Did you know these things about cats & kittens?

Interesting facts about cats & their kittens:

• Cats usually have 5 toes on both their front paws but only 4 toes on their back paws. Cat's with more are called 'polydactyl'.
• Cat's hearing is so good, that the ultrasonic sounds mice make can be heard by them. Often when you call them from far away they will hear - try shaking their cat crunchies and see how quick they return!
• Cats sleep for 66% of their day.
• A group of cats is called a “clowder”
• Cats cannot taste 'sweet' instead they have a range of bitter taste's which help detect if food is safe to eat.
• 'Schrödinger's cat' is a thought experiment, devised by Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935 and recently made famous by a top US sitcom.
• Cat's do not have a collar bone.
• In 1963, a cat named Felicette travelled into outer space.
• Usually a cat's eye-sight is fantastic. At night they can see better than most creatures, with  superb peripheral vision.
• If a cat's tail shakes near you it means they love you. Cat's emotions are similar to human's. Also they will know when you are speaking lovingly to them or if you are yelling at them. Your cat will not care if he/she gets into trouble though as they cannot understand.
• Cats perspire through their paws.
• One cat reached 36 years old back in 1939. An English cat named Puss. Some exceptional cat's can reach 17 or even 20 years old - let us know how old your cat is.