Q 01/05

What is the primary function of a cat's whiskers, also known as vibrissae?

A) Sensing and navigation

B) Balance

C) Expressing emotion

D) Grooming the face

Answer · why

A) Sensing and navigation

A cat has about two dozen movable whiskers on its upper lip alone, plus more on the cheeks, brows, chin, and inner wrists. When prey is too close to s...

Q 02/05

Besides contentment, in which of these situations have cats been recorded purring?

A) While stalking prey

B) While ill or giving birth

C) While marking territory

D) While fighting a rival

Answer · why

B) While ill or giving birth

Purring may have begun as a reassurance signal between mothers and nursing kittens, and some chronically ill cats purr continuously; a soothing, possi...

Q 03/05

The earliest known evidence of a tamed cat, from about 7500 BCE, was found on which island?

A) Crete

B) Cyprus

C) Sicily

D) Malta

Answer · why

B) Cyprus

African wildcats were probably drawn to Fertile Crescent farms by house mice, and Neolithic farmers tamed them. Egypt's famous cat cult came thousands...

Q 04/05

When a cat rubs its face or body against an object or person, what is it primarily doing?

A) Depositing scent from facial glands

B) Showing simple affection

C) Cleaning its fur

D) Sharpening its claws

Answer · why

A) Depositing scent from facial glands

Cheek rubbing leaves a pheromone from facial glands on the object, and rubbing on people is thought to be a form of social bonding. Territory is also ...

Q 05/05

Approximately how long does a cat's gestation period last?

A) Four months

B) One month

C) Three months

D) Two months

Answer · why

D) Two months

Gestation averages 65 days, within a 64-to-67-day window. Kittens are weaned at six to seven weeks and reach puberty at nine or ten months.