*Cats are only in the early stages of domestication, their ancestors were only domesticated 5,000 years ago.
*Like humans, cats inherit tendencies to be shy, outgoing, and even their tempers.
*Cats have a bathing process that starts by licking their lips and ends ten steps later with their tail.
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*Kittens raised away from humans tend to be shy.
*Cats are right brained dominate, this makes them intuitive.
*A cat in New York fell 27 floors off a skyscraper and lived!
*Cats run at 31 mph.
*The pad on a cats back legs are to stop and prevent skidding.
*Cats sleep an average of 15-18 hours per day!
*Cats instinctively close their eyes if a whisker is brushed.
*Cats hear at 100,000 cycles per sec! Equal to a mouse squeak!
*A tail waving side to side means contentment.
*Quick back and forth movement means anger.
*Ears pointed forward mean relaxed.
*Erect and forward means alert.
*Twitching ears are a sign of nervousness.
*Flat ears mean annoyance.
*In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.