Cats

My speech for research topic: Why Cats Have Nine Lives ! Ever wonder why cats are said to have nine lives? Yes I have and I keep asking my mum do cats have nine lives. She said it’s probably just a rumour but I’m not sure. I was not sure as well so I’m going to talk to you about why cats have nine lives or is it just a myth. You see cats fall and you think they are going to break a bone because my male kitten he jumped off the roof which is three times higher than me and it looked like he smashed his face on the ground but he actually missed his face and landed on his feet. When you make a cat do a flip they always land on their feet. Cats can dodge death by a whisker. Cats explore and fearless acrobats. A creature with nine lives can afford taking risks. A cat is said to have nine lives because it is “more tenacious of life than many animals.” It means a cat can hang onto things and has more life than other animals. The cat was once in Egypt, and this is probably where its nine lives began. Vestiges of this ancient, cat-worshipping religion lingered in Europe until at least the middle ages. The cat was no longer divine but was still regarded as magical and otherworldly. The gods are long forgotten, but the cat's resilience still inspires fascination, which is why the myth of the cat's nine lives has endured for so long. Don't try this at home, though. Cats aren't all that tough they don't always land the right way up, which is why your average pussy cat jumping from the garden fence will occasionally come home limping, bruised or fractured because of a badly timed fall. Still, studies on cats falling from skyscrapers suggest that up to 90% survive with broken bones and sore paws. The distance is crucial. Too much and the cat will splat, just as we non-feline mortals would. Too little and the cat doesn't have time to correct itself. There is much to admire in the cat's grace and agility. But don't forget to close the upstairs window, just in case. In conclusion cats don’t have nine lives it’s just a saying. It’s a myth.