Fun feline statistics based on your cat's age.
Cats sleep 12-16 hours per day — that's about 70% of their lives. They spend 30-50% of their waking hours grooming. A cat's purr vibrates at 25-150 Hz, a frequency range that promotes healing and bone density. Cats have 24 whiskers (12 per side), over 200 million scent receptors (vs 5 million in humans), and can rotate their ears 180°. A cat can jump 5-6 times its body length. Domestic cats can run at 30 mph in short bursts. The average cat eats about 200 calories per day. Cats have been domesticated for approximately 10,000 years, originating in the Near East's Fertile Crescent.