Tuesay is National Cat Day!

Do you have a cat? We do. Candy is our calico cat, we got her two years ago from the local Humane Society, and since Tuesday is National Cat Day, I thought I'd share some ideas about how to celebrate.

I know we recently celebrated Global Cat Month, but let's learn a few additional things about cats - did you know . . . 

• When a cat chases its prey, it keeps its head level. Dogs and humans bob their heads up and down.
• A group of cats is called a “clowder.”
• A cat can’t climb head first down a tree because every claw on a cat’s paw points the same way. To get down from a tree, a cat must back down.
• Every year, nearly four million cats are eaten in Asia. - This is shocking and sad.
• The first cat in space was a French cat named Felicette (a.k.a. “Astrocat”) In 1963, France blasted the cat into outer space. Electrodes implanted in her brains sent neurological signals back to Earth. She survived the trip.
• Cats are North America’s most popular pets: there are 73 million cats compared to 63 million dogs. Over 30% of households in North America own a cat.
• According to Hebrew legend, Noah prayed to God for help protecting all the food he stored on the ark from being eaten by rats. In reply, God made the lion sneeze, and out popped a cat.
• A cat’s hearing is better than a dog’s. And a cat can hear high-frequency sounds up to two octaves higher than a human.
• Most cats give birth to a litter of between one and nine kittens. The largest known litter ever produced was 19 kittens, of which 15 survived.
• A cat’s brain is biologically more similar to a human brain than it is to a dog’s. Both humans and cats have identical regions in their brains that are responsible for emotions.
• Scientists believe grass appears red to cats.
• In just seven years, a single pair of cats and their offspring could produce a staggering total of 420,000 kittens.

You will find more cat fun facts at this link.

Enjoy National Cat Day!