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The Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) recognizes 44 breeds of cats.

Cats respond most readily to names that end in an \ee\" sound."""

Cats control the outer ear using 32 muscles; humans use 6

It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure.

The name "jaguar" comes from a Native American word meaning "he who kills with one leap".

An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles (eight kilometers) away.

A cat named Dusty, aged 1 7, living in Bonham, Texas, USA, gave birth to her 420th kitten on June 23, 1952.

When a cats rubs up against you, the cat is marking you with it's scent claiming ownership.

When a domestic cat goes after mice, about 1 pounce in 3 results in a catch.

Cats' hearing is much more sensitive than humans and dogs.

Purring does not always indicate that a cat is happy and healthy - some cats will purr loudly when they are terrified or in pain.

Most cats had short hair until about 100 years ago, when it became fashionable to own cats and experiment with breeding.

A 2007 Gallup poll revealed that both men and women were equally likely to own a cat.

Researchers are unsure exactly how a cat purrs. Most veterinarians believe that a cat purrs by vibrating vocal folds deep in the throat. To do this, a muscle in the larynx opens and closes the air passage about 25 times per second.

Some common houseplants poisonous to cats include: English Ivy, iris, mistletoe, philodendron, and yew.

The first cartoon cat was Felix the Cat in 1919. In 1940, Tom and Jerry starred in the first theatrical cartoon “Puss Gets the Boot.” In 1981 Andrew Lloyd Weber created the musical Cats, based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

Cats that live together sometimes rub each others heads to show that they have no intention of fighting. Young cats do this more often, especially when they are excited.

In ancient Egypt, mummies were made of cats, and embalmed mice were placed with them in their tombs. In one ancient city, over 300,000 cat mummies were found.

Some common houseplants poisonous to cats include: English Ivy, iris, mistletoe, philodendron, and yew.

Relative to its body size, the clouded leopard has the biggest canines of all animals’ canines. Its dagger-like teeth can be as long as 1.8 inches (4.5 cm).