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Cats have an extra organ. It’s called the vomeronasal organ and it allows them to “taste” air particles. (Has your cat ever stared at you with their mouth open? They are using that organ.)
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Cats instinctively prefer to drink running water. In the wild, cats avoid stagnant water because it is likely to be contaminated.
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Cats domesticated themselves!
Cats chose to stick around humans because they hunted the rodents that their crops attracted.
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Studies suggest that cat owners are healthier than dog owners. Cat owners have been found to be less likely to have a heart attack or stroke, likely because of cats’ calming effects.
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Feral, unspayed cats can have litters of 3 – 7 kittens every 4 months. Those kittens have kittens. Their kittens have kittens, and so on. Spaying and neutering halts this process and prevents THOUSANDS of kittens.
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Cats can dream. They are probably dreaming about hunting, according to scientists. Cats also have nightmares about bad experiences.
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A cat’s nose has a unique “print” like a human fingerprint. No two cats have identical nose prints (even litter mates have unique prints)
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About 40% of cats are either right or left “pawed” just like humans.
Males are more likely to be left pawed, females are more likely to be right pawed.
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Cats spend roughly 2/3 of their day sleeping. This means that a 3 year old cat has only been awake for about 1 year of its life.
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Cats do not like their water being located near their food. In the wild, cats do not drink water near their food (dead animals) because it could be contaminated. This instinct is present in house cats.
