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Unique Facts About Cats That Make You Fall In Love

By Yolanda -
Many people have pets, they take good care of animals and make them friends. Caring for animals actually has many advantages such as stress relief. One of the funny and most liked animals is cats. The following will review the facts about cats that will make you fall in love more.


1. Cats can live up to 30 years

The Guineess Book of World Records once noted Pinky as the 28-year-old oldest cat from Kansas, United States. This cat can reach ages of up to three decades. Previously, a Texas cat named Creme Puff even died at the age of 38 years. Other evidence shows that Tomoko, a cat from Aomori Prefecture, Japan, lived for 36 years. He died in 1971.

2. Cats sleep 20 hours a day

Cats spend 14 to 20 hours each day sleeping. They rarely wink, on average only two blinks per hour or 40 blinks per day. Long enough sleep is suspected to be the reason why a cat can live long to penetrate 30 years.

3. They can move quickly if they want

Your cat may look very relaxed one afternoon on their sleeping pillow. However, you should not be fooled. Even though they look lazy, a cat can move very swiftly suddenly if they want to. They can suddenly run up to 50 kilometers per hour.

4. Rich cats

Many cats are rich. Maria Assunta, a widow who is also a property tycoon from Italy, bequeathed 13 million US dollars or Rp. 138 billion for the cats she picked up from the streets in Rome. In 1988, Blackie, a pet cat belonging to an English antique trader, Ben Rea, was awarded 150 million pounds or Rp. 2.84 trillion as inheritance from his master. That's because Blackie was very loyal to Rea for the past 15 years.

5. Cat whiskers can grow very long

The longest mustache record ever owned by Missi, a Maine Coon cat living in Finland. He has a mustache up to 19 centimeters (cm) or about 9.5 inches.

6. Cats cannot see red

Cats have sensory weakness, which is a problem with red. Cats are very familiar with gray and black.

Cats are animals that are a little fussy in terms of food. They prefer food at room temperature, don't like it too hot or too cold. Cats react differently to colors depending on their mood. In general, they react differently to green and red than other colors.

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