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16 facts about the American Shorthair cat

PoC avatarPosted on January 13, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 13, 2021

The American Shorthair is described as “the beautiful working cat of the United States”. The experts say that cats of this breed should “feel like handling a sack of oats”. Make of that what you want but I take from … Continue reading →

Posted in American Shorthair | Tagged american shorthair, american shorthair cat, cat facts, Facts about Cats

Pictures of Cat Breeds

PoC avatarPosted on April 28, 2019 by Michael BroadOctober 29, 2019

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE TO SEE INFORMATION ON THE BREEDS ABYSSINIAN TO HIMALAYAN WITH A LINK TO LOTS MORE. THE LINKS TO THE REMAINING BREEDS ARE SHOWN BELOW. BY CLICKING THIS LINK YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SEE DIFFERENT CAT … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Breeds | Tagged cat breeds, cat facts, cat information, pictures of cat breeds | 10 Replies

Smells that cats hate

PoC avatarPosted on November 9, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 9, 2018

It is not that difficult to list the smells that cats hate because there are well publicised lists. However, although I have not tested these smells with my cat, I’d bet my bottom dollar that a lot of them are … Continue reading →

Posted in senses | Tagged cat facts, cat information, cat nose, cat senses | 33 Replies

How fast do cats breed?

PoC avatarPosted on November 8, 2018 by Michael BroadNovember 9, 2018

by Michael (London, UK) This page has been republished from 2010. Why? There are a lot of pages which don’t get viewed enough because they written some time ago and which have value. Feral Kitten, Red River, New Mexico, USA … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Behavior | Tagged cat breeding, cat facts, cat information, cats mating | 7 Replies

All About Cats: 50 Cat Facts

PoC avatarPosted on November 8, 2018 by Michael BroadDecember 10, 2018

by Alice (USA) Well, here are some awesome cat facts! Enjoy!! 1) The love of cats is known as Ailurophilia. 2) A cat takes 20 to 40 breaths a minute. 3) A cat’s urine gleams under black light. 4) Humans … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Facts | Tagged cat facts, cat information | 5 Replies

Cat Info Titbits 2

PoC avatarPosted on April 17, 2017 by Michael BroadApril 17, 2017

There are 100 unpublished draft articles in PoC archives. Some are years old. They remained unpublished for all kinds of reasons such as they were duplicated articles, incomplete, deemed uninteresting or perhaps inaccurate or too controversial and so on. Yet … Continue reading →

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Do bobcats make good pets? Do bobcats eat cats? Do bobcats live in UK? Do bobcats attack humans?

PoC avatarPosted on May 14, 2016 by Michael BroadMay 25, 2016

The title is, unusually, four questions. Another unusual aspect of this article is that it is extremely short because the answers which I have provided to the above questions are one word in each instance, as follows: Do bobcats make … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobcat | Tagged bobcat, cat facts | 7 Replies

Two dumb Yahoo Answers cat questions

PoC avatarPosted on March 18, 2015 by Michael BroadMarch 18, 2015

My short commentary on this. Yahoo Answers is not bad. There is some good advice on the site. Both these questions seem to have omitted a reference to the word ‘cat’. It is fun to surmise what was in the … Continue reading →

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Domestic Cat History Facts (selection)

PoC avatarPosted on March 2, 2015 by Michael BroadMarch 2, 2015

I focus on the distinct cat populations and the breeds emanating from them. The domestic cats closest wild relatives based on examining wildcat DNA are 15 wildcats from the deserts of Israel, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. … Continue reading →

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Andean Mountain Cat Facts

PoC avatarPosted on January 16, 2015 by Michael BroadMarch 26, 2015

Key Facts Scientific name: Oreailurus jacobita Body Length(mm) – 600-700 Weight (kg) – 3-7 Litter Size – no data Life Span – no data Status – Endangered (2015) Subspecies None Also known as the Andean Highland Cat or Mountain Cat, … Continue reading →

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