Famous Cats
This famous cartoon cat spent his life trying to eat Tweety Bird.
Who is Sylvester?
Due to a genetic quirk, almost 100% of these orange, black, and white mottled cats are female.
What are Calico cats?
This ancient civilization worshipped cats and believed they were associated with the goddess Bastet.
Egypt
Cats spend between 30 to 50 percent of their waking hours doing this, which also helps them stay clean.
Grooming
Known for being hairless, this breed of cat originated from a natural genetic mutation.
What is a Sphynx?
In 1997, this cat, named for a Tennessee town, became the oldest recorded cat, living to age 38.
Who is Creme Puff?
While they often purr when happy, cats also do this to strengthen their bones and heal injuries.
What is purr?
This famous cat was the long-serving, honorary mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska.
Mayor Stubbs
When a cat brings you a dead mouse, it is likely that they are treating you like this, according to behaviorists.
A "child" or a "kitten" that needs to learn to hunt
A group of adult cats is known by this term.
What is a clowder?
This 19th-century nurse owned dozens of cats, with their ink-stained footprints appearing in her writings.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
A group of kittens is known by this cozy name, while a group of adult cats is a "clowder."
What is a kindle?
This term refers to a group of kittens, not to be confused with a group of adults.
A kindle
A cat's whiskers are as sensitive as these human body parts, helping them navigate in the dark.
Fingertips
These types of cats are known for their blue eyes and vocal, communicative nature.
What are Siamese?
This, the world’s most followed cat on social media, is a Scottish Fold known for her green eyes.
Who is Nala?
Cats have rough tongues designed to remove this from bones.
What is meat?
In the 1939 writings of this inventor, he mentions sparks of static electricity when stroking his cat, Macak.
Nikola Tesla
This sudden, frantic burst of energy often happens after a cat uses the litter box.
The zoomies
Only about 20% of cats with this coat color are female.
What is orange?
Salvador Dalí was often seen walking his pet ocelot, which had this name, shared with a famous cartoon character.
Who is Babou?
A Calico cat with three colors is almost always female, as only 1 in 3,000 of these cats are male.
What is a calico? or What is a tortie?
While often associated with Halloween, these cats were actually seen as signs of good luck in many ancient cultures.
Black cats
When a cat's tail is held straight up and vibrating, it generally indicates this emotion.
Happy/Excited
This is the, often misunderstood, name for a male cat.
What is a tomcat?