Crazy Cat Facts Crossword – Cannabis News, Lifestyle

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are you a cat person do you talk to cats If so, this crazy cat facts crossword puzzle is for you. For all dog people willing to try their luck, fear not! This is not the writing of a crazy cat lady; I’m only offering facts… The fact is, cats are trippy animals.

You can solve this crossword if you know a little bit about it. But chances are you will learn something new. Try your best and if you get stuck you will find all the answers written below.

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Why do cats always land on their feet?

Do you know why cats always land on their paws? There are a few reasons for this feline phenomenon:

righting reflex – Cats have a special reflex known as the vestibular system. In this way, they can determine where the top is, regardless of their physical orientation.

Flexible spine – Cats have an incredibly flexible spine. They can rotate the front of their body to the opposite direction of their back. This helps them rotate their feet down fast enough to land on all fours.

Extra skin – Regardless of breed and size, every cat has extra skin. When they fall, they can stretch their limbs and use this skin to increase drag. Essentially, cats use their extra skin like a parachute.

Pallas cats – the wild cat of Mongolia

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If you want to try and see a wild Pallas cat, you need to go to Mongolia and be prepared to wait. Pallas cats roam the plains at a very slow pace because their largest predators come from the sky. The Mongolian landscape is a vast plain that offers few places to hide for these cats. So, Pallas cats defend themselves by remaining still and blending into the landscape. Her ears are on the sides of her head rather than on top; make their presence harder to notice. Because of their color, size, and ear shape, you could easily mistake them for a stone until they move.

Scottish Highland Cat – British Wildcat

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If you thought there weren’t any wildcats in the UK, think again. The Scottish Highland Cat may look like a large house cat, but in truth it is anything but; These feral cats are twenty-five percent larger than common household breeds. Between one and four thousand roam the Scottish Highlands.

The cat meows

• Cats can make over a hundred different types of vocalizations, but they only meow to humans.

• A cat’s purr vibrates between 25-150 Hz. These vibrations are associated with bone growth, wound healing, and joint repair.

physical cat

• Cats tend to prefer one paw, but forty percent of cats are ambidextrous. Male cats usually lead with the left paw and females often start with the right.

• Much like a human fingerprint, a cat’s nose print is unique to them.

• Cat tongues are covered with small spikes known as papilla. These are made of keratin, the same substance that human fingernails are made of.

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footnote(s)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/15/can-scotland-save-its-wildcats-from-extinction
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/understanding-cat-tongues-papillae
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-cats-purr/#:~:text=Cats%20purr%20wuring%20both%20inhalation,bone%20density%20and%20promote%20healing.
https://wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/eurasia/pallas-cat/
https://www.aigas.co.uk/conservation/wildcat-breeding-project/