Cats sleep up to 16 hours a day, can jump nearly six times their own height, and use their whiskers as super-sensitive measuring tools to see if they can fit through tight spaces. [1, 2]
Amazing Cat Abilities
- Super Jumpers: A cat's back legs are very strong. They can jump up to five or six times their own height in one single bound. [1, 2]
- Whiskers as Rulers: Whiskers are not just hair. They are wide like the cat's body and help them figure out if a space is too small before they try to squeeze through. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Sleepyheads: Cats spend about 70 percent of their lives sleeping. That means a 10-year-old cat has only been awake for about 3 years total
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