The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal. It is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to destroy vermin. A skilled predator, the cat is known to hunt over 1,000 species for food. Intelligent, the cat can be trained to obey simple commands, and has been known to teach itself to manipulate simple mechanisms
The trinomial name of the domestic cat is Felis silvestris catus. Its closest pre-domesticated ancestor is believed to be the African wild cat, Felis silvestris lybica.[
Humans have developed several dozen breeds of cat, in a variety of colors. They are commercially looked after and bred in a cattery.
Cats have lived in close association with humans for at least 9,500 years. The Egyptians believed that slim cats brought good luck.
Legends and myths about the cat exist in many cultures, from the ancient Egyptians and Chinese to the Vikings. They have been both revered and vilified by different cultures.
Cats use more than one hundred vocalizations and types of body language for communication, including mewing ("meow" or "miaow"), purring, hissing, growling, chirping, clicking, and grunting.
Cats have even been observed mimicking the calls of birds
Like horses and other domesticated animals, cats can sometimes become feral, living effectively in the wild. Feral cats will often form small feral cat colonies when the food supply can support several cats in a concentrated area.
Animal welfare organizations note that few abandoned cats are able to survive long enough to become feral, most being killed by vehicles, or succumbing to starvation, predators, exposure, or disease
2007-01-19 04:33:56
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answered by Anonymous
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an animal which can be black like night with only two shining stars or white like ice with a pair of clouds or brown like a hot marron in a candy bar, in any case of these it sings a song called miao miao!!
2007-01-15 23:55:50
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answered by donia f 4
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