- Ever seen your cat lifting its lips in a snarl? It’s using its Jacobson’s organ in the roof of his mouth to home in on a scent. It can also use its nose.
- Cats can reach bursts of super speed at 38kph (23.6mph).
- With light-reflective layers in their eyes, cats use twice as much available light as humans to be able to see in the dark.
- Cats sleep for 16-20 hours per day, which equates to 70 per cent of their lives.
- A cat’s tongue is rough because of tiny backwards-facing barbs known as papillae. They are essential for rasping meat and grooming fur.
- There are more than 70 different breeds of cat.