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Cat's curiosities

Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (in humans, this is the only Reason why cats can turn their ears 180 degrees. One of the reasons why kittens sleep so much is that growth hormone in cats, just like in humans, is released only during sleep. Cats have about 20,155 hairs per square centimeter. The heaviest cat listed in the Guinness Book of records was Himmy from Queensland, Australia. He weighed 21 kg and died at the age of 10. The oldest cat listed in the Guinness Book of world records was Crème Puff from Austin, Texas, who lived from 1967 to August 6, 2005 and died three days after his thirty-eighth birthday. Cats usually live up to 20 years, which is equivalent to 96 years of human age. In Scotland, there is a memorial tower in honor of a cat named Towser, who caught almost 30,000 mice in his life. . Cats were introduced to North and South America by Europeans in the 1750s to control pests. . The first ever cat show was organized in 1871 in London. Later, cat shows became popular all over the world. The first famous cartoon cat was Felix, who appeared in 1919. . A cat has 230 bones in its body (a human has only 206). The cat does not have a clavicle, so it can fit into any hole the size of its head.

3 years ago 133 views

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Cats don't like to share

interesting fact! Cats are excellent at seeing in low light, but, contrary to popular misconceptions, they can't see in absolute darkness. 8. Vibrissae (commonly known as whiskers) in cats are specialized sensory organs that perform a tactile function. Vibrissae cat in any case can not be removed, as this will actually deprive it of its "orientation and navigation system" in space. 9. while in most countries the black cat is considered a symbol of misfortune, in the UK and Australia, they are, on the contrary, considered as animals that bring good luck

3 years ago 388 views

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the kitten was trying to hang up clothes

interesting fact! A distinctive feature of the structure of the cat's eye, characteristic of many mammals-the presence of a blinking membrane (third eyelid). It can be seen when the cat sleeps with its eyes half open or feels tired. If the third eyelid is visible constantly, including when the cat is awake, this in most cases can be a sign of illness. 5. Most cats are able to give birth to one to nine kittens in one litter. The largest known litter consisted of 19 kittens, 15 of which survived. Cream Puff 6. The longest-lived cat ever recorded is considered to be Krim puff, who lived 38 years and 3 days (1967-2005).

3 years ago 163 views

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Saint Petersburg in may

The exact origin of the name of the island is not established. The ancient Baltic-Finnish (Izhora) name of this island is known — Hirvisaari It is mentioned as "Vasiliev island" at the mouth of the Neva river in the Novgorod scribal book of 1500 in the list of the Nikolsky Izhersky (Izhorsky) churchyard. We also know a letter from the Narva magistrate to the authorities of revel dated July 2, 1426, which mentions a Russian named Sava (Sabe) from Vasiliev island (Wassilighenholm), on the Neva (in der Nu). At the same time, from middle German, the word "wassilighenholm "can be translated both as" Vasilievskaya Gorka "and as"Vasilievsky island". On a map Dating from 1630 and published in 1898 in the Appendix to the monograph of the Swedish scientist Karl Elander (Swedish. Carl Öhlander), the current Vasilievsky island is signed as "Wasilij ostroff eller Hirvisarj by och Holmen"("Vasily island or Hirvisari village and island").the Existence of parallel Baltic-Finnish and Russian names for Vasilievsky island is no exception. For example, the current Petrograd side island was formerly known as Koivosaari (Swedish. Bjerkenholm), and in the scribe's book of 1640 is referred to as"Fomin island".

3 years ago 53 views