Cats

Cats are the members of the Felidae family of canivorous mammals. All lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, African wild cat belongs to the cat family. Their relatives are civets, hyenas and mongooses. What we generally recognize as cat is the domestic cat.

The relationship between cats and humans dates back 4000 to 7000 years ago. Cats are being dragged into satanic ritual beliefs, and unlucky black cat tags to being cute they have seen it all. Cats have also been associated with death and witchcraft and bad omens. On the other hand there have been cultures like Vikings who worshipped the Goddess Freya, the goddess of fertility, who was associated to cats.

Cat appears in the Vietnamese and Chinese Zodiac systems. They are highly respected in Islam due to the fact that it is believed that Prophet Mohammed approved domestication of cat. Feeding a cat is considered a great deed in Islam.

Egyptians hailed cats as embodiment of their Goddess Bast. Mummified cats were found in the thousands in many pyramids. For the ancient Egyptians this signifies the importance of the cat.

The domesticated cat consists of dozens of breeds and inbreeds today. A group of cat is called clowder, a male cat is tom , a female cat is queen and baby cat is kitten.

The average cat weighs 2.5 to 7 kg. and can live for 15 to 20 years. You can ensure a longer life for your pet cat by getting it spayed or neutered and getting all the necessary vaccinations done.

Cats are extremely intelligent. They communicate through purring, hissing and gestures. The cat got 32 muscles in their ear, this is why they have a sharp sense of hearing. By sleeping for long durations cats can conserve their energy.

When a cat jump it mostly land on their feet, due to a a very good sense of balance and great flexibility. Their tail help to regulate the angular momentum during their flight in a fall.

Cats walk on their toes. The manipulate their walk to make minimum sound and they leave negligible tracks. Cats have very excellent eyesight and senses which are matched by no other animal. They also have very good nocturnal eyesight. They have a field view of 200 degrees. The cat’s whiskers assist them in navigation. Cats cannot taste sugary food for they have faulty sweet receptors.

Cats are very fussy eaters. They are known to eat grass, leaves, shrubs and houseplants but they’ll eat only the specific food which they get used to. Whatever they are, they are some of the most popular pet around the world.