Cats have a third eyelid, called a haw, which helps them to keep their eyes clean and protected.
Cats have a third eyelid, called a haw, which helps them to keep their eyes clean and protected.
As many as 100 different vocal sounds can be made by cats.
Small carnivorous mammal Felis catus is a domestic species of cat.
The domestic cat is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family.
There are about 60 cat breeds recognized by various cat registries.
As of 2021, there were an estimated 480 million stray and 220 million owned cats in the world.
In 1758, Carl Linnaeus proposed the scientific name Felis catus for a domestic cat.
The European wildcat has a larger skull and longer bones than the domestic cat.