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RE: The Wonder of Cats: Wild Felid Advocacy Center of Washington
A cat’s eyesight is both better and worse than humans. It is better because cats can see in much dimmer light and they have a wider peripheral view. It’s worse because they don’t see color as well as humans do. Scientists believe grass appears red to cats.
red grass sounds like something out of a sci-fi thriller
A cat uses its whiskers for measuring distances. The whiskers of a cat are capable of registering very small changes in air pressure.
Now that's something I did not know. I thought they used them to help keep from going bump in the night.
Tabby cats are thought to get their name from Attab, a district in Baghdad, now the capital of Iraq.
Baghdad is the setting for many tales from the Arabian Nights...
Cats have "nine lives" thanks to a flexible spine and powerful leg and back muscles
@catfacts has more cat facts than 99 cats with 9 lives
All cats have claws, and all except the cheetah sheath them when at rest.