14 Interesting Facts about Cats

Cats can change their meow to manipulate a human. They often imitate a human baby when they need food, for example.

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Cats are the most popular pet in the United States: There are 88 million pet cats and 74 million dogs.

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The world’s richest cat is worth $13 million after his human passed away and left her fortune to him.

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In the 1960s, the CIA tried to turn a cat into a bonafide spy by implanting a microphone into her ear and a radio transmitter at the base of her skull. She somehow survived the surgery but got hit by a taxi on her first mission.

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The cat who holds the record for the longest non-fatal fall is Andy. He fell from the 16th floor of an apartment building (about 200 ft/.06 km) and survived

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Black cats are bad luck in the United States, but they are good luck in the United Kingdom and Australia.

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When cats grimace, they are usually “taste-scenting.” They have an extra organ that, with some breathing control, allows the cats to taste-sense the air.

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The most expensive cat was an Asian Leopard cat (ALC)-Domestic Shorthair (DSH) hybrid named Zeus. Zeus, who is 90% ALC and 10% DSH, has an asking price of £100,000 ($154,000).

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Cats have free-floating clavicle bones that attach their shoulders to their forelimbs, which allows them to squeeze through very small spaces.

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Female cats are typically right-pawed while male cats are typically left-pawed.

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Isaac Newton is credited with inventing the cat door.

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In the 15th century, Pope Innocent VIII began ordering the killing of cats, pronouncing them demonic.

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