Domestic Cat
Felis catus or Felis
silvestery catus which is well known as domestic cat is a small mammal. It is
usually furry, domesticated and the type of carnivorous mammal. It also often
called as a housecat when it kept as an indoor pet. Cat is kind of valued by
humans for companionship and their ability to hunt mice or household pets.
Cats are strong; they
have a flexible bodies, quick reflexes, and sharp retractable claws. Cats can
hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency of human ears such those made by
mice or other small creature. They are detecting frequencies from 55 Hz up to
79 KHz, a range of 10.5 octaves. They can see near in the darkness. Unlike some
big cats, such as tiger, domestic cats have slit pupils that can focus bright
light. Such other mammals’ cats have poorer color vision and a better sense of
smell than humans. Cats only have two types of cones, optimized for sensitivity
blue and yellowish green; they have limited ability to distinguish between red
and green.
Despite being hunters,
cats are a social species; they love to be ear humans. Cats’ communication
include the use of a variety of vocalization such meowing, purring, trilling,
hissing, growling, and grunting.
Besides being kept as
pets, cats are also used in the international fur trade, for making coats ,
loves, hats,
shoes, blanked, and stuffed toys. About 24 cats are needed to make a cat fur coat. And this kind of thing has been outlawed in several countries now, includes United State, Australia, and the European Union
shoes, blanked, and stuffed toys. About 24 cats are needed to make a cat fur coat. And this kind of thing has been outlawed in several countries now, includes United State, Australia, and the European Union
Since cats were cult
animals in ancient Egypt, they were commonly believed that cats have been
domesticated there. A genetic study in 2007 revealed that domestic cats are
descended from African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) in the Middle East.
According to Scientific
American, cats are the most popular pet in the world, and now found in almost
every place where people live.
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