Despite being the smallest wild cat found in Africa, the black-footed cat is known as the deadliest predator with the highest kill rate (successful killing of prey) at 60 percent. In comparison, lions only average a successful kill about 20 to 25 percent of the time. Nocturnal hunters, black-footed cats can kill a dozen small birds and rodents in a single night.
The cat is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It 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.
Cats can jump up to 6 times their height. ...
They have a total of 18 toes. ...
There are over 500 million pet cats! ...
Cats sleep for around 13 to 16 hours a day (70% of their life). ...
1 year of a cats life equals to 15 years of a humans live. ...
One of the largest domestic cat breeds is a Maine Coon.