Guy Promises To Give Cat Facts You Didn’t Know, Delivers 22 Interesting Ones

Been around animals (not counting humans) since birth. Some of this is crap, most is well-known. Cats like enclosed spaces for warmth/safety b/c in the wild, they are *prey*, and/or want to protect their kittens. Just instinct. Not insecurity/fear. Also, cats aren't necessarily teaching yout o hunt. They are providing, or they want to play with you, and have a great "toy". Or, they've learned they get a treat for ridding teh farm of rodents, and show off the kill to get the treat. Cats meow to each other, but it's not the same as with humans, to whom they speak "baby-talk". Learn about their silent language, and they meow less, b/c you react to their silent cues. And so forth....

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I knew all that. However about 25% of it is bullshit.

idk about them just meowing at us. my cat meows at the other cat.. She meows at the dog. She meows at birds and mice. She even meows in her sleep. I think she just likes to talk a whole lot.

A lot of this is just nonsense, and the rest is pretty well known. .

I like to slow blink back to my cat to tell her I love her.

Actually, the snail position comes out a lot of times when they’re cold - just like how people curl up when you’re cold. “If your cats nest above your head, they think they are in charge of you.” Actually, cats often like to hang out and sleeping in high places because it gives them a good place to sight any dangers and an escape from the dangers below - it’s not always a form of domination. One more thing - Petting aggression is a real thing and it may be this, but cats may also just be ticklish or protective. The reason cats bite when you touch their belly is because that’s an indication you want to fight and they don’t want you touching their vulnerable parts. I’ve learned all this from a college-level veterinary testbook my sister bought me from Wash U - so, I’m not sure where this guy gets all his info.

Absolute nonsense. Or just obvious.

Whenever my cat slow blinks at me, I do it back. Then he does it again and then I do it again. It can go on for a while hahaha

My cats somehow learned to slowly close their eyes (aka cat kiss) when I send them kiss across the room.

I think these "facts you don't know" work better if one hasn't studied animal behaviours or worked with what ever the subject critter is. But I'm still going to hop on the bandwagon and share a tale about my Peaches (RIP). Peaches was a bruiser of a kitty. 22lbs, neutered at 3 months but still a fighter. Housebroken as he refused, and didn't really fit, litter box usage. He used to hunt rabbits and crows, yes...crows. He would eat only the heads and leave the rest on the porch. I once asked our vet, whom hated that cat (it was mutual, cat bit him every time he was seen). Vet replied "because he has no brains". This cat took on several dogs, was hide in the backseat of a neighbour's vehicle and jump out her window as she pulled out of the drive, and liked to go for long walks on the shoreline (he had a romantic side). Before you ask, keeping Peaches locked in to keep him out of trouble resulted in the duct work in my home being ripped out and a window screen being destroyed.

Sometimes my cat sleeps in the loaf position, but with one arm out. Does anybody know what this means? Could it be it’s just comfortable for him?

I’m going to have to boop my Samwise for his constant habit of sitting on the top of the chair I’m in. He’s not in charge XD

How does he just know cats have the same feelings/emotions as humans... this is just very anthropomorphized.

"Facts" is a word that has been overused so much that it's lost any value. It's used much in the same way that "literally" is. I'll pick just one and demonstrate: "Fact: cats meow at humans and not other animals". Wrong. Feral cats don't meow at people. They hiss. And cats in general meow at other cats - their parents, as kittens. Humans just never teach them or give them a reason to stop. There's not even any reason for me to claim it as a fact - I don't need click bait. It's just demonstrably true.

He missed one. A cat rolling on it's back is an invitation to play fight, not a submissive gesture as it is with dogs. This is why a cat might grab your hand and kick it if you stroke it's tummy. Older cats eventually learn that they should only do this with other cats instead of their humans, but a kitten will assume you want to wrestle.

Cats purr when they are nervous, anxious, and hurt, not just for positive reasons. Pooping out in the open is not a 'control' thing, it means they are ill or they are displeased (like forgetting to scoop the litter so they won't use the litter box).

I knew most of these and will call crap on a couple of them as well but an enjoyable article none the less, just to add on to the penis thing, the head is like a shovel and they will use to scoop out any other deposits from other cats, cats can also be pregnant by more than one male at the same time so this is an important thing for a cat, it's savage and I feel for the lady cats and it's no wonder cats getting it on sounds like a murder scene.

These are pretty interesting :) I want a cat but I’m allergic...*sigh* genetics

Absolutely loved that (even as a 'dog person'). Particularly that some cats think you are a terrible hunter! Pawesome!

My cats sleep on their side or with their bellies up all the time. Makes me so happy ^_^

I wonder if this guy ever even had a cat.

My cat is a big tabby polydactyl, and she is always screaming at us. We love her. Cats are so cool and irritating sometimes.

My late kitty never used to sit on me until 2012 when she started sitting on my chest. When I had an early mammogram because of family history I was diagnosed with breast cancer that was growing rapidly. I had no idea but my kitty did.

A lot of this is crap that have been debunk by scientists a while ago 🤦‍♀️

Not a good hunter eh? I'll show kitty what's what. When I come back from the store I will place all the 32 cans of cat food in front of him and see if I can stop this gift giving nonsense.

This post is mostly a bunch of sh**

These kinds of F-tards are the reason so many animals/pets are sick or ignored...........all of the lies and phony information harm animals, not help them. This guy needs to be smacked in the head with a baseball bat!!

Great info!!

Another cat fact: If the cat has 3 or more colours on its furs, it's a female. Two colour or less, can be either male or female.