Thursday, May 21, 2009

Physiology

Size
Cats typically weigh between 2.5 and 7 kilograms (5.5–16 lb); however, some breeds, such as the Maine Coon, can exceed 11.3 kilograms (24.9 lb). Conversely, very small cats (less than 1.8 kilograms (4.0 lb)) have been reported.
The largest cat ever was officially reported to have weighed in at about 21.297 kilograms (46.952 lb) (46 lb 15.25 oz). The smallest cat ever officially recorded weighed around 1.36 kilograms (3 lb).
Cats average about 23–25 centimeters (9–10 in) in heigh and 46 centimeters (18.1 in) in head/body length (males being larger than females), with tails averaging 30 centimeters (11.8 in) in length.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat

Skin
The particularly loose skin at the back of the neck is known as the scruff, and is the area by which a mother cat grips her kittens to carry them. As a result, cats tend to become quiet and passive when gripped there. This behavior also extends into adulthood, when a male will grab the female by the scruff to immobilize her while he mounts, and to prevent her from running away as the mating process takes place.

2 comments:

Linda said...

After reading this most, I searched about the myth and was intrigued to know that some people believe that cats have 9 lives. It feels good to learn more interesting facts.

Tech IT Solutions said...

We all have pets usually but we don't know the demographics about them. Its very informative blog and might b helpful to thoe thinking to have a pet cat.