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There are about 30 teeth in a cat's mouth.
Averaging some 16 hours a day, cats get more sleep than virtually any other animal.
Cats with white coats and blue eyes are commonly born deaf, though they make up for it with their other senses.
In the animal kingdom, the cat's IQ is surpassed only by that of monkeys and chimps.
Cats have a greater chance of survival during a fall that is 20 stories as opposed to 7 stories. The reason is because it takes them about 8 floors to realize what is happening, relax, and correct themselves.
Cats get acne.
Similar to the frequency of an idling diesel engine, cats purr at about 26 cycles per second.
With more than 230 bones, no collarbone, and a pelvis and shoulders that are loosely attached to the spine, cat's bodies are extremely flexible.
The whiskers of a cat are extremely sensitive and capable of registering very small changes in air pressure. This allows them to be used as an alternative sensing device so they can maneuver well in the dark.
All cat walk on their toes with the back part of the foot raised, known by the term digitigrade.
Domestic cats and wild cubs alike are born with blue eyes, the color change occurring around the age of 12 weeks.
While cats have five toes on each of their front paws, they only have four toes on each of their back paws. Some cats, however, are polydactyl, or many-toed, and can be born with as many as 7 front toes and even extra back ones.
Cats age ten years in the first six months of life.
Though you need a UV light to see it, cat urine actually glows in the dark.
Cat's aren't exactly color blind; they can see green, blue and red.
Due to some genetic thing, all calico cats are female.
Catgut was often used for the strings in tennis rackets and musical instruments. However, it didn't actually come from cats but from sheep, hogs, and horses.
There are 30 muscles in a cat's ear that control the outer ear, as opposed to only six in humans. By rotating 180 degrees, these muscles allow a cat to hear in all directions without actually moving his head.
Stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure.
Cats have a sense of smell that is fourteen times stronger than a human's.
There are about 244 bones in a cat's body, which is about 40 more than in the human body.
Cats lap liquid from the underside of their tongue rather than from the top when drinking.
The oldest known cat lived to the ripe old age of 34.
Compared to a dog's approximately 10 vocalization sounds, cats have a whopping 100 different vocalization sounds.
The type of name that cats respond most readily to are those that end in an "ee" sound.
The only breed of domestic feline natural to America is the Maine Coon cat.
There are some 100 different breeds of cat.
Cats have the largest eyes of any mammal in relation to body size.
Domestic cats are capable of sprinting at about 31 miles per hour.
When cats walk or run, they step with both left legs, then both right legs, and so forth.
Cats are capable of jumping 5 times as high as they are tall.
When grooming, cats lose almost as much fluid through saliva as they do when they urinate.
Nearly 30% of a cat's life is spent grooming itself.
Cats' brains are more similar to the human brain than they are to dogs. In fact, cats and humans have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion.
The hair on a cat's body will stand up fairly evenly all over the body when the cat is frightened, but the hair will stand up only in a narrow band along the spine and tail when the cat is threatened or ready to attack.
You can calm a frightened cat by letting him bury his head in your armpit or by putting your hand over his eyes and forehead.
Only some 80% of cats respond to catnip; the other 20% don't have the specific gene that causes them to react.
Domestic cats are the only species able to hold their tail vertically while walking.
Domestic cats can breed up to 4 times per year, while wild cats breed only once per year.
Who do you think cats respond better to -- men or women? In fact, it's women, perhaps because they have a higher pitch to their voice.
Signs that your cat trusts you include snoring and rolling over on his back to expose his belly.
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