7 Interesting Facts About Cats You May Not Have Known
Most pet owners are convinced that pets are truly amazing. Especially their cats. Cats are playful, loveable and sometimes mysterious. Owners often wonder what goes on in those fuzzy little heads. There are so many interesting facts about cats that you probably haven’t heard of.
4. The record for the longest cat ever is 48.5 inches
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| Tom, a 20-year-old cat from Sampaloc Manila |
Fun facts about cats
1. The oldest known pet cat existed 9,500 years ago
Did you know that originally it was thought that Egyptians domesticated the cat? But in 2004, French archaeologists discovered a 9,500 year old cat grave in Cyprus. This makes this the oldest known pet cat and it predates Egyptian art about cats by over 4,000 years!
2. Cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping
According to Veterinary Hub, Cats actually spend 70% of their lives sleeping, which works out to around 13-16 hours a day. It’s a cat’s life!
3. A cat was the Mayor of an Alaskan town for 20 years
An orange tabby cat called Stubbs was the mayor of Talkeetna, a small town in Alaska. He had several uncontested elections and although he didn’t hold any legislative power, he was loved by locals and tourists alike.
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| Mayor Stubbs the cat, the leader of Talkeetna, Alaska for 20 years |
4. The record for the longest cat ever is 48.5 inches
Domestic cats are usually considered to be quite small and dainty creatures. But did you know the world’s longest cat was a Maine Coon called Stewie, and was measured at 48.5 inches? Whereas, the record for the tallest cat belonged to Arcturus at a whopping 19.05 inches tall! Those are some big cats.
5. The richest cat in the world had £7 million
The richest cat in the world according to Guinness World Records is Blackie. When his millionaire owner passed away he refused to recognise his family in his will and instead gave his 7-million-pound fortune to Blackie! We can’t believe that interesting cat fact!
6. Cats only use their meows to talk to humans, not each other.
Cats have learned that they cannot communicate with us the way they do with other cats, which is why cats meow at humans to communicate. Scientists believe cats have refined this “meow” language to converse with humans.
7. Owning a cat is actually proven to be beneficial for your health and can help you sleep better.
Several studies found that people (especially women) prefer to sleep with their cats over their partners, and they even report sleeping better with a cat than with a human bed companion. A recent study from the Mayo Clinic Center for Sleep Medicine was able to confirm those findings: 41 percent of the people in that study indicated that they slept better because of their pet, while only 20 percent said that it led to disturbances
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