Cat Facts - 10 Amazing facts about cats

1. The first year of a cat's life, in terms of development, is equal to 15 years of a human's life.

After the second year, a cat's age equals 25 years of human life, and after that, each year equals about 7 years.

2. Domesticated cats spend about 70% of their day sleeping and 15% of the day grooming.

 3. Cats can rotate their ears 180 degrees.


4. Kittens born to the same mother is sometimes called a kindle, while a "clowder of cats" is used for a group of cats.

5. A lover of cats is called an ailurophile, while someone with a fear of cats is called an ailurophobe.

6. Cats have on average 244 bones in their bodies (the length of its tail and amount of toes can throw this count off), while humans only have 206 bones in their entire body.

7. A cat can jump up to five times its height and up to six times its length.


8. Cats cannot see in total darkness but see very well in low light.

That is because cats have an extra layer of reflective cells, called the tapetum in the retina that bounces light back to sensory cells so the retina receives 50% more of the available light. This layer is also why a cat's eyes glow when you take a photo with a flash.

9. The cat that holds the record for the longest non-fatal fall is called Andy.

He fell from the 16th floor of an apartment building.


10. Adult cats have 30 teeth, whereas kittens only have 26, which they lose at about 6 months old.