September 5, 2012
Indoor cats can live into their teens or even longer, provided they receive routine vaccinations and regular veterinarian checkups. The average life span of an indoor cat is 12 to 15 years. Outdoors cats do not live nearly as long as indoor cats.

Indoor cats can live into their teens or even longer, provided they receive routine vaccinations and regular veterinarian checkups. The average life span of an indoor cat is 12 to 15 years. Outdoors cats do not live nearly as long as indoor cats.

June 28, 2012
In 1963, France sent a cat to space. The cat, named Felicette (or Astrocat), was fitted with electrodes in her brain that sent neurological signals from space back to Earth. 

In 1963, France sent a cat to space. The cat, named Felicette (or Astrocat), was fitted with electrodes in her brain that sent neurological signals from space back to Earth. 

June 25, 2012
If you’ve ever seen a startled cat, you know how high they can jump. A cat is able to jump five times its height in a single bound!

If you’ve ever seen a startled cat, you know how high they can jump. A cat is able to jump five times its height in a single bound!

May 31, 2012
Cats are extremely flexible, in part because their backs have as many as 53 loose vertebrae. In contrast, human spines have just 34. Their flexibility is obvious when sleeping curled into a tight ball.

Cats are extremely flexible, in part because their backs have as many as 53 loose vertebrae. In contrast, human spines have just 34. Their flexibility is obvious when sleeping curled into a tight ball.

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