What is peculiar about a manx cat?

Answer 1

• Cats have a third eyelid, called a nictating membrane; the human anatomical equivalent is underdeveloped compared to that of many animals.
• Cats are digitigrade -- that is, they walk on their toes.
• Cats are believed to have descended from the African wildcat, Felis silvestris; different subspecies of this species exist in Scotland, Europe, and India, but in some cases are endangered.
• The male cat's penis is prickly, an adaptation that is believed to have evolved for the purpose of scraping the sperm of other males out of the female's vagina.
• Scientists believe that cats have adapted the ability to purr for the purpose of manipulating human behavior -- a phenomenon known as "solicitation purring".

Answer 2

A Manx cat is known for its lack of a tail, or having a very short tail. This is a result of a genetic mutation specific to this breed. Manx cats are also noted for their playful and social personalities.

Answer 3

There are several fun, interesting, and strange facts about cats that include they sleep two-thirds of each day. Cats can make about 100 sounds, a group of cats is a clowder, and cats have powerful night vision.

Answer 4

When a female cat has a litter of kittens if the kittens have been touched at to early of an age or are sickly, mother may be more likely to kill the kitten. However, this is uncommon behaviour, especially in pet cats.

All cats have 500 muscles inside their body. Almost all cats have 5 toes on their front paws and 4 on the back. But some cats can have as many as 7 on their front and back paws.

The domestic cat is the only cat species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. All wild cats hold their tails horizontally or tucked between their legs while walking.

Answer 5

Cats are natural born predators, hence the 'no leash law'. They're clean and require less attention than a dog. As pets, it is important to spay and neuter them. Another important fact is they can live up to 20+ years so they are a 20 year commitment, not to be confused with the "disposable mentality" society has shown us. Fact is, hundreds of cats are euthanized daily.

Cats are furry and cannot sweat. All cats have 500 muscles inside their body. Almost all cats have 5 toes on their front paws and 4 on the back.

Every cat has 32 muscles each in their ears. That means they can turn their ears in a half circle. They are not heavy sleepers and are always alert. Cats were also worshiped in Egypt. In Egypt, no cat is bad luck. When cats push against you with their paws it means they are calm and think of you as their mother.

Domestic cats are capable of sprinting at about 31 miles per hour. Cats are capable of jumping 5 times as high as they are tall. Nearly 30% of a cat's life is spent grooming itself.

Cats' brains are more similar to the human brain than they are to dogs. In fact, cats and humans have identical regions in the brain responsible for emotion.

The hair on a cat's body will stand up fairly evenly all over the body when the cat is frightened, but the hair will stand up only in a narrow band along the spine and tail when the cat is threatened or ready to attack.
They are cute, cuddley, have claws, male or female, have tails, hair or hairless, ots of different sises and cloors
Cats are the wild and free domestic creatures of the wild. Their beauty, independence, strength, and courage overpass dog's. Dogs are too dim witted to be truly dangerous. If you favor dogs, read the Warriorcats series by Erin Hunter.

Answer 6

cats have whiskers for finding their way around in the dark

Answer 7

The manx cat is very peculiar because it does not have a tail. It's origin is the Isle of Man.

Answer 8

Sudden inactiveness, showing no interest in food, and acting as though they are in pain are some examples of strange behavior.

Answer 9

Strange is your opinion, I actually think cats are pretty fricken awesome.

Answer 10

Cat's are the only self domesticated pet in the world, there for are very independent and easy to care for, that is why one minute they can be all nice and the next they can attack you.