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A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye. White cats with orange eyes do not have this disability.

Today there are about 100 distinct breeds of the domestic cat.

All cats are members of the family Felidea

A domestic cat can sprint at about 31 miles per hour

Most deaf cats do not meow.

In England, the government owns thousands of cats. Their job is to help keep the buildings free of rodents.Australia and Antarctica are the only continents which have no native cat species.