9 Surprising Facts About Your Cat

Why nine? Because cats have nine lives, of course! Although if you're reading this in Germany or Greece, you probably believe that cats have seven lives, or even as few as six if you're from Turkey. Whatever the number, cats do seem remarkably good at avoiding trouble, even if they can't actually bring themselves back from the dead. The nine intriguing facts that follow mostly come from my new book Cat Sense.1. Cats have to learn how to "talk" to us. We instantly identify the "meow" as the most distinctive of the cat's vocalizations, but grown-up cats rarely meow at each other. ...