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10 Amazing Facts About Cats 1. Cats Can't Climb With Their Heads Down. Cats can climb up a tree with ease but coming down the same way is a challenge to them. A cat would rather jump from a tree than climb down with its head first down. To get down, a cat must back down or jump. Cats’ claws are curved backward and that facilitates climbing up a tree or wall. 2. Cats Have More Bones Than Humans - Many Of Which Are In Their Tail! Even though the human body is obviously larger than that of a cat, cats have many more bones - approximately 11% more, in fact. A cat skeleton is composed of 250 - humans have 206. Most of the extra bones are found in the backbone extending to the tail which gives the cat extra flexibility. Cats have 2 or 53 vertebrae compared to humans’ 32 to 34. The famous flexibility of cats can be attributed to extra bones. The tail alone has 19 to 23 vertebrae - about 10% of the bones in the body! 3. Cats Can Run Up To 30 Miles Per Hour. Although you may think that cats are lazy because they sleep most of the time when it comes to speed they are some of the fastest animals. A domesticated cat can run up to 30 miles per hour in a short spurt. 4. Calico And Tortoiseshell Cats Are Almost Always Female. While any breed of cat can be born with calico fur, the majority of these cats are female with only one in three thousand calico cats being male. Just like in humans, female cats have X-chromosomes while the male ones both X and Y chromosom