Cats have been widely accepted as one of the best pets that you can keep at home. Cats are good stress relievers and most kids want to cuddle them all day but do you know that cats are not just good as pets?
There are interesting facts about cats that you probably don't know. Here are five most interesting facts about cats:
1. Cats can survive without water for two to three days and two weeks with no food
It has been said that cats originally are desert animals a long time ago before they were domesticated as pets. Their system have evolved adapting to the changing environment but still they have this genetic capability of using liquid in their body efficiently. Regarding their survival without food, according to Can Cats, they can survive for 2 weeks with no food but they should drink water in order to survive that long.
2. Cats have good righting reflexes where they are likely to survive a fall from very high places
According to Today I Found Out page, 90% of cats can survive from a fall up to 32 stories. This doesn't mean that all the cats that survived are uninjured. They could have acquired some injuries upon hitting the ground but 90% survival rate is amazing.
3. Black cats are good luck to the Japanese
Many cultures around the world considered black cats as associates of witches or witches that shape shift to cats but in Japan, they consider it a good luck. It brings good luck especially for Japanese women because keeping one lures many fine suitors according to Care2.
4. There are cats genetically modified to glow in the dark
In a publication called Gawker, they explained that the unfertilized eggs of a female cat was inserted with jellyfish and rhesus Macaque genes. This makes the cats glow fluorescent green under a special kind of light.
5. Cat's whiskers are super sensitive
If a cat's whisker is damaged, they can become disoriented. The whisker's root is connected to a very sensitive muscle that has many nerves that are directly connected to their brain. Their whiskers are very sensitive that it can even detect air movements inside the house with closed doors.
