I was browsing through the Whiskas website (Whiskas is a brand of cat food in
NZ and Australia) and came upon some of these facts that I thought were kinda interesting so thought I'd share them with you ...

A cat's heart beats twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats per minute.

A cat will almost never "meow" at another cat. This sound is reserved for humans

Backward-pointing spikes on a cat's tongue aid in their grooming.

A white cat's hearing has a lot to do with its eye colour. While white cats with orange eyes are generally fine, a large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. Cats with only one blue eye are deaf in the ear closest to it.

Not only did Sir Isaac Newton discoverer the principles of gravity, he also invented the cat door!

Cats have a peripheral vision of approximately 285 degrees

The correct way to refer to a group of kittens is a 'kindle'. However, a group of grown cats is called a 'clowder'.

Tap water should be allowed to sit for 24 hours before it is given to a cat - the chlorine in fresh tap water can irritate its nose.

The cat is one of only three animals that walk by moving both left feet together, then both right feet together. The other two animals are the giraffe and the camel.

To stop your cat from scratching precious items, put lemon or orange scent on them - cats hate these smells!

Cats see in colour, but not red.