Unknown Facts About Cats And Kittens

The largest known litter ever produced was 19 kittens of which 15 survived.

Unknown facts about cats and kittens. In 1963 a cat went to space. You ve heard of monkeys and dogs in space but did you know that a cat braved the great unknown too. There are 88 million cats kept as pets. A cat s cerebral cortex contains about twice as many neurons as that of dogs.

A kitten s whiskers are as long as their body is wide. Smuggling a cat out of ancient egypt was punishable by death. From the peeps of kittens to the meows of adults cats have a wide range of vocalizations. The reason why cats have a vertical slit pupil is because they are ambush predators.

Interesting kitten facts in no particular order kittens can be spayed or neutered when they are only eight weeks old. Apparently these holes can still be seen at the university today. They loose these baby teeth when they re about 6 months old and the full set of 30 will grow in to replace them. 10 the average kitten litter is 1 9 kittens the average litter size for cats is about 1 9 kittens but the largest ever recorded was a total of 19 kittens.

The cat fanciers association cfa recognizes 44 breeds of cats. The vertical slit pupil helps them to judge the depth so that they can leap at their prey. So he called the cambridge carpenter to saw two holes in the door one for the mother cat and one for her kittens. Some shelters and rescues will do this even sooner if the cat is over a specific weight often about 2 pounds.

Kittens typically meow to their mother for milk but most adult cats are only known to meow in the presence of humans. A single cat produces 2 8 kittens in a litter. Cats have 300 million neurons whereas dogs have about 160 million. One of the most surprising cat facts is that cats can actually make almost 100 different sounds.

Adult cats have 30 teeth but kittens initially only have 26 teeth. Most cats give birth to a litter of between one and nine kittens. One of the first things you ll notice when looking at a kitten s face are their whiskers. On october 18 th 1963 felicette also known as astrocat was the first and.