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DID YOU KNOW?

CATS The oldest known pet cat existed

3 9500 years ago.
The record for the loudest purr is
1 67.8db(A). Did you know that originally it was
thought that Egyptians domesticated
The record for the loudest purr by the cat? But in 2004, French
a domestic cat is currently held by archaeologists discovered a 9,500
Merlin, a black and white cat from year old cat grave in Cyprus. This
Torquay, UK. His purr is 67.8db(A) and makes this the oldest known pet cat
for context, this is nearly the same and it predates Egyptian art about
volume as a shower! Most cats purr cats by over 4,000 years!
at around 25db.
Cats walk like camels and
4 giraffes.

Have you ever noticed that cats
walk like camels and giraffes? Their
walking sequence is both right feet

first, followed by both left feet, so
they move half of their body forward
at once. Camels and giraffes are the
only other animals to walk this way.

Didga the cat can perform 24
2 tricks in one minute.
A cat cannot see directly under
If you think cats can’t do tricks, then 5 its nose.
you’ll be shocked to learn this cat fact.
The most tricks performed by a cat in Cats have powerful and acute vision,
one minute are 24! Didga completed but they do have a small blind spot.
a series of tricks from rolling over, They cannot see objects well that are
to even jumping a bar whilst on a directly in front of them, or that are
skateboard! right under their nose or chins.

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