Homeschooling Gems: Cowtacat
Opal and Ruby are having a discussion about what kind of Pokemon our black and white cat would be.
Ruby: Mama, what do you think Rose would be called if she were a Pokemon?
Me: Maybe Cowtacat?
Opal: That's perfect since her markings look like a cow! She could have some little horns too!
Ruby: And some udders that lasers come out of!
Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (compared to human's 6 muscles each). A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and can turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog.
That's awesome! Ruby loves random cat facts and shares them with me all the time. I'll make sure she reads this.
Cats have 300 million neurons; dogs have about 160 million