Here are some amazing facts about cats, which u would not have known. These four legged animals are very interesting, heres why:

1. The oldest known pet cat existed 9,500 years ago

2. Cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping

3. A cat was the Mayor of an Alaskan town for 20 years

4. The record for the longest cat ever is 48.5 inches

5. The richest cat in the world had £7 million

7. Isaac Newton invented the cat door

8. In 1963 a cat went to space

9. Ancient Egyptians would shave off their eyebrows when their cats died

10. House cats share 95.6% of their genetic makeup with tigers

11. A house cat can reach speeds of up to 30mph

12. The oldest cat in the world was 38 years old!

13. The record for the loudest purr is 67.8db(A)

14. Didga the cat can perform 24 tricks in one minute

15. Cats put their best foot forward

16. 30 muscles…and counting

17. We may be more alike than you think! Biologically, a cat’s brain is somewhat similar to the human brain to that of a dog. Humans and cats have identical emotional regions in their brains.

18. They are VERY popular in South America

19. They can change colour – well Siamese cats can

20. Fingerprint or nose?

Your cat has their own unique print, much like we do with our fingerprints. A cat’s nose is formed of a unique pattern of ridges, which are very similar to the individual ridges of the human finger.

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