Fun Cat Facts
What do you know about cats? Think about these questions:
a) Can cats hear well? c) Do cats remember things? d) How many different sounds can cats make?
e) What do you call cats feet? (see photo!) f) Are cats the most popular pets in your country?
True or False?
Catsa) have excellent hearing.
b) can hear in all directions.
c) have fourteen whiskers.
Dogs
d) a dog has an excellent memory.
e) are the most popular pets in the USA.
Walking
f) cats, giraffes and dogs all walk in the same way.
Parakeets
g) parakeets are the least popular pets in the USA.
True/False
a) true b) true c) false ('four rows of whiskers') d) false e) false (camels not dogs).
f) false g) false (3rd most popular).
Script
Cats have amazing hearing ability. A cat's ear has 30 muscles (human ears only have six muscles). These muscles rotate 180 degrees, so the cat can hear in all directions without moving its head.
A cat has four rows of whiskers.
Cats have better memories than dogs. Tests show that while a dogs memory lasts no more than 5 minutes, a cat's can last as long as 16 hours. This is more even that of a monkey and an orangutan.
Cats have more than one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run. The only other animals to do this are the giraffe and the camel.
a) true b) true c) false ('four rows of whiskers') d) false e) false (camels not dogs).
f) false g) false (3rd most popular).
Script
Cats have amazing hearing ability. A cat's ear has 30 muscles (human ears only have six muscles). These muscles rotate 180 degrees, so the cat can hear in all directions without moving its head.
A cat has four rows of whiskers.
Cats have better memories than dogs. Tests show that while a dogs memory lasts no more than 5 minutes, a cat's can last as long as 16 hours. This is more even that of a monkey and an orangutan.
Cats have more than one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run. The only other animals to do this are the giraffe and the camel.
What looks like half a cat ?
The other half !
What happened when the cat ate a ball of wool?
She had mittens !
What do you get if you cross a cat with a parrot?
A carrot !
Q: What do you call a cat wearing shoes?
A: Puss in boots!
Q: What is a cat's favorite color?
A: Purrr-ple
The other half !
What happened when the cat ate a ball of wool?
She had mittens !
What do you get if you cross a cat with a parrot?
A carrot !
Q: What do you call a cat wearing shoes?
A: Puss in boots!
Q: What is a cat's favorite color?
A: Purrr-ple
Wonderful materials for English language learners!! Ms Fann, ESL teacher, Nashville, USA
