This is a saying that means they are good at surviving circumstances that you might expect to kill them, such as a fall or getting hit by a car. They live only once, of course, dying eventually and finally, just like the rest of us poor creatures.
I'm pretty sure they use that expression because a cat they say has nine lives, but I can't be sure.
Is it true cats have nine lives? Well, they actually don't have nine lives. This is because cats land on their feet whenever they drop and some people believe cats have nine lives is because they are just superstitious about this kind of stuff. Cats are also nocturnal which means they get 8-9 hours of sleep each day. That is also another reason some people think cats have nine lives. Also, the expression "That Cat Has Nine Lives" means that that cat survived something drastic. THE END
The saying is that cats have nine lives owing to their suppleness and swiftness in escaping life threatening situations.
No animal has more than one life. The old saying about cats is a myth to explain the fact that cats often seem to be able to survive things that would seriously injure or kill other animals.
Cats really only have ONE life. The saying refers to a cats agility and luck in avoiding dangerous situations. When you see a cat fall out of a tree and land on its feet and walk away or dodge a car on the street, the saying is "well, that cat has nine lives".
Nine Lives.
I believe a cat having "nine lives" just means cats are tough. For example, my friend's cat got ran over and lived!
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat was created on 1974-06-26.
The Cat's Nine Lives - 1926 was released on: USA: 10 December 1926
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cats are survivors.it doesn't litterery mean it has nine lives it just mean its a tough animal and will survive about 80 percent of the ways it gets hurtit is partially from Egyptian folklore, and partially because of a cat's almost uncanny ability to land on it's feet.
no they do not and cats really do not have nine lives it is just a saying
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Most cats have nine lives -- my cat had ninety.
Nine.
Cats are said to have nine lives.