Some Facts About Cats
The first cat domesticated about 10,000 years ago lived in the region of what is now Cyprus. Cats are now known, were not domesticated by humans (such as horses or birds) but there was a strange and particular self-domestication and adaptation process for convenience simultaneously. (Read: Cats: pets by choice)
Cats are so agile that they can turn around in free fall and land on their feet, always falling from heights are not excessive.
The hair of a cat is 2.5 cm on average, and grows from 0.25 to 0.3 mm per day. The skeleton of a cat is composed of 250 bones.
Cats can distinguish certain colors, but not all. If you see red, blue, green and yellow.
Cats are mammals that sleep a lot, do 16 hours per day.
It is commonly said that cats do not like water and not swim. It’s a half truth, but most of the cats is usually not like a swim, yes swim.
There are about 40 different breeds of cats bred by professional breeding domestic cats.
What are the most popular cat names?
Many agree that the most common or popular names, most cats that are used as a name are:
- Tiguan (or Tiger, and English Tijger)
- Simba
- Gizmo
- Mickey
- Tom (and Tommy)
- Mishi (and variants Michi, Mischi …)
- Fush (and Mishifus)
- Cleopatra
- Agatha

