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Many people like cats and also who hates cats, but I am one of the people who loved cats. They are so cute in my sights and very playful and lovable. I have 3 cats right now 2 are already big one is kitten. I really love them all. Now let me share to you a information below about cats, so to all cat lovers below feel free to read and have fun reading. Cats are great companions for most people. However, some breeds are more appropriate for certain age groups and personality types. For example, some breeds are easier to handle than others. All breeds are usually appropriate for adults, but different types of cats can be better suited for each person's lifestyle and personal preferences.

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The cat (Felis catus), also identified as the domestic cat or housecatto discriminate it from other felines and felids, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years, and are currently the most popular pet in the world. Due to their close association with humans, cats are now establish almost everywhere on Earth. Their adaptability, rapid breeding rate, and predatory instincts make them effective hunters. In some locations, cats have affected indigenous animal populations; this has led them to be classified as an invasive species in some areas. Most problems are caused by the large quantity of feral cats worldwide, with a population of up to 60 million of these animals in the United States alone. Failure to control the breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering and the abandonment of former household pets cause the expansion of such feral colonies.

Cats are alike in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. As nocturnal predators, cats use their acute hearing and ability to see in near dimness to locate prey. Not only can cats hear sounds too faint for human ears, they can also hear sounds higher in frequency than humans can perceive. This is because cats' usual preys (e.g. rodents and other small mammals, small reptiles, and birds) make sounds that are higher in frequency. Cats' hearing is "tuned" to those higher sounds. In addition to acute hearing, cat’s ears are equipped with more than a dozen muscles that enable them to swivel 180 degrees toward the source of sounds.

Types of Cats and Body Types:

Slender

• Lithe and graceful but firm and muscular as well
• Examples include: Abyssinian, Russian Blue and Turkish Angora

Cobby

• A broad, round body type with a broad head and shorter legs
• Examples include: Persian and Exotic Shorthair

Semi-Cobby (also called Robust)

• Slightly less compact and usually less round than the cobby
• Examples include: Chartreux and British Shorthair

Moderate (also called Medium)

• Falls midway between cobby and svelte
• Examples include: Bengal, Birman, Traditional Siamese and Maine Coon

Svelte (also called Foreign)

• A sleek, long bodied, tubular and firm body type
• Examples include: Extreme Siamese. Balinese, Oriental Longhair and Shorthair

Semi-foreign

• Rectangular and elongated but not tubular
• Less long than the svelte body type
• The head is a modified wedge shape
• The ears are not as large and the muzzle is usually shorter than the svelte breeds
• Usually fine or medium boned
• Examples include: Nebelung, Snowshoe and American Curl

Now you can see that not all types of cats have the same body type. Take a close look at your cat and you can determine it's correct body type. Consult with you vet if you require further confirmation.

Cats have relatively few taste buds compared to our own. Their taste buds respond to salt, sour, and bitter flavors, but have very few that respond to the taste of sugar. Protein-based tastes activate the taste buds, but the taste of fats are largely registered as smells rather than tastes. Therefore, a preference to one kind of meat over another is mostly a difference in scent rather than taste.

Despite being solitary hunters, cats are a social species and use a variety of vocalizations, pheromones and types of body language for communication. These include meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting. They are also bred and shown as registered pedigree pets. This hobby is known as cat fancy.

As The New York Times wrote in 2007, "Until recently the cat was commonly believed to have been domesticated in ancient Egypt, where it was a cult animal." A study that year found that the lines of descent of all house cats probably run through as few as five self-domesticating African Wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) circa 8000 BC, in the Near East. The earliest direct evidence of cat domestication is a kitten that was buried with its owner 9,500 years ago in Cyprus.