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03/09/2022

A cat was the Mayor of an Alaskan town for 20 years
An orange tabby cat called Stubbs was the mayor of Talkeetna, a small town in Alaska for 20 years! He had several uncontested elections and although he didn’t hold any legislative power, he was loved by locals and tourists alike.

02/09/2022

House cats share 95.6% of their genetic makeup with tigers
This cat fact will really blow your mind. A study discovered that our little house cats share 95.6% of their genetic makeup with tigers!

They also share a lot of the same behaviours such as scent and urine marking, prey stalking and pouncing.

02/09/2022

Ancient Egyptians would shave off their eyebrows when their cats died
According to Ancient History Encyclopedia, Herodotus wrote in 440BC that when a pet cat died in Ancient Egyptian times the family members would shave off their eyebrows in mourning. Now that’s an interesting cat fact!

31/08/2022

31/08/2022