-- Whiskers are twice as thick as ordinary hairs and their roots are three times deeper.
-- Kittens in the womb grow whiskers before body hair.
-- Cat ears can rotate 180 degrees to funnel sound into ear canals.
-- They can purring during inhalation, exhalation, and vocalizing.
-- They have 5 more spinal vertebrae than humans (30 vs. 25).
-- When walking or running, they step with both left legs and then both right legs (only camels and giraffes also do this.)
-- Their foot pad skin is 70 times thicker than skin elsewhere.
-- Tabby refers to a coat pattern -- with stripes on the necks, legs, and tails and spots on the bellies -- and doesn't refer to a color.
from Cat Fancy, May 2010 issue
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