Even Ultimate Cat Lovers Don’t Know These Feline Facts


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The Real Reason Cats Are Always Sleeping

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You might think that your cat is lazy since all its doing a majority of the time is sleeping. In fact, this is an energy-saving tactic that helps them stay wide awake for their hunts – which is also probably why they’re so active in the middle of the night.

They are still hardwired to hunt at night like their big cat cousins. Cats will spend about 70% of their lives sleeping.

Your Cat’s Meows Actually Mean Something

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When cats meow, you might think that they’re only trying to communicate with other cats. But actually, they might also be trying to communicate with you as well.

Cats really only communicate with each other through scent and other body language. When they’re meowing to another cat, it’s usually to their mother when they’re kittens. But because cats realize that their humans are their caretakers, they’ve learned to meow at humans to get their attention.


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