Cat Facts

12 Fun Facts About Cats

1. Cats sleep 16-18 hours per day

2. Cats can jump approximately seven times their height

3. 10 percent of a cat’s bones are in his tail

4. A cat’s heart beats nearly twice as fast as a human heart, at 110 to 140 beats a minute

5. A cat’s powerful vision allows them to see light at levels six times less than what a human can see

6. Cats have approximately 100 vocal sounds

7. A cat has 230 bones in its body. A human has 206. A cat has no collarbone, so it can fit through any opening the size of its head

8. Cats have 24 whiskers

9. Each cat’s nose pad is unique, similar to a human’s fingerprint

10. Cats greet one another by touching noses

11. A cat can travel at a top speed of approximately 31 mph (49 km) over a short distance.

12. Cats can only move their jaw up and down — not side to side