ITT we post strange and interesting cat facts

[Tiffany Skylar Johnston]

soo i love cats a lot and because of that i happen to know a loooooot about them so here are some of my favorite cat facts

1. siamese and other colorpointed cats have a partial form of albinism, this gene is temperature reactive which is why their bellies and chest are white while they have dark colored paws and faces
2. calico and tortie cats are almost entirely female because the color pattern is tied to two x chromosomes

ill add in more eventually

 

[Baguette Child]

The elites don’t want you to know this but the cats at the park are free you can take them home I have 458 cats.

 

[Whatevermancer]

Cats are said to have driven 63 species of wild animals to extinction.

 

[WhoBusTank69]

@Cats, while also the best poster on the forums, uses an interesting username that is said to be in reference to cats.

 

[Calandrino]

@Cats, while also the best poster on the forums, uses an interesting username that is said to be in reference to cats.

Really? I always thought it was a Zero Wing reference.

 

[Mike Matei's Penis]

Cats have nine lives.

 

[Ultrapenguin]

Studies suggest a link between exposure to cats during childhood and an increased risk of schizophrenia-related disorders.
The hypothesis is that it may have something to do with the toxoplasmosis parasite, which is commonly spread to people via exposure to cat feces (and is why pregnant women aren't supposed to clean litter boxes).

 

[DankSmoker]

Cats are said to have driven 63 species of wild animals to extinction.

That's pretty badass. That is my fact.

 

[Ughubughughughughughghlug]

Strange and interesting fact: my cat is the cutest and bestest cat

 

[Croak & Caw]

Cats rub their nose* on things to mark them as theirs. If a cat rubbed their nose against you - you are their property.

 

[CallmeCicada]

The agean cat befriend fishermen at the docks and is famously one of the species of cats that love water. They are a naturally occuring species of cat without the intervention of humans.

 

[Hoi Polloi]

Studies suggest a link between exposure to cats during childhood and an increased risk of schizophrenia-related disorders.
The hypothesis is that it may have something to do with the toxoplasmosis parasite, which is commonly spread to people via exposure to cat feces (and is why pregnant women aren't supposed to clean litter boxes).

Sadly most of the studies into toxoplasma and human behaviour are really shitty, obviously its difficult to actually design a robust study that wouldn't involve giving people a parasite in the hopes that they develop schizophrenia.

This study is fairly stupid and worthless but their introduction section is at least an interesting overview of the subject.

https://academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/article-abstract/33/3/757/1882426?redirectedFrom=fulltext

The main thing of note is a correlation between having toxoplasma and dying in a traffic accident i. e. they believe it increases your risk taking/lowers self preservation. As always this is just correlation and not demonstrated causation.

 

[Dysnomia]

Based on my personal experience tortitude is real. It doesn't mean they are mean cats. But they definitely have some 'tude going on.

Black cats are usually overlooked in shelters and that's sad. But shelters usually won't adopt them out around Halloween because black magic freaks are a real thing.

 

[Grub]

New Zealand had no natural predators until cats were introduced. Because of this New Zealand has things like bats that evolved to crawl on the ground because nothing eats them.

 

[We Are The Witches]

The Manx (or Manks) breed have a mutation that shortens their tail.

 

[Testacles Maximus]

Cats don't just bring you dead animals as a present, they're also trying to teach you how to hunt your own mice. I also read that if your cat sleeps at the foot of your bed, it wants to protect you.

 

[Tiffany Skylar Johnston]

The Manx (or Manks) breed have a mutation that shortens their tail.

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I KNOW!!! i have a manx cat!

 

[DankSmoker]

they believe it increases your risk taking/lowers self preservation.

So cat shit makes yourself badass, duly noted.

 

[Ughubughughughughughghlug]

Because of this New Zealand has things like bats that evolved to crawl on the ground because nothing eats them.

Thats literally a mouse

 

[Sundae]

The Pallas' Cat has the densest fur of any cat in the world. Their ears are short and round to help give them better camoflauge. They also have round pupils, unlike other small cats which have vertical slit shaped pupils.