators, shock absorbers, hunting and grooming tools, sensors, and more.
The earliest #HomoSapiens fossils, up to now, were discovered in 2002 in south-western 
#Romania, in the 
#CaveOfBones. The fossil’s age is estimated at between 37,800 to 42,000 years old.
Researchers are unsure exactly how a cat purrs. Most veterinarians believe that a cat purrs by vibrating vocal folds deep in the throat. To do this, a muscle in the larynx opens and closes the air passage about 25 times per second.
Owning a cat can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke by a third.
Cats don’t have an incest taboo, so they may choose to mate with their brothers and sisters.
Some cats can swim.
Most cats give birth to a litter of between one and nine #kittens. The largest known litter ever produced was 19 #kittens, of which 15 survived.
#RandomFact #RandomFacts #Fact #Facts #Cat #Cats #BabyAnimal #BabyAnimals
Spaying and neutering can extend a cat’s life. The Banfield Pet Hospital study found that neutered males live an average of 62% longer than unneutered cats and spayed females live an average of 39% longer than unspayed cats.
A cat rubs against people not only to be affectionate but also to mark out its territory with scent glands around its face. The tail area and paws also carry the cat’s scent.
Tabbies got their name because their striped coats resemble the famous wavy patterns in the silk produced in the city of #Attabiyah, 
#Iraq.
A cat’s eyesight is both better and worse than humans.
It is better because cats can see in much dimmer light and they have a wider peripheral view.
It’s worse because they don’t see colour as well as humans do. Scientists believe grass appears red to cats.