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There is, indeed, no single quality of the cat that man could not emulate to his advantage. - Carl Van Vechten
Welcome to my Feline Facts page! I hope you learn something new about cats here. What's "frivia"? Why it's Feline Trivia of course!
Did you know according to the thesaurus "feline" translates to mythical, amazing and mysterious. That's what cats are!
Here's some other interesting cat facts and frivia.
Feline Fysiology!
Cats have more bones than humans! Cats=230 bones; humans=206.
Cats have more vertabrae (30) versus 25 for humans.
Cats have 500 muscles; humans 650!
Humans hear at 20 khz; cats 65 khz.
Cats see ultraviolet rays & other types of light that humans can't see.
Cats are color blind, seeing only shades of black and white.
Cats have scent glands on the sides of their head.
Cats are carnivores (meat-eaters) and need about 30% of their diet to be protein.
These common house plants are toxic to cats: Dieffenbachia; Elephant's Ear; English Ivy; Peach pits; Philodendron, and many more.
Cats can make 17 different sounds when "speaking" - these include the use of 9 consonants, 5 vowels, 2 dipthongs, and 1 triphthong.
Feline Trivia Questions?
How many whiskers does a cat have?
(24) No I didn't count them!
How fast can a cat run?
(They can sprint at 31 mph!)
How many teeth does a cat have?
(30)
What is the normal body temperature of a cat?
(102 degrees F)
What is a cat's average life expectancy?
(16 years) (well-treated cats can live to be 20 years old or more!)
How many homeless pets are killed each year?
(over 15 million!) - PLEASE SPAY or NEUTER Your Pets!
How high can a cat jump?
(5 times as high as they are tall!)
What is the major cause of death for cats?
(Feline Leukemia Virus - get your cat the FLV vaccine!)
Everyone knows that cats like to nap, but how many hours a day do they sleep?
(16!)
When they're not sleeping or eating, cats are usually grooming themselves. How many hours a day does a cat spend grooming?
(cats spend 30% of their waking hours looking pretty!)
What is a kindle?
(It's a litter of kittens)
Feline Behavior 
Cats spend a third of their lives grooming themselves, and most of their life sleeping.
Naming your new cat? Cats respond more readily to names that end in an "ee" sound.
Studies show that petting your cat helps lower your blood pressure.
Catnip is a mild nerve stimulant. Its odor, not taste, produces feline ecstasy. BUT, the cat must have a specific gene to be "catnip-prone".
Cats love the taste of anti-freeze so please keep it out of reach!
Famous Feline Friends
- Ernest Hemingway - had 30 cats and make a sanctuary for them.
- Charles Dickens
- Mark Twain
- Calvin Coolidge
- Abraham Lincoln
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Bill Clinton
- Raymond Chandler (mystery writer)
- Sir Issac Newton
- Albert Einstein
- Louis Pasteur
- Albert Schweitzer
- Rudyard Kipling
- Henry James
- all of YOU!
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