Fun Facts

There are many interesting facts about cats. For example, cats like plants besides catnip. My cat enjoys nibbling on grass and other houseplants.

History
Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped because many people believed they were a god. The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats and even had a cat goddess, Bast or Bastet.

Speed
When cats are frightened, they can run up to 20 miles an hour! The fastest human can only run 17 miles an hour!

Fur
Cats have 60,000 hairs per square inch on their backs! They have 120,000 hairs per square inch on their bellies! That is ton of fur! However furry they might seem, however, the sea otter is the furriest mammal of all.

Falling
Cats fall. Just like everything. But cats always land on all fours. First they twist their back legs so they are under the cat. Then it does the same with it's front paws. Then it arches it's back to slow down the landing. Once a cat in Florida fell from the 16th floor in an apartment building... and survived! In fact the higher the cat falls from, the more chances it will be safe. That is because it has more time to turn around.

Skeletal Structure
Cats have about 230 bones and 500 muscles, which is half the number of muscles in the avarage human body. That is amazing because cats are almost 5 times smaller than us. Not all cats have the same number of bones, because some have extra toes. Cats have spring-like legs. They can jump 7 times their own hight.