Kitten is the young baby cat that needs mother care for at least eight weeks just after the birth. This beautiful animal is very much adopting animal all over the world as a pet just due to its extreme innocence and funny activities. Here are some interesting facts about kittens.
1. Origin of Name
The name “kitten” is derived from Middle English that is also derived from Old French. However, the word kitten is purely used only for newly born babies of domestic cats and not for babies of wild cats.
2. Eyes
The eyes of kitten show interesting behavior and all the kitten born with blue eyes only. After reaching at the age of almost 10 weeks, the sight and color of eyes fully developed according to original color.
3. Birth Time
At the time of birth, kittens have no two major senses that are sight and hearing. You can say, they born blind and deaf. At this stage, they use their sense of smell to approach their mother.
4. Habit of Playing
Kittens usually love to play with toys and even human beings especially children. In fact, playing habit of kittens is their way to learn about fighting and hunting.
5. Interesting Facts
The range of heart-beat of newly born kitten is 200-300 and the blood group also varies from A, B and AB. Kittens hate dirty places and can develop up to 26 teeth.