Snapshot: fast asleep Moggy in Palma de Mallorca

End of July we spent a few days in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. We didn't look for stray cats, but noticed that not many were to be seen in the Capital of the Island of Mallorca, probably due to the many tourists moving around in this bustling city center. However, in a picturesque alleyway close to the  Esbaluard Museum of Modern Art, we came past this little tiger, fast asleep in a striking pose, and not minding one tourist walking by ...

photo ©2016 Gabriele Ruttloff for Islands of Cats

Cat Facts Part 1

“A cat is the only domestic animal I know who toilet trains itself and does a damned impressive job of it”-Joseph Epstein  This is a fact that all cat people know, here are ten more feline features:

1. A group of cats is called a clowder.

2. Cats sleep 70% of their lives.

3.  A cat’s purr may be a form of self-healing, as it can be a sign of nervousness as well as contentment.

4. Similarly, the frequency of a domestic cat’s purr is the same at which muscles and bones repair themselves.

5. Female cats are typically right-pawed while male cats are typically left-pawed

6.  Cats have 1,000 times more data storage than an iPad.

7, A cat can jump up to six times its length.

8. Cats can move their ears 180 degrees.

9. They can also move their ears separately

10. Cats have inferior daytime sight, but during their night vision need seven times less light than humans.