Litter Kittens facts
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In 1996 a stray cat who'd given birth to a litter in an abandoned Brooklyn garage returned to the structure five times after a fire broke out to save her kittens, despite her eyes blistered shut and her paw pads burned from the flames. (Mama and babies all survived.)
how many kittens in a litter?
A litter of kittens can have separate fathers due to multiple mates during the mother's heat.
What litter is best for kittens?
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what kind of litter for kittens?
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Mother cats will eat their sick or dead kittens to stop predators from discovering the location of the litter.
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In a female cat, the teats are essential for nursing her litter of kittens. Each teat has a unique smell so a kitten can return again and again to same nipple to feed.
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Sphynx has an average litter size of 4 to 6 kittens.
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A litter of kittens can also be called a kindle or a caboodle (like a murder of crows or a charm of hummingbirds)
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A group of kittens can be called a litter, a kindle, or an intrigue.
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Some mother cats will shorten her kittens' whiskers. "Possible behavioural explanations include the inhibition of the kittens' tactile perception, which may cause the litter to remain close to the nest."
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Manx gives birth to 2 to 4 kittens on average. Kittens with tail of various length can be often seen in the same litter (no matter the size of a tail of their parents).
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Ocelots produce loud yowls when they are ready to mate. Females have one litter every other year. Pregnancy lasts 85 days and ends with 2 to 3 kittens.
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Ships often had token pet cats for pest control, including one who went down along with her litter of kittens on the Titanic
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It's not uncommon for one litter of kittens to have multiple fathers. And it's not completely impossible for each kitten in the same litter to have a different father.
Why do kittens eat litter?
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Kittens in the same litter can have different fathers.
A City who's Humane Officer "euthanizes" stray animals with his pistol - including a litter of kittens. The police chief defended his actions, and cleared him of any wrongdoing. - source
Because each sperm (even from different cat fathers) fertilizes a separate egg, there can be a different father for each kitten in a litter. But that mother cat can have other litters of kittens all fathered by the same male. - source
In 2013 a U.S. police officer was cleared of any wrongdoing after responding to a call about an inconvenient litter of kittens in the neighborhood by shooting them to death in front of screaming children after saying they were going to "kitten heaven".
