Facts 81-85

81. Lions are the only truly social big cat species. The pride consists of 5 to 30 individuals and the females are usually closely related.

82. A cat's brain is more similar to a human's than a dog's brain.

83. A cat cannot see directly under its nose, which is why it has trouble finding tidbits on the floor.

84. Purring is caused by the movement of air in spasms through the contractions of the diaphragm. It is typically a sign of contentment, first heard in kittens as they suckle milk from their mother.

85. Phoenician merchants were the first to export domestic cats from Africa to Israel and Palestine 3,700 years ago and Greece 3,000 years ago.

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