How Long Does It Take For Two Cats To Become 80 Million?

[jones jones]

Eighty million cats is a lot of cats. However, you would be surprised how quickly two cats can become that 80 million. If you let two cats breed at will — and then allow their offspring to breed at will, these two cats will have 80 million progeny within a decade!

This assumes two litters per year and 2.8 surviving kittens per litter. Here are the numbers:



First year: 12



Second year: 66



Third year: 382



Fourth year: 2,201



Fifth year: 12,680



Sixth year: 73,041



Seventh year: 420,715



Eighth year: 2,423,316



Ninth year: 13,968,290



Tenth Year: 80,399,780



Wow! If only my bank account would multiply like that!



Source: American Humane Association.

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