Did you know...
Cats can dream in their sleep--just like humans!
Showing posts with label Fun Facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fun Facts. Show all posts
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
Did you know...
House cats have about 473 taste buds!
Cats' eyes typically glow green when in the dark, but sometimes they can glow red.
Every cat in a household should have their own food bowl and litterbox to prevent disagreements.
Cats' eyes typically glow green when in the dark, but sometimes they can glow red.
Every cat in a household should have their own food bowl and litterbox to prevent disagreements.
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Fun Fact
Cats' paw pads are sensitive to vibrations. This makes it easier for them to sense nearby prey.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Super Summer--Saturday Spotlight
This summer, EC101 is going to put a spotlight on a cat breed every Saturday. What does this mean? This means that you can learn cool facts about this cat breed and see some funny pictures and videos featuring this breed.
This Saturday, the spotlight is on MAINE COONS! Maine Coon cats are known for being kind, loving, and smart. These cats generally don't have trouble living with dogs or children.
Here's a funny video we found on YouTube that shows just how smart Maine Coon cats are...
Did you know... Maine Coon cats are widely admired for their beauty?
Maine Coons have lots of favorable qualities such as being kind. This Maine Coon cat shows lots of patience when "attacked" by a little kitten:
Well that's all for this week's Saturday Spotlight! For more information on the popular Maine Coons, visit their mini-article on the "Cat Breeds" page.
DON'T FORGET TO ENTER OUR SUMMER CONTESTS! CHECK THEM OUT ON THE "SUPER SUMMER" PAGE!
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This Saturday, the spotlight is on MAINE COONS! Maine Coon cats are known for being kind, loving, and smart. These cats generally don't have trouble living with dogs or children.
Here's a funny video we found on YouTube that shows just how smart Maine Coon cats are...
Did you know... Maine Coon cats are widely admired for their beauty?
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| Maine Coon cats are widely admired for their beauty |
Maine Coons have lots of favorable qualities such as being kind. This Maine Coon cat shows lots of patience when "attacked" by a little kitten:
Well that's all for this week's Saturday Spotlight! For more information on the popular Maine Coons, visit their mini-article on the "Cat Breeds" page.
DON'T FORGET TO ENTER OUR SUMMER CONTESTS! CHECK THEM OUT ON THE "SUPER SUMMER" PAGE!
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Did you know...
...Ragdolls mature slower than most cats? They don't reach their full size until they are about four years old.
Learn more cool facts like this on our "Cat Breeds" page!
Learn more cool facts like this on our "Cat Breeds" page!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Did you know...
A cat can jump as high as 5 times their own height! That's amazing for such a little creature!
Imagine if the average human could jump that high--they'd be jumping about 28 feet in the air!
Imagine if the average human could jump that high--they'd be jumping about 28 feet in the air!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Did you know...
Did you know... that cats can hear in a range from 20-64,000 hertz?
Humans, on the other hand, often can only hear frequencies between 20 and 20,000 hertz.
Wow! Cats can hear really high-pitched sounds!
Humans, on the other hand, often can only hear frequencies between 20 and 20,000 hertz.
Wow! Cats can hear really high-pitched sounds!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Cats are better than dogs
Have you visited the "CATS or Dogs?" page recently? We're going to post some stories and facts from that page here. If you like dogs better than cats, here's one fact that applies to both cat and dog lovers...
Believe it or not: Some people believe that cats have superpowers. Not that they can fly, or become invisible or anything like that, but people like Dr. Rupert Sheldrake believe that people and animals can have psychic connections. This goes for cats and dogs...
These animals can sense a coming bombing or earthquake...
Cats and dogs might respond to their owners' suffering or death even if they're far away...
They can detect when a loved one is calling on the phone before the phone is picked up...
Cats and dogs hide on a day they are supposed to go to the vet before the carrier is taken out. (We're sure you can relate to that :D)
Source: Evidence for a Feline Sixth Sense
And now for stories about amazing cats! Even if you don't like cats, you could still find something that amazes you!
A woman named Kimberley was gardening one day when she saw a poisonous snake. When the snake was about to attack, Kimberley's cat ran and attacked the snake. Her cat got bitten on the paw but recovered in three days. Source: Cat Heroes
"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow."
~Jeff Valdez
A study proved that owning a cat reduces your chance of heart disease by 30%. The same thing was not proved with dogs. For more information on this, you can visit this website.
Gary Rosheisen trained his cat, Tommy, to call 9-1-1 in an emergency. When Gary fell from his wheelchair and couldn't get back up, Tommy called the ambulence. Source: Cat Heroes
A cat in Florida fell out of the sixteenth floor in an apartment building and survived! Wow!
"If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow, but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much."
~Mark Twain
Cats are the most popular pet in North America. There are 73 million cats compared to 63 million dogs, and over 30% of North American households own cats. Source: http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-about-cats.html
For more stories, quotes and facts like these, visit the "CATS or Dogs?" page!
Just one announcement: Don't forget to submit your entries for our contest! See the contests page for details!
Believe it or not: Some people believe that cats have superpowers. Not that they can fly, or become invisible or anything like that, but people like Dr. Rupert Sheldrake believe that people and animals can have psychic connections. This goes for cats and dogs...
These animals can sense a coming bombing or earthquake...
Cats and dogs might respond to their owners' suffering or death even if they're far away...
They can detect when a loved one is calling on the phone before the phone is picked up...
Cats and dogs hide on a day they are supposed to go to the vet before the carrier is taken out. (We're sure you can relate to that :D)
Source: Evidence for a Feline Sixth Sense
And now for stories about amazing cats! Even if you don't like cats, you could still find something that amazes you!
A woman named Kimberley was gardening one day when she saw a poisonous snake. When the snake was about to attack, Kimberley's cat ran and attacked the snake. Her cat got bitten on the paw but recovered in three days. Source: Cat Heroes
"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow."
~Jeff Valdez
A study proved that owning a cat reduces your chance of heart disease by 30%. The same thing was not proved with dogs. For more information on this, you can visit this website.
Gary Rosheisen trained his cat, Tommy, to call 9-1-1 in an emergency. When Gary fell from his wheelchair and couldn't get back up, Tommy called the ambulence. Source: Cat Heroes
A cat in Florida fell out of the sixteenth floor in an apartment building and survived! Wow!
"If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow, but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much."
~Mark Twain
Cats are the most popular pet in North America. There are 73 million cats compared to 63 million dogs, and over 30% of North American households own cats. Source: http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-about-cats.html
For more stories, quotes and facts like these, visit the "CATS or Dogs?" page!
Just one announcement: Don't forget to submit your entries for our contest! See the contests page for details!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Cats--Gotta Love 'Em!
Cat [kat] noun--
1. A fluffball that's full of love and makes a great furry friend!
2. The source of the purr, a sound that will cheer up anybody.
3. Something that is impossible to hate.
Everyone loves cats! But cats aren't just popular now, check out these cool facts about people who were cat lovers years ago...
1. It all started with the Ancient Egyptians. You probably know the story. Cats kept mice away so the Egyptians worshipped them as Gods. As Terry Pratchett says, "In ancient times, cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this."
2. Isaac Newton owned a cat and also invented the cat flap (a.k.a. cat door!)
3. Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, William McKinley, Calvin Coolidge, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Rutherford B. Hayes all owned cats! Wow!
4. T. S. Eliot was a cat lover and wrote a whole book with poems about cats! This book is called "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." Here's a fun fact that you may not know--The poems in this book were made into songs and from there, the musical "CATS" was made!
And here is something else you may not have known: You can read an excerpt from T. S. Eliot's "Macavity--The Mystery Cat" on our Cat Literature page! Click here to visit that page!
1. A fluffball that's full of love and makes a great furry friend!
2. The source of the purr, a sound that will cheer up anybody.
3. Something that is impossible to hate.
Everyone loves cats! But cats aren't just popular now, check out these cool facts about people who were cat lovers years ago...
1. It all started with the Ancient Egyptians. You probably know the story. Cats kept mice away so the Egyptians worshipped them as Gods. As Terry Pratchett says, "In ancient times, cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this."
2. Isaac Newton owned a cat and also invented the cat flap (a.k.a. cat door!)
3. Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, Woodrow Wilson, William McKinley, Calvin Coolidge, John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Rutherford B. Hayes all owned cats! Wow!
4. T. S. Eliot was a cat lover and wrote a whole book with poems about cats! This book is called "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." Here's a fun fact that you may not know--The poems in this book were made into songs and from there, the musical "CATS" was made!
And here is something else you may not have known: You can read an excerpt from T. S. Eliot's "Macavity--The Mystery Cat" on our Cat Literature page! Click here to visit that page!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Tyger
The Tyger
Written By William Blake
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare sieze the fire?
And what shoulder, and what art.
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? and what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dead grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
This is a poem written by William Blake. To read this and other amazing works of cat poetry, visit the Cat Literature page and read the poems!
Fun Fact: The World Record for the Loudest Purr of a Domestic Cat goes to a cat named Smokey in Northampton, UK!
That's all for today, cat lovers!
Written By William Blake
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare sieze the fire?
And what shoulder, and what art.
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? and what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dead grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
This is a poem written by William Blake. To read this and other amazing works of cat poetry, visit the Cat Literature page and read the poems!
Fun Fact: The World Record for the Loudest Purr of a Domestic Cat goes to a cat named Smokey in Northampton, UK!
That's all for today, cat lovers!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Fun Facts
Do you know how many times stronger a cat's sense of smell is than a human's sense of smell?
Do you know how many times faster a cat's heart beats than a human's heart?
Do you know what a group of adult cats is called?
Press "Read More" to find out the answers!
Do you know how many times faster a cat's heart beats than a human's heart?
Do you know what a group of adult cats is called?
Press "Read More" to find out the answers!
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Did you know...
Did you know that cats have three eyelids?
Isn't that neat?!
Have a great weekend, cat lovers!
Isn't that neat?!
Have a great weekend, cat lovers!
Friday, November 18, 2011
Did you know...
Even though cats have lots of fur, they can endure temperatures higher than humans can. Wow! Have a happy Friday, cat lovers!
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