25 BIZARRE Cat Facts You Need To Know

while cats are clearly adorable they can also be kind of bizarre from their crazy antics to their serial-killer tendencies they've learned the unique ability to charm us and mystify us at the same time but it's the bizarre things which set them apart from the rest of the animal kingdom fascinating us each and every day curious to here's some cool and interesting facts about your cat well I'm Mike with list 25 and here are 25 bizarre cat facts you need to know 25 cats train humans more than the other way around a study has shown that cats used meowing and purring sounds to get their way with humans one particular sound they found mimic the same frequency as a baby indicating they were trying to cash in on a human's natural response to nurture a baby's cry 24 cats were sacred in ancient Egypt cats were considered demigods in ancient Egypt they dressed them in jewels and fed them special treats when they died the Egyptians would mummify them anyone who harmed a cat would be put to death unless the population got out of hand and then they'd sacrifice them to the goddess bast 23 purring is possibly a method of self healing purring and cats can mean a lot of different things researchers discovered a cats purr has a frequency between 25 to 150 Hertz which is the same frequency at which bones and muscles repair themselves it's speculated the cats purr can be a type of self-healing 22 cats can hydrate on salt water a cat's kidneys are efficient enough to filter out the salt and use the water for hydration if there's one thing to be jealous of about cats that definitely ranks at the top 21 a cat's whiskers act as feeling receptors called the brisee accounts whiskers aren't like human hairs they tie in directly to accounts muscular and nervous system giving them information about the world around them if you trim a cat's whiskers the cat could become seriously disoriented and frightened 20 about 100 cats roam free in Disneyland in order to keep the rodent population down which is quite ironic Disneyland allows 100 cats to roam free in their Park they're all of course spayed neutered vaccinated and tagged they have feeding stations veterinary care and are generally taken care of by the facilities workers 19 a cat fell from a 32 story building and survived it's well known cats have an amazing ability to land on their feet from great heights still surviving a fall from 32 storeys up is pretty impressive this cat suffered a chipped tooth and a collapsed lung but recovered 18 cats love to sleep to maintain proper energy while they're on the hunt cats need to sleep a lot of the day they spend about 13 to 16 hours a day sleeping which is a sleepy 70% of their lives 17 house cats can be traced back to a Middle East ancestor researchers have traced back the domestic house cat all the way to a hundred thousand years ago in the Middle East to the near eastern wild cat which roams Israel Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries today they're believed to first be domesticated by farmers roughly ten thousand years ago 16 a cat ran for mayor in Mexico in the Mexican city of xalapa a cat named Morris supposedly ran for mayor his Facebook page garner 100,000 likes his supporters say his popularity is due to frustration with corrupt politicians 15 cats are considered an invasive species we all know cats are really good hunters but they also could be a little too good they're considered a threat to amphibians reptiles and birds especially the endangered ones due to their keen hunting ability because of this they're ranked on the 100 invasive species list 14 the world's largest domestic cat is forty eight and a half inches long a gray tabby Maine Coon named Stewie is the Guinness Book of World Records record holder for the largest cat measuring at forty eight and a half inches long which is more than four feet thirteen humans and cats have practically identical parts of the brain that control emotion cats and humans not only think in the same patterns and have similar short and long-term memory functions but the part of their brain that controls emotion is also identical twelve old cats can get a type of dementia humans aren't the only ones that can develop senility Alzheimer's or dementia cats can - some things look out for our auto collisions loss of litter box training or reduced attention to grooming 11 cats lick themselves to remove your scent cats groom themselves for various reasons but you might have noticed right after you pet them they immediately lick the spot you petted as you might have guessed if they do this to remove your scent and even their own scent 10 cats sweat through their paws one way a cat cools down is by sweating through its paws they'll also try to lay in the shade and lake their fur when they're too hot 9 the world's richest cat is worth 13 million dollars according to the Guinness Book of World Records view world's richest cat is named Blacky he inherited in a state of 13 million dollars when his owner benriya died in 1988 ate a cat's nose print is totally unique much like human fingerprints every cat's nose print is unique but it's unlikely they could be used as a way to identify them considering the difficulty of inking them 7 cats bring dead animals to your doorstep to tell you you're bad at hunting if you have a cat you might have been rather dismayed to find her presenting a dead rodent at your feet in order to teach their kittens about proper eating and hunting the mother will frequently bring back their prey for them spayed female cats don't have kittens so they bring the prey to their owners instead 6 cats have a built-in compass to always know which direction is up when they're in midair legen ninja cats have a spectacular ability to write themselves in midair and land on their feet how do they do this well first they have an apparatus in their ear giving them the ability to know right side up while they're in the air they shift the top part of their body one way and the lower part the other to force their entire body in a good landing position on top of that they can arch their back and use their body as an umbrella to slow their fall 5 black cats are bad lucky in the United States and good luck in the United Kingdom superstitions are bound about cats but they may differ depending on where you're standing in the United States if a black cat walks by it's considered unlucky while in the United Kingdom it's the opposite white cats work the same way lucky in the US but unlucky in the UK for cats rarely meow at other cats cats love to meow at humans but they rarely do it at their cat peers rather they like to use other forms of communication like body language and visual and scent marking three male cats use their left paw while females use their right paw for tasks researchers studied to see which paw cat prefers to use during various tasks their studies showed males almost always used the left paw while females use the right a theory suggests higher levels of testosterone could play a part in which Paul cats use two cats have amazing night vision humans might win the day with their ability to see bright colors and far distances but cats rule the night with their impressive night vision they have six to eight times more rod cells which are sensitive to low light allowing them to see better in the dark their elliptical eye shape and larger corneas also help gather more light one cats can't taste sweetness you might love to indulge in sweets from time to time but your fluffy friend unfortunately can the ability to taste sweet is based on the gene tas one hour two mutations of this gene remove the ability for certain mammals to enjoy sweets and cats are one of those mammals we hear at least 25 loved animals of all kinds so please be sure to tweet pictures of your cat to us at list 25 on Twitter enjoying our lists be sure to click that subscribe button in the top right corner and the notification bell so you don't miss out on new ones every Monday through Friday share them with friends and help us consistently conciliate curiosity and if you want even more lists check out these videos here or just head to our website at least 25 calm [Music]

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