365 Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About Your Cat: Fascinating Cat Facts Series, #1

By Peter Scottsdale

"I absolutely loved reading this book. I am a big animal fan in general, so maybe it's just me. But this book is a great book for cat lovers out there to learn more about their feline friends! There are 365 amazing facts in this book which help you understand more about your whiskered friends." -- Ocelot (Goodreads Reviewer)

 

Do you want to know more about your cat?

 

If you said yes...

 

...then you need the facts presented in this book.

 

But what can you discover here?

 

With the material presented here, you will find your questions answered in quick bites of cat info. With a little pussyfooting, you too can find out what it means to be a cat - or as close as a human can get. So the question remains, do you want to know more? If so, read ahead.

 

In this book, you will explore:

 

The world's oldest cat and other stunning records.

Weird and wonderful feline myths and superstitions.

Strange kitty behavior.

Why cats groom so much - many reasons here.

How some felines can fall from great heights and survive.

Can cats really see in total darkness?

The first domesticated cats.

Kitty love and cats mating.

Do cats have a sixth sense? If so, what is it?

What kitties are made of - it's more than you think.

How cats affect us - lots of positives here.

Fighting felines and how it all goes down.

And much more!

 

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What people are saying about 365 Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About Your Cat:

 

"This is a fun, interesting read if you're a cat lover. I learned a lot of interesting facts about the history of human interactions with cats, and people are definitely stranger than cats. I learned some important facts about caring for my cats and keeping them healthy. Fun book." -- Janice Leilani (Amazon Reviewer)

 

"You've cat to be kitten me right meow. I am smiling while reading this. Thank you for such informative book. I love this. Keep it up and give my regards to your cats. :)"
-- Ami Gram (Goodreads Reviewer)
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Peter Scottsdale
• Release date: Apr 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393128359

Peter Scottsdale

Hi Book Lover, I write about cats - just cats. I write both fiction, like cozy cat mysteries & thrillers, and nonfiction, like fascinating or bizarre cat facts.  I hope you find my books funny, thrilling, suspenseful and informative.  I live in Alberta, Canada with my two fabulous felines, Alley and Tanzy. And, yes, I love kitties! Life is all about cats, Peter Scottsdale 

Book preview

A Kitty Introduction

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Cats touch each cat lover’s life.  With their affection, attraction, and attitude, they build us up and play with us emotionally and physically.  Such joy comes from their lives with us and such sorrow when they are lost to us.  We are so much richer with cats.

Volumes have been written and said about our felines.  With the title 365 Fascinating Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Cat, does the book live up to its title?

There are more than 365 cat facts in this volume.  Many more.  I just like the number of days in the year in the title of this book because cats are with us everyday of the year.  Always in our hearts and minds if not cuddled up next to us or on our laps. 

Through the research done to produce this book, I found many feline facts that I’d like to share with my fellow cat lovers.  But are they fascinating facts?  Yes.  Also cute, funny, sad, interesting, and always informative.

Yet are the facts new to you?  That depends on each individual.  Some will find some facts they didn’t know while others will find more. 

Are there 365 Fascinating Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Cat?  I think so.  Enjoy a good read with your furry friend nearby.

Life Is All About Cats,

Peter Scottsdale

Purring Through The Ages

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Cats in history:  Worshipped in Ancient Egypt and killed as accomplices to witchcraft in Europe during the Middle Ages.

It is uncertain when cats first became domesticated.  Some early evidence is Egyptian paintings, dating back 4,000 years.

The domesticated cat has essentially stayed the same for thousands of years.

Poetry and art have exploited the cat since Ancient Egypt, and the cat was a major shape in the Art Nouveau of the West in the 1920s.

Man has brought cats to other parts of the world that previously did not have felines, such as: Australia, Galapagos Islands, and Antarctica.

Because of their effective rodent control, cats have been welcomed the world over on farms.

Unlike other domesticated animals, cats decided to live with humans (not the other way around).

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Stretching & Yawning: The Waking Feline

Fossils of ancient cats are few, leaving scientists to try to piece together an evolutionary timeline.

The first feline forerunners evolved about 35 million years ago, leading to a cat-like animal 10 million years later.

In what is now North America and Europe, the first cat, known as Pseudolurus, lived 20 millions years ago.

The earliest cats that are forerunners of the house cat appeared on earth 10 - 13 million years ago.

A fossil similar to today’s cat is believed to be 12 million years old.

The first true cats, similar to today’s wild cats, lived up to about 12 million years ago.

About three millions years ago, many cat forms that do not exist today roamed the lands.

Two millions years ago cats were on most continents.

The first ancestors of the domesticated cat lived about 13,000 years ago.

The earliest evidence of the domesticated cat was 9,500 years ago in Cypress.  Cat bones were discovered in the village of Shillouro.  Since cats are not native to Cypress, it is believed they were brought there, maybe as pets.

A cat’s tooth of unknown origin was found in Neolithic excavations in Jericho, dating back 9,000 years.

Domestic cats originated from African Wild Cats (Felis lybica) who had tabby markings.

The African Wild Cat is relatively docile and is easily compared to the pet cat, leading to the belief that the modern pet cat came from the African Wild Cat.  Additionally, the African Wild Cat has little fear of people and has been made a pet by North Africans.

Through the study of pet cat genes and African Wild Cat genes, identical genes were discovered linking the cats as coming from the same DNA, further proving the pet cat came from the African Wild Cat.

In theory, the African Wild Cat pre-domesticated itself.  In other words, it came to humans and chose to live with people without being trapped and forced into domestication, like other animals.

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Rubbing the Legs of the Ancient Egyptians

Egyptian religious leaders at first worshipped the lion, which proved dangerous so they switched their cat worship to the smaller feline.  These smaller cats were not as tame as the domesticated cat is today but were more manageable and easier, if not less dangerous, to handle than the lion.

The Egyptians first domesticated the wild Kaffir cat of Africa about 4,500 years ago.  These cats were good at keeping rodents and snakes away from grain stores. 

Reviews for 365 Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About Your Cat

[Yogananda Ashokappa · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I learnt so many new things about cats which really astonished me. I am even considering the option of having a cat pet after reading this book. It was good to know that the author was inspired by Hardy Boys mysteries which I too read when I was a boy. A really interesting fun book. I am also going to read the second book in this cat book series. Cheers ?