Portal:Cats/Did you know/1


 * ...that a polydactyl cat (pictured) is a cat that has more than the usual number of toes on one or all of its paws?
 * ...that Unsinkable Sam was a ship's cat of both the Kriegsmarine and Royal Navy during the Second World War who survived the sinking of all three ships on which he served?
 * ...that William Gore Ouseley, a diplomat noted for representing British interests in Nicaragua and Honduras, found one of the earliest sources for the Pantomime story of Dick Whittington's cat?
 * ...that caracal is very powerful for its size and has even been known to bring down a full grown adult Gazelle?
 * ...that Scarlett the cat is a former stray cat whose efforts to save her kittens from a fire, at serious harm to herself, attracted worldwide media attention and has been related in a number of nonfiction books?
 * ... that Peter, the Lord's cat is the only animal to be given an obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack?