Numbers about cats

According to Pravda 10, many people like to keep cats, but they don't really keep cats, especially those who are related to cats. In fact, these numbers are as interesting as the cats playing with wool balls around you.

Americans spend as much as $4 billion on cat food every year, which is $6,543.8 billion more than what they spend on baby food.

The pattern on a cat's nose is as unique as a human fingerprint. There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world, which can be divided into 33 main breeds. According to the survey of the University of Lyon, there are about 400 million domestic cats in the world.

In Australia, there are 9 domestic cats for every 10 citizen. There are over 30 million domestic cats in Indonesia. With 8 million cats, France has the largest number of domestic cats in Europe. However, in other countries such as Peru and Gabon, domestic cats are rare.

The heart rate of cats is twice that of humans, and the number of heartbeats per minute is between 1 10 and 140. 25% cat owners will blow dry their bodies with a hair dryer after taking a shower.

The rusty cat with yellow-brown spots living in Indonesia and Sri Lanka is the smallest of the cats. The weight is only half that of ordinary domestic cats, and it is about 15 cm long, and the weight will not exceed 1.4 kg. Bengal tiger belongs to the cat family. From this point of view, it is the largest "cat" among cats: the male can weigh more than 300 kilograms, including the tail, and the body length can reach 3 meters. Only the extended tail is 1 meter long. A tiger can eat 40 kilograms of meat in one breath.

Cats eat mice, so they kill mice, so each cat can save 10 tons of food for human beings every year. In England, cats that protect granaries from rats can enjoy government subsidies. Cats can also protect books and other cultural relics in the British Museum from rats. In Austria, if a cat works as a "warehouse guard" for several years, it can enjoy a lifetime pension, eat milk, eat meat and drink broth.

Domestic cats are the only species of cats that walk with their tails up. Wildcats walk with their tails either flat or sandwiched between their legs. Although you may be surprised, it's true: cats never communicate with each other by meowing, only when they have sex with humans.

Cats usually have 1 to 8 cubs at a time, with an average of 2 to 3 cubs a year. A cat can have more than 100 children in its lifetime.

A cat's body consists of 290 bones and 5 17 muscles. Their ears may rotate 180 degrees. Cats have 32 muscles in each ear, and cats use 12 or more muscles to exercise their ears.

The average life span of domestic cats is 15 years, while wild cats can only live for 3 to 5 years. If the cat is 3 years old, it is equivalent to 2 1 year. When it reaches the age of 8, it is as mature as a 40-year-old human. Cat, an English cat, has the longest life span on earth. She died the day after her 36th birthday in 1939.

There is evidence that a cat can catch 28899 mice in its lifetime. The Scottish cat "Tovisser" caught 28,899 mice in its 2 1 year-old life, which means that it catches about 4 mice every day on average.

New york Madison Square Garden held the first cat exhibition at 1895.

Cats hate the smell of lemons or oranges, so scientists suggest washing furniture with lemons or oranges so that domestic cats won't scratch the furniture.

In the early 1960s, the Guinness Book of World Records included two kittens, because they inherited a legacy of $465,438+$5,000 and became the richest cats in the world. The richest single cat recorded in Daquan, with an inheritance of $250,000. In the west, many people think that seeing a white cat before a wedding indicates good luck. In Russia, many people think that black cats can protect families from thieves.

Cats' eyesight is amazing. They only need one-sixth of the light that humans need to see things clearly. Their eyesight at night is amazing! In the dark, the cat's eye can even use the light reflected by the retina. The cat's vision can be as far as 60 meters, and its peripheral vision can reach about 285 degrees. The color of the cat's eye changes with time. They can neither see nor hear when they are born, and then they can open their eyes in only 7 to 10 days. At the age of two weeks, vision and hearing began to improve gradually.

Cats are the laziest mammals: they sleep 16 hours a day. If you don't sleep, cats will spend 30% of their time taking care of themselves. According to the questionnaire, 95% cat owners talk to their cats.

1986, Guinness World Records recorded the heaviest cat in the world-Himmy of Australia, weighing 2 1 kg. So far, it still holds the record. 84 centimeters. The previous world record was set by spies of Connecticut, USA, with a weight of 1977 of 20kg.

Unneutered cats are more aggressive. 2 1% of American families have cats. An adult cat has 32 teeth. People can predict the weather by observing the behavior of cats. If someone sees his cat sleeping with four legs curled under it, it means it will get cold. In ancient Egypt, people mourned the death of domestic cats by shaving their eyebrows. Cats have a better sense of smell than humans 14 times. Cats can make about 100 different sounds. Dogs can only make about 10 different sounds.