Cat trivia courtesy of Mewsletter 57

Now that I am relaxing, let me tell you somefings about us cats...

A Bit of Cat-Trivia

· A cat can be either right-pawed or left-pawed.
· A cat can jump as much as seven times its height.
· A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.
· A cat has 230 bones in its body. A human only has 206 bones.
· A cat has four rows of whiskers.
· A cat in a hurry can sprint at about thirty-one miles per hour.
· A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum , a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
· A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as feelers or antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage.
· A cat will almost never meow at another cat. Cats use this sound for humans.
· A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is believed to be an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.

I think a cat is more superman than the man himself :)

Thanks to cat+aunty for sending us the pikshurs...