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In honor of National Trivia Day (January 4), I thought I\u2019d share some cat trivia\u2014what fun! Here are a few things I found interesting. Of course, some of it we already knew, but some of it was a complete surprise to me<\/p>\nIn honor of National Trivia Day (January 4), I thought I\u2019d share some cat trivia\u2014what fun! Here are a few things I found interesting. Of course, some of it we already knew, but some of it was a complete surprise to me<\/p>\n
One such bit of trivia reveals the various ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/catcactus2-225x300.jpg\")
ways a cat uses its tail. They say for balance and to express her mood. Olivia actually overuses her tail. In fact I\u2019ve seen her reprimand it a time or two as if it actually has a mind of its own. She uses it sometimes to scold me\u2014if she\u2019s sitting next to me and I\u2019m not petting her, she might slap that tail against me\u2014slap-slap. Sometimes she pets me with her tail. Such sweet caresses.<\/p>\n
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Did you know that cats have something in common with giraffes and camels? No other animal shares this trait\u2014they walk using both right feet, then both left feet. That\u2019s a strange bit of trivia. Here\u2019s another: Cats share 95.6 percent of their genome ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_6679-300x200.jpg\")
(DNA) with the tiger.<\/p>\n
There are reported to be 200 feral cats living at Disneyland and 700 million estimated in the United States. Gads, that\u2019s a sinful number, especially with all that so many individuals and organizations do in today\u2019s world to conquer the homeless cat problem. And this huge number isn\u2019t even offset to any degree by the number of cats in homes, cats that are loved and cared for. They number only 88 million. Good, but, sadly, not good enough.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s an interesting bit of trivia that sets the cat above the dog\u2014cats have as many as 100 different vocal tones where a dog has only 10.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the link to more such trivia if you\u2019re as fascinated by it as I am.<\/p>\n
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