A Michael Broad Blog
The question is asking if domestic cats IN GENERAL are faster than humans IN GENERAL. It is not asking if the fastest domestic cat is faster than the fastest human. And the question is not concerned with the distance travelled. Bearing those issues in mind: The fastest domestic cat is faster than the fastest …
Do cats have more muscles than humans? No, cats do not have more muscles than humans. It is the opposite in fact. My research tells me that cats have 517 muscles while humans have over 650. I need to provide some information about these numbers. Firstly, it was very hard to find information on …
If you like looking at interesting domestic cats this fella might interest you. He has to be an Oriental Shorthair although the photographer, Helmi Flick, does not describe the cat on her FB webpage. He is male because in another picture this is confirmed. He looks male as it happens. His spotted tabby coat …
How fast can a cat accelerate? I am going to refer to domestic cats because that’s what the questioner is asking about. By now, I would expect most people to know that domestic cats can run at a maximum speed for short bursts of about 30 mph. This is 48 km/h. See the G-force …
What is the sagittal crest in cats? It is a ridge running down the midline of the skull. You should be able to feel it when you stroke your cat’s head. Many carnivores have it. Its presence indicates that the jaw muscles are strong. Humans don’t have it but some individuals have a ‘sagittal …
This is a very strange looking domestic cat. He’s built like a pitbull dog. Or a heavyweight boxer if you want to compare him with humans. I’m not sure whether this is fat due to obesity or muscle due to an anatomical anomaly. Or perhaps the owner has been feeding him steroids! Something very …
