King of the cushions
Does this behavior trace back to the ancient pre-domesticated feline? Deep in the brain of the orange tabby does he know he blends in with his surroundings and is partially camoflauged? Does he looks like he cares? Not when this photo was taken, but Miles is an excellent hunter and can overpower his smaller, but meaner, gray tabby brother any day.
A few interesting facts about catus domesticus:
- Cats have 32 muscles that control the outer ear (compared to human's 6 muscles each). A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and can turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog.
- - In relation to their body size, cats have the largest eyes of any mammal.
- - A cat sees about 6 times better than a human at night, and needs 1/6 the amount of of light that a human does - it has a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
- - A cat has approximately 60 to 80 million olfactory cells (a human has between 5 and 20 million).
- - The domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. You can also learn about your cat's present state of mind by observing the posture of his tail.
- - If your cat snores or rolls over on his back to expose his belly, it means he trusts you. (Miles does both and is the only cat I've ever known that does this.)
- - Cats respond better to women than to men, probably due to the fact that women's voices have a higher pitch.
- - Sir Isaac Newton invented the cat-flap door (A genius in so many more ways than one!)
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