Facts About Cats And Kittens

Cats have flexible bodies and teeth adapted for hunting small animals such as mice and rats.

Facts about cats and kittens. A group of cats is called a clowder a male cat is called a tom a female cat is called a molly or queen while young cats are called kittens. They hiss like snakes if they smell something unfamiliar kittens are born with their eyes and ears sealed. A group of adult cats is called a clowder. The word kitten can describe young cats rabbits squirrels beavers foxes or badgers.

Kittens typically meow to their mother for milk but most adult cats are only known to meow in the presence of humans. When a cat chases its prey it keeps its head level. Domestic cats usually weigh around 4 kilograms 8 lb 13 oz to 5 kilograms 11 lb 0 oz. Many foods that we humans enjoy can kill cats and kittens.

Kittens require a lot more sleep than adult cats. However when it comes to the feline family we can use size to find a rule. Unlike dogs cats do not have a sweet tooth. 10 the average kitten litter is 1 9 kittens the average litter size for cats is about 1 9 kittens but the largest ever recorded was a total of 19 kittens.

Surprisingly enough cow s milk is also bad for cats. Some cats have extra toes and are called polydactyl cats. Scientists believe this is due to a mutation in a key taste receptor. A group of kittens is called a kindle.

Kitties also must avoid coffee alcohol soda and any kind of uncooked dough containing yeast. One of the most surprising cat facts is that cats can actually make almost 100 different sounds. From whisker chewing to ear wiggling here are some amazing facts about kittens that will have you seeing baby cats in a whole new way. Adult cats have 30 teeth but kittens initially only have 26 teeth.

There are 2 5 kittens in a litter. The infant of a domesticated cat is known as a kitten while for big cats such as lions or tigers the young are described as cubs. Getty images cats have five toes on each front paw but only four toes on each back paw. Kittens require more time cat napping than older cats as they are developing mentally and physically at rapid rates.

As a general rule the younger a kitten is the more sleep it will need. Newborn kittens for example sleep almost 90 percent of the time or up to 22 hours in a day.