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Here are some cat facts for all you cat charm lovers. Cats can't taste sweets. A cat's tongue consists of small "hooks," which come in handy when tearing up food. Americans spend more annually on cat food than on baby food. In 1987 cats overtook dogs as the number one pet in America . Black cat superstitions are as American as apple pie. In Asia and England , black cats are considered lucky. Cats have five toes on each front paw, but only four toes on each back paw. Cats have true fur, in that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat. The cheetah is the only cat in the world that can't retract its claws. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. Neutering a cat extends its life span by two or three years. Cats must have fat in their diet because they can't produce it on their own. Cats have a third eyelid called a haw and you will probably only see it when kitty isn't feeling well.
A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum, a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light. Cats are the only animal that walk on their claws, not the pads of their feet. Most cats have no eyelashes. A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor. It is a common belief that cats are color blind. However, recent studies have shown that cats can see blue, green and red. A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye. White cats with orange eyes do not have this disability. Abraham Lincoln loved cats. He had four of them while he lived in the White House. Napoleon was terrified of cats. Mother cats teach their kittens to use the litter box. |

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