Abyssinian cat

Interesting facts about cats.
The ancestors of modern domestic cats are miacids, small animals that lived in trees over 40 million years ago. The first representatives of cats in their usual form appeared about 12 million years ago.
Cats are incapable of tasting sweets.
The cat door was invented by the famous scientist Isaac Newton.
Cats are most often left-handed, and cats are right-handed.
Cat owners are 17% more likely to have advanced degrees.
Many are touched when cats rub against their legs, although in fact animals simply mark their territory this way.
The brain of cats is in many ways similar to the human one - the same areas are responsible for emotions.
Cats reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes in their owners by about a third.
The vast majority of cat owners (95%) talk to their pets.
The first cat, which the owner gave a name, lived in ancient Egypt. Her loving owner called her Nej, which translates as "sweetheart".
Cats are inferior to dogs in mental abilities, but if desired, they can solve more complex problems.
Contrary to popular belief, many cats are lactose intolerant. It is also better not to feed cats with raw fish.
The frequency of purring in cats coincides with the rate of recovery of muscles and bones.
Cats can make about 100 sounds, while dogs can only make 10.
Cats spend about 70% of their lives sleeping.
The body length of the largest cat exceeded 1.2 meters.
Cats use about 20 muscles to move their ears.
There are approximately 500 million domestic cats in the world.
Dusty the cat got into the Guinness Book of Records due to her fertility - she gave birth to 420 kittens.
A third of cat owners consider their furry pets to be able to read their minds.
Cats sniff food before they eat because that's how they determine its temperature.
According to some reports, Napoleon Bonaparte was terrified of cats (see interesting facts about Napoleon).
A cat named Stubbs was the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska, for 15 years. Another cat tried to become the head of Mexico City in 2013.
In the original version of Cinderella, the fairy godmother was a cat.
In Britain and Australia, black cats are believed to bring good luck.