- One female cat could have more than 100 kittens in her lifetime.
- 1952:
Texas Tabby named Dusty set the record by having more than 420 kittens before having her last litter at age 18.
- The largest known litter was that of a Persian in
South Africa Named Bluebell. She gave birth to 14 kittens in one litter! They all survived!
- A single pair of cats and their kittens can produce as many as 420,000 kittens in 7 years.
- More than 35,000 kittens are born in the
U.S. Each year. Spay or neuter your cat!
- Cats have 290 bones and 517 muscles in their bodies.
- A cat has five more vertebrae in her spinal column than her human does.
- Sir Isaac Newton, discoverer of the principles of gravity, also invented the cat door.
- A cat will almost never "meow" at another cat. This sound is reserved for humans.
- If your cat is 3 years old, your cat is 21 in human years. If your cat is 8 years old, your cat is 40 in human years. If your cat is 14 years old, your cat is 70 in human years.
- The average age for an indoor cat is 15 years, while the average age for an outdoor cat is only 3 to 5 years.
This post was submitted by Chloe Burley, she's also a author on The Bratling .
Chloe is building up herself up as a online specialist on HIPS.
Read her online journal here.
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