The Washington Post, May 16th, 2005
Dogs may be man's best friend, but Americans keep more cats than dogs as pets -- 90.5 million vs. 73.9 million. But how much do you really know about your feline friends? Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service has compiled some fun facts to amaze, astound or perhaps just disgust you. Kittens are born blue-eyed. If their eyes change color, it generally occurs at 4 to 5 weeks of age. Kittens can't hear until they're about 14 days old. Within two to three days of birth, each kitten in a litter chooses one of his mother's nipples and from then on will only take milk from there. The cat is the only an...
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