Have You Ever Wondered... by Christopher

Have you ever wondered...

• Do cats have nine lives? Well, cats don't have nine lives even though people think that they do have nine lives by the extraordinary things they do. Well scientists have studied cats and found that the nine lives is just their great dexterity and agility.

Have you ever wondered...

• What agility and dexterity is? It is just about when you are quicker, flexible, and good with your hands. With agility mostly there are people flinging themselves around and twisting around.

Have you ever wondered...

• Is it always nine lives? The myth is always multiple lives but sometimes its 9 and sometimes it is 6 lives. Plus some Spanish-speaking regions believe they also have 7 lives.

Have you ever wondered...

• Where the myth came from? The myth came from the fact that cats can survive extreme events that would usually kill-hurt other animals. also the nine lives came from the ancient Egyptian sun god, Atum-Ra because he was believed to take the form of a cat when he went into the underworld, and he gave birth to five gods while he was in the form of a cats. So comes the legend 9 lives in one.

Do Cats Really Have Nine Lives? Wonder of the Day #264