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The ratio of orange males to females is [about 80% to 20%](https://www.catster.com/cats-101/orange-tabby-cat-facts), thanks to genetics. Because the X chromosome is responsible for the orange coloring, a female orange tabby cat requires both parents to pass on the orange genes. Males cats only need to inherit the orange gene from their mothers.

Orange cats _are_ more likely to be male, but that doesn't mean there aren't orange females too!

Studies show the taste receptors in cats [cannot detect sweetness](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-cats-cannot-taste-sweets/), unlike every other mammal studied to date.

Cats cannot taste sweetness!

Cats [communicate with each other through scent, body language, facial expression, and touch](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-dogs-go-heaven/201809/why-do-cats-meow-humans). Because humans don't understand this cat "language," cats have learned to meow at humans to communicate.

Adult cats don't typically meow at other cats.

True or false: Adult cats meow to communicate with other cats.

The brains of cats have a surface folding and structure that is [approximately 90% similar to the surface folding and structure of a human brain](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201302/how-smart-is-your-cat-1) — making the brains of cats more like human brains than like dog brains.

A cat's brain is about 90% similar to a human brain!

About how similar is a cat's brain to a human's?

Being lactose intolerant is [the norm](https://pets.webmd.com/cats/guide/cats-and-dairy-get-the-facts#1) for most cats, so even if your kitty is interested in your ice cream, it's best not to share.

Actually, most cats are lactose intolerant!

True or false: Milk is safe for nearly all cats.

Cats rarely sweat because cats' sweat glands are only located in [a few hairless areas, including their paws, lips, chin, and on the skin around the anus](https://www.petmd.com/cat/general-health/how-do-cats-sweat).

It's all of the above!

A domestic cat's purr has [a frequency of between 25 and 150 hertz, which happens to be the frequency at which muscles and bone repair themselves](https://www.livescience.com/40377-why-do-cats-purr.html). Some experts believe that purring is actually a method of self-healing.

A cat's purr IS the same frequency at which muscles and bones grow and repair themselves.

True or false: The frequency of a cat's purr is the same frequency at which muscles and bones repair themselves.  


Not really a cat person, huh?

But there's always more to learn about our weird, furry friends.

You're a cat person for sure!

Wow! Your cat knowledge could impress even the most unamused kitty.

You're a cat expert — or maybe an actual cat?!

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