Cute Friendly Animals Who Live With Human Being

 CAT And his facts

Playful and freewheeling. Cats are often known for their bossy attitude. But they are extremely friendly at the same time. They chortle and purr to express their contentment and it is pure elation to be around these carefree four-legged mammals. Not to forget the scratches, but they also love to be around their loved ones.

 This relaxed and playful animal is one of the cutest animals. They prefer to keep themselves clean. Tonkinese is one of the most social cat breeds whereas Maine Coon is one of the largest domesticated breeds. Aren’t they fascinating? 

Ten cat facts!

No two cats are the same, but insight into the biology and behaviour of cats can help you to understand your pet better. 

1. Cats have highly developed senses. Cats can detect higher frequencies of sound than dogs or humans. They have an excellent sense of smell, superior to humans and they can see better than us in dark and dim light!
2. Cats are expert hunters. Cats hunt alone - in the wild they’ll spend 6-8 hours a day hunting. They can hear the high pitched frequencies used by small rodents and their whiskers or ‘vibrissae’, are highly sensitive to vibrations, helping them to detect prey.
3. Cats are agile. Cats have powerful, tightly controlled muscles and fast reflexes that allow them to move quickly and gracefully. They are skilled at running, jumping, climbing, and stealthily stalking prey.
4. Cats use a range of methods to communicate. Communication sounds include purrs, ‘meows’, trills, chirrups, growls, yowls, and hisses. They also communicate visually using different body postures as well as visual markers such as scratch marks or the deposition of faeces.
5. Cats are independent. Survival is a solitary affair for cats; they are self-reliant for food, shelter, grooming and territory defence. They can be social but prefer to choose their own companions.
6. Cats are territorial. A cat’s territory is an area that is defended, aggressively if required, against other cats. They use a range of methods to mark their territory, including scratching, spraying urine and depositing faeces. Help keep your cat safe outside.
7. Cats are meat eaters. Meat is an important part of a cat's diet. Eating meat is important for cats; they cannot survive without the nutrients found in animal-derived materials.
8. Cats love cat naps! Domestic cats sleep for 12-18 hours a day! Sleep allows energy resources to be replenished so is vital for a predator that needs to be ready to hunt whenever it detects prey.
9. Cats are playful. Cats are intelligent and need both mental and physical stimulation. Play is important as it improves motor skills, provides brain training and encourages social behaviour. Keep your cats entertained with our range of fun toys.
10. Cats are clean animals. Tiny abrasive hooks, found on the centre of cats’ tongues, helps them to groom themselves efficiently. Grooming keeps a cat’s coat in good condition and also helps to remove fleas and other parasites. Read more about keeping cats in tip top condition.

Quick Facts

• Cats are felines and the ones that have been domesticated are known as house cats.
• They are carnivores that are skilled hunters and are known to hunt over 1,000 species for food.
• They have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years.
• Cats are intelligent animals.
• Cats communicate by meowing, purring, hissing, growling, squeaking, chiring, clicking, and grunting.
• Cats weigh from 5.5 to 16 pounds.
• The hobby of breeding and showing cats is called “Cat Fancy.”
• Domestic cats, especially young kittens, are known for their love of play.
• Cats can have three to five kittens in each litter.
• Cats are known for their cleanliness and grooming themselves by licking their fur.

Additional Facts

• As cats groom themselves by licking themselves clean, they tend to get hair building up in their intestines. These hairballs are also known as trichobezoar, and in order to get rid of the blockage, the cat must vomit the hairball up. Most hair however will simply pass through the cat’s digestive system with no problem.
• A group of more than two cats is called “clowder.”
• A cat’s hearing is said to be better than a dog’s, and they can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than humans are able to hear.
• The biggest wild cat alive today is the Siberian Tiger. It can be more than 12 feet (3.6 m) long (about the size of a small car) and weigh up to 700 pounds (317 kg).
• On average, cats spend 2/3 of every day sleeping, which means a nine-year-old cat has been awake for only three years of its life.
• A cat almost never meows at another cat. It is thought that they developed this means of communication specifically for humans as they will typically only spit, purr, and hiss at other cats