Portal:Cats/Did you know/1

Opposable 'thumb' on male polydactyl cat.

...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?