Why Do We Love Cats So Much?

What has four legs and gets more Twitter mentions than Al Gore? Grumpy Cat.
At SXSW 2013, Grumpy Cat got 13,931 Twitter mentions for the week, more than any of the top speakers, including the former VP. Was it Grumpy Cat’s adorably disgruntled face that snagged her the place at the popular table, or was it just the fact we, as a society, are completely obsessed with cats?
Cats have, since ancient Egyptian times, been mostly beloved and the feeling seems to be mutual. Feline attachment has been shown to be a real thing. Studies show that when their owners are present, cats seem to be more relaxed and willing to explore. There are also dozens of stories chronicling feline heroics. A tomcat travelled 2,500 miles over two years in order to find his family who had moved to Florida from California. There have been many reports of cats drawing their owners attention to people suffering from stroke or suffocation, saving lives.
In this infographic, BestSociologyPrograms.com takes a look at cats and how awesome they really are.