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"In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was punishable by death."

Have you ever wondered why your cat washes herself after she has eaten, or why male cats go submissive whenever there is any catnip around? K9 Capers Cat Fact Feature has the answers to these brainteasers and other intriguing feline facts in this compendium of cat related facts.

• Having trouble keeping your cat in line and out of your drawers? The answer is simple, spray a little lemon juice anywhere you don’t want her.
   
• It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat lowers your blood pressure.
   
• Did you know that cats with blue eyes have a higher chance of being deaf?
   
• Cats bathe directly after eating because their instinct for survival tells them to do so. This stems back to when cats lived in the wild and needed to avoid detection from predators that could be down wind of them.
   
• There are more cats living in London than there are people living in Norway.
   
• Havana cats have nothing to do with Cuba. They are simply the same colour as the famous cigar.
   
• Cats have 30 vertebrae, which is 5 more than humans.
   
• In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.
   
• Cats see in the dark by reflecting light from their retina onto objects, almost like an involuntary light bulb inside their face.
   
• Cats are longsighted. They see accurately over a long distance but anything closer than six inches is just a blur.
   
• Every cat’s nose pad is unique, no two nose prints are the same.
   
• One in one thousand orange cats are female. That is some serious competition for the lads.
   
• We all know cats use their whiskers to help guide them around. And this is why mothers bite the whiskers of their kittens, to stop them wondering off.
   
• Cats take between 20 - 40 breaths per minute.
  
  
  
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