Cat Facts 2

•  Cats have nearly twice the amount of neurons in their cerebral cortex as dogs.
• Cats have the largest eyes relative to their head size of any mammal.
• Cats make very little noise when they walk around. The thick, soft pads on their paws allow them to sneak up on their prey — or you!
• Cats’ rough tongues can lick a bone clean of any shred of meat.
• Cats use their long tails to balance themselves when they’re jumping or walking along narrow ledges.
• Cats use their whiskers to “feel” the world around them in an effort to determine which small spaces they can fit into. A cat’s whiskers are generally about the same width as its body. (This is why you should never, EVER cut their whiskers.)
• Cats walk like camels and giraffes: They move both of their right feet first, then move both of their left feet. No other animals walk this way.
• Male cats are more likely to be left-pawed, while female cats are more likely to be right-pawed.
• Though cats can notice the fast movements of their prey, it often seems to them that slow-moving objects are actually stagnant.
• Some cats are ambidextrous, but 40 percent are either left- or right-pawed.
• Some cats can swim.
• There are cats who have more than 18 toes. These extra-digit felines are referred to as being “polydactyl.”