7 Facts You Didn't Know About Female Cats

How much do you know about your female cat? Let's explore some of the most interesting facts about our fabulous female feline friends. Read a vet's take on whether or not male cats are more affectionate than females: https://cats.com/are-male-cats-more-a... Sign up for our free recall alert program: https://cats.com/recall-tool-email Sources: Longevity of female vs. male cats: https://todaysveterinarypractice.com/.... Cat behavior in colonies: https://www.petplace.com/article/cats... Relationships between gender and personality in cats: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/8/1030 Menstruation vs. "estruation": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... Photo and Audio Credit: Out slide, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Sound of a cat in heat, under Creative Commons License 4.0 https://freesound.org/people/Noise%20... Video Navigation: 0:00 Introduction 0:59 Female Cat Biology 4:14 1. Female Cats Are Smaller Than Male Cats 4:47 2. Female Cats Tend to Mature More Quickly 4:57 3. Virtually All Tortoiseshell Cats Are Female 5:54 4. Fewer Orange Cats Are Female 6:26 5. Female Cats Tend to Live Longer 7:35 6. Spayed Cats Also Tend to Live Longer 9:10 7. Female Cats May Have Personality Differences 11:30 Thank you! Disclosure: Some links are affiliate links to products. We may receive a small commission for purchases made through these links. Explore the Cats.com website: https://cats.com Join the community and keep the conversation going off of YouTube: https://cats.com/community Join us on Instagram:   / cats.com.official