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17 facts about cats that will make you like cats even more

Cats are adorable animals. If you’re one of those feline-loving people, you might think you know everything about them. However, there are interesting facts unknown to most people about these beloved guys. Have you ever heard, for example, that the cat lays down on a painful or sick area of ​​its owner to cure it?

We, from awesome.clubwe were surprised by some information about the kittens and decided to share it with you.

1. On average, cats spend 2/3 of their lives sleeping. This means that a feline that is, for example, 9 years old, stayed awake in just 3 years

2. A cat’s brain is biologically closer to ours than a dog’s. In them as in us, the same areas are responsible for emotions

3. The largest cat that exists today is the liger—a cross between a male lion and a tigress. It can grow up to 4 meters, and its weight exceeds 300 kg. The largest living specimen, Hercules, weighs 450 kg.

4. The smallest cat currently is the black-footed wildcat. Female specimens measure less than 50 cm and can weigh only 1.2 kg

5. Unlike many of us Brazilians, the British and Australians consider that finding a black cat is a very lucky sign.

6. The most popular cat breed in the world is the Persian. After them is the Russian Blue, the Maine Coon and the Siamese.

7. There are cats that love water. This is the Van Turco breed. They love to swim because they have a waterproof coat.

8. At the Dutch embassy in Moscow, employees noticed that 2 Siamese cats approached the building and, for some unknown reason, began to scratch the walls. In fact, Russian spy microphones were hidden there.

9. Many cats can find their way home regardless of the distance. This ability, according to experts, happens either by the angle of sunlight, or through magnetized cells in the brain, which act as a kind of compass.

10. The oldest cat in the Guinness Book of Records was Crème Puff of Austin, Texas, who lived from 1967 until August 6, 2005, and died 3 days after her 38th birthday.

11. Just as humans have fingerprints, cats can be distinguished by their unique markings; however, in them, this peculiarity is in the snout

12. Cats don’t have sweat glands all over their bodies like humans do. Sweat only through the paws

13. Cats are very sensitive to vibrations. They can feel earthquakes 10 to 15 minutes before people

14. Female cats tend to be right-handed, while males are generally left-handed.

15. Cat owners are 30% less likely to have a heart attack or stroke

16. It was believed that the first domesticated cats appeared in Egypt, but a 1936 find refuted this hypothesis. A feline mummy was found in Cyprus, near Turkey, in a 9,500-year-old tomb. The animal was buried along with its owner. This means that at least 4,000 years before Egyptian art, cats were already common.

17. According to a Jewish legend, Noah prayed that God would protect the food he carried in his ark from mice. In response, God caused a lion to sneeze, and out came a cat.

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Bonus

There is a very special way to eliminate both bad moods and many other diseases: It is felinotherapy, or treatment through human interaction with cats. As has already been demonstrated, these animals can heal in different ways:

With sound: their purr generates a vibration at a frequency of 16 to 44 Hz. This is the optimal frequency to activate the protective functions of the human body and improve immunity. With its heat: a cat’s body temperature is 38-39 degrees, which has a slight thermal and anti-inflammatory effect. With its special magnetic field (animal energy): in this way, the cat calms down, reduces bad moods, neutralizes stress and treats depression.

Do you have cats? Do you believe they have all these “powers”?

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