A-B-C Cats By : Eli

A Is For Attacking Birds In 2009 the “state of birds’’ report said every year domestic cats kill millions of birds which is part of the reason why 800 species of birds are endangered.

B Is for Balance From The Tail Cats can use their tails for balance.

C Is For Cat FUN FACT Most people think cats and dogs are colorblind but, in fact cats can see most all colors and dogs can see a few colors.

D is For Dangerous Behavior Cats relatives are known as ‘’Big Cats” they are animals like Pumas, Lions, Tigers, and Leopards.

E is For Eating Food All cats are carnivores.

F Is For Furry Friends If you take care of a cat it can lives 20 years.

G Is for Going To The Litter Box A basic rule for cats is a minimum of one litter box per cat,plus one so if you have 3 cats you own use 3 litter boxes.

H Is For Hairballs Cats have hairballs when they groom themselves and swallow a large amount of fur.

I is for itching the ears Continuous scratching can mean earmites, which feed on blood, dead skin. They usually usually feed near the ear canal.

J Is For Jumping in the Air Cats can jump 10 times there tail size.

K Is For Killing Unfortunate Prey Did you know older cats are less mischievous than younger cats.

L Is For Licks Of Joy. The roughness on cats tongues actually comes from tiny sharp hairs to help them drink and eat.

M Is For Meowing Cats can vocalize 100 different sounds compared to 10 from dogs.

N Is For Naps On average cats sleep 2/3 of the day. 2/3 of the day is 16 hours. The recommended amount of sleep for humans are 8-10 hours.

O Is for Ocelots An ocelot resembles a domestic cat by appearance and live in South America and parts of Mexico.

P Is For Purring Cats don’t just purr when they are happy, they can purr when in pain.

Q Is For Quick Feet Their front feet have five toes. Their back paws have four.

R Is For Rousing You Early In The Morning Cats don’t sleep in large amounts of time like humans. Cats usually sleep in 20 min. increments creating the phrase “cat naps”

S Is Scratching Cats don’t scratch to make you mad, they do it to get there energy out.

T Is For Teeth Of Steel Cavemen proudly owned cats for their hunting rats and mice.

U is for Ukrainian Levkoy It has no hair It is found in Ukraine It is one of the few hairless known cats along with the widely known Sphynx Bambino, Minskin,and Peterbald.

V Is For Vision In The Dark Cats have much better night vision than humans,but have much worse day- vision.

W Is For Water To Drink A cat does not need to drink very much water daily. They only need 5-10 fluid ounces of water a day.

X Marks The Spot. Cats Mark Their Territory Cats mark there territory by releasing a scent that tells other felines that is their area.

Y Is For Yelps Of Pain. Surprisingly, cats frequently have arthritis pain as they get older and older.

Z is For Zinging Around The average cat can run up to about thirty MPH.