Cat Trivia

Cats do not have a collarbone, so they can fit through any opening the size of their head

Both humans and cats have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion

The record for the longest whisker on a cat measured 19 cm

Frieda Ireland’s pet cat Leo weighs 15.8 kg (35 lb) and measures 121.9 cm from nose to tail

A cat sees about 6 times better than a human at night

When a cat drinks, its tongue - which has tiny barbs on it - scoops the liquid up backwards

Kittens are born with both eyes and ears closed

A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour

The heaviest cat on record weighed 46 lbs

The life expectancy of cats has nearly doubled since 1930 from 8 to 16 years

A cat cannot see directly under its nose

Most cats have no eyelashes

Cats respond most readily to names that end in an "ee" sound

The reaction to catnip is gene-dependent. Only 80% of cats react to catnip

A cat can jump 5 times as high as it is tall

Cats with long, lean bodies are more likely to be outgoing

Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat-flap door

The cat is the only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible

Cats lived with soldiers in trenches, where they killed mice during WW I

Cats respond better to women than to men

If a male cat is both orange and black it is sterile

The world record for the cat with most toes belongs to Jake who has 28 toes, with 7 on each paw. Jake lives in Bonfield, Ontario, Canada