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Why Cats and Dogs Can't Be Friends

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Cats and dogs are two animals that rarely get along. They are more often chasing each other. Have you ever seen cats and dogs chasing? Both of these animals are rarely seen getting along. They always look like they are hostile. Whereas with humans, keduana looks very close and gets along. Why is that? This is due to the way they communicate and their gestures are different.

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The following are differences that make them not get along.

1. How to move the tail

Cats and dogs have a different understanding of tail movements. A dog moves its tail as a sign of friendship and wants to play. While a cat moves its tail as a sign he is angry and to scare the enemy. When a cat sees a moving dog's tail, he will respond to the dog being angry.

2. Differences in body size

Dog body size is bigger than cat. Therefore, cats often feel intimidated by the size of the dog. Cats feel dogs are a threat to him. If the dog chases after him, the cat will run away.

3. The habit of chasing after

Dogs are active and hunting animals. Parent dogs also train their children to hunt by chasing cats. While cats are nimble animals. He will quickly run if there is a dog chasing him. The dog will continue to chase the cat. The process of this chase will continue.

However, what about the intelligence level of these two types of pets? Are dogs smarter than cats? Dog Breeds Lovers boast about how excited their pets will be when they are invited to walk in the afternoon. While cat lovers also say, their pet cats really like to sleep, so the owner does not need to waste a lot of energy to go out and take him for an afternoon walk, and other reasons mentioned.

But dogs and cats can get along well. The trick is to get used to living together since childhood. That way, they will more easily understand the nature of each. If cats and dogs meet when they are older, they must be separated first with a bulkhead. After a few days, the bulkhead can be removed but the cat must still be protected. If they are used to it, they will get along with each other.

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Secrets of Cats Always Fall with Standing Position

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Do friends often pay attention to cats that fall from the trees or cabinets? Cats always fall in a standing position! The four legs stood firmly holding back the pressure of his body. Why do cats always fall in a standing position?

When a cat falls, several things happen. First, the cat will feel confused and immediately turn his head facing the ground. Then, the cat will place its front legs to be close to the head to protect it. After that, the cat starts to rotate the front body so that it is aligned with the head. Then in the end, the cat will rotate the back leg and all parts of its body to prepare to land.

All these movements are done quickly, before touching the land, so that the cat can land in a standing position.

Apart from having very flexible muscles and bones, cats also have an organ called the vestibular apparatus which is in their ears. O yes, we also have that organ, you. Then, what is the function of the vestibular apparatus? This organ functions as a body balancer.

Inside the vestibular apparatus, there are fluids and fine hairs. When the cat falls, the liquid moves around the vestibular apparatus. Then, the fine hair signals the brain, that something is not right. So, the cat will be aware and try to improve its position.

Even though the cat always falls in a standing position, it does not mean he will not get hurt. Every day, there must always be a cat that falls from a height, like the balcony of a house, with a broken leg. Generally, cats will not get hurt if they fall from a height of seven meters or less.

Uniquely, if the cat falls with a short distance, for example falling from a chair, it does not fall in a standing position. That's because, cats don't have enough time to be conscious and turn around.

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Unique Facts About Cats That Make You Fall In Love

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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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Felis Nigripes The Deadliest Cat in the World

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What do you imagine about the deadliest cat in the world? Is the king's jungle roaring roar lion? Or a telltale that can kill its prey quickly? In fact, the title of the deadliest cat in the world actually was crowned an adorable little cat, namely a black-footed cat from Africa. Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) is the smallest cat in Africa. This black-footed cat comes from the southern African grasslands.

This cat has an adorable round face and a light brown body. When viewed, this cat is even smaller than a village cat! These wild cats only measure 36 to 52 cm and weigh 1 to 3 kg. If standing, this black-footed cat is only 20 cm tall.

Felis Nigripes

Although small, black-footed cats can hunt and bring more prey than any type of cat. So, why is this black-footed cat considered very deadly? Although small, black-footed cats are able to hunt and bring more prey in one night, than a leopard in six months. On average they kill every 50 minutes with a success rate of 60 percent. Black-footed cats are three times more successful than lions, whose average chance of killing prey is only 20 to 25 percent.

The study of black-footed cats was carried out by Alexander Sliwa, curator of the Cologne Zoo in Germany who has been studying black-footed cats since the 1990s. Through Sliwa, producer Gavin Boyland captured this cat hunting moment by putting a tracker collar on a research site in South Africa. Boyland said that documenting these small cats is very difficult. That's because these cats hunt more often at night. Need a special camera at night to detect cats. However, their efforts bear fruit because they can document hunting moments that have never been caught before.

Sadly, this adorable cat belongs to the category of vulnerable to extinction. According to the International Society for Endangered Cats, black-footed cats are listed as extinct animals by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Black-footed cats are only found in three countries: Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. There needs to be conservation to maintain their vulnerable populations. For this reason, let's support the sustainability of the most deadly, yet adorable, cat.