Deazy Kitty

Check out these fun cat facts for kids. Learn about cats as pets, their unique behavior, how long they sleep and much more.

Read on and enjoy the wide range of interesting facts about cats and kittens.

• Cats are one of, if not the most, popular pet in the world.
• There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world.
• Cats and humans have been associated for nearly 10000 years.
• Cats conserve energy by sleeping for an average of 13 to14 hours a day.
• Cats have flexible bodies and teeth adapted for hunting small animals such as mice and rats.
• A group of cats is called a clowder, a male cat is called a tom, a female cat is called a molly or queen while young cats are called kittens.
• Domestic cats usually weigh around 4 kilograms (8 lb 13 oz) to 5 kilograms (11 lb 0 oz).
• The heaviest domestic cat on record is 21.297 kilograms (46 lb 15.2 oz).
• Cats can be lethal hunters and very sneaky, when they walk their back paws step almost exactly in the same place as the front paws did beforehand, this keeps noise to a minimum and limits visible tracks.
• Cats have powerful night vision, allowing them to see at light levels six times lower than what a human needs in order to see.
• Cats also have excellent hearing and a powerful sense of smell.
• Older cats can at times act aggressively towards kittens.
• Domestic cats love to play, this is especially true with kittens who love to chase toys and play fight. Play fighting among kittens may be a way for them to practice and learn skills for hunting and fighting.
• On average cats live for around 12 to 15 years.
• Cats spend a large amount of time licking their coats to keep them clean.
• Feral cats are often seen as pests and threats to native animals.

                                                     

Domestic cats, no matter their breed, are all members of one species. Felis catus has had a very long relationship with humans. Ancient Egyptians may have first domesticated cats as early as 4,000 years ago. Plentiful rodents probably drew wild felines to human communities. The cats' skill in killing them may have first earned the affectionate attention of humans. Early Egyptians worshipped a cat goddess and even mummified their beloved pets for their journey to the next world—accompanied by mummified mice! Cultures around the world later adopted cats as their own companions.

Like their wild relatives, domestic cats are natural hunters able to stalk prey and pounce with sharp claws and teeth. They are particularly effective at night, when their light-reflecting eyes allow them to see better than much of their prey. Cats also enjoy acute hearing. All cats are nimble and agile, and their long tails aid their outstanding balance.

Cats communicate by marking trees, fence posts, or furniture with their claws or their waste. These scent posts are meant to inform others of a cat's home range. House cats employ a vocal repertoire that extends from a purr to a screech.Domestic cats remain largely carnivorous, and have evolved a simple gut appropriate for raw meat. They also retain the rough tongue that can help them clean every last morsel from an animal bone (and groom themselves). Their diets vary with the whims of humans, however, and can be supplemented by the cat's own hunting successes

Their energy level fits my lifestyle.


I have been a bookworm since the age of three and a writer since the age of six. When I’m not doing that, I listen to music and watch movies. It’s not that I don’t love hiking forest trails and kayaking mountain lakes, because I do and I do.


But add in a guy with a chronic illness, and I spend more time in the apartment than I do on the mountain. Cats can be worn out in a short amount of time, (especially compared to dogs,) and we’re all back on the couch. Together.
Their needs are easy for me to meet.


I love the way cats take care of themselves. We put out food, and they eat according to hunger until it’s gone. We maintain the Litter Robot every other day, and they take care of their own needs, at any time and in any weather. I can wear out my current crew in fifteen minutes in the morning, and they are happy for hours.


When I’m struggling with health issues of my own, and my partner has a chronic illness, the self-maintenance part of cats is a wonderful thing.
We can communicate.


As a science fiction fan, my dream was encountering, and communicating with, a totally different species. My dream has come true.


Through long association with some very wise cats, I have been able to figure out some of their communication system, which is all body language. I have (honorarily) joined an alien species and we have developed a system of mutual adoration and care.


It’s not that cats are alone in being able to communicate. I have also had wonderful experiences with dogs. We can all reach out to animals. We just need to care about doing it.
Their interests mesh with mine.


Cats have burst of intense physical activity and then long periods of inactivity. Guess what? So do I.


My cats spend a lot of time resting against my leg, or on my lap, while I cruise the Internet or type out my own contributions. Mr WayofCats is never alone in his studio while he creates art. Cats have been the avid companions of artists for centuries. This “matching of activity level” is a large part of the reason why.
Their communal behavior is delightful.


I absolutely adore watching cats


That this creature, so superbly suited to solitary existence, can also be a loving and altruistic social being, is a wonderful revelation. I have a little Civilization living with us. Both Mr WayofCats and I consider that a beautiful thing.
I love their sense of humor.


One of the things that turned out to be amazing to Mr WayofCats is the extraordinary sense of humor cats can exhibit. They play jokes on each other, and on us.


Tristan delights in coy games of “Whose heart is bigger?” James Bond loves the ironic moves of “Who teaches the kitten something?” And Olwyn loves to play Just Who Is In Charge, Here? (Hint: it’s always her.)


Cats have a sense of irony and they definitely understand sarcasm.
They are very emotionally driven. Like me.


It was revelatory to me when I first understood that cats have the same emotional landscape that I have. I had just come to terms with my own reactions when I figured out cats had the same responses I felt.


I had been told, my whole life, that I was “too sensitive.” It was wonderful to discover that, if this was actually so, I was not alone in this. My cats were (like me) creatures of total reaction and instinctive response.
They re-write the pet template.


For hundreds of years, “having a pet” was synonymous with “rule over those lesser beings.” When we discover that those we regard as “pets” it revamps our mental template. Some of us have problems understanding that what we have been taught to regard as “lesser beings” actually have a head-start on our own abilities.


Mr WayofCats has admitted that Olwyn,, plays him like a medieval lute.


When we are able to regard our pets as sentient beings worthy of our respect… it will revamp our relationship with the natural world.