1. The oldest known pet cat existed 9,500 years ago
2. Cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping
3. A cat was the Mayor of an Alaskan town for 20 years
4. The record for the longest cat ever is 48.5 inches
5. The richest cat in the world had £7 million
Cats recognize their own name but choose not to respond
Sorry, cat owners, you're not just being paranoid: Your pet does know when you're calling their name, and they're ignoring you anyway.
In a 2019 study published in Scientific Reports, researchers discovered that while cats can distinguish...