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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. Stoking a cat can lower one's blood pressure. There are about 244 bones in a cat's body, which is about 40 more that in the human body. Cats lap liquid from the underside of their tongue rather than from the top when drinking. 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 cats. 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. 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. Domestic cats are the only species to hold thier tail vertically while walking. |