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cat : : a carnivorous mammal (Felis catus) long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice — Webster
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Cat (Felis catus, or Felis silvestris catus, literally “woodland cat”), often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish from other felids and felines, is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal. It is often called house cat when kept as indoor pet or feral/feral domestic cat when wild. It is often valued by humans for companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin. There are more than seventy cat breeds recognized by various cat registries.
Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with a strong flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp teeth and retractable claws adapted to killing small prey. Cat senses fit a crepuscular and predatory ecological niche. Cats can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small animals. They can see in near darkness. Like most other mammals, cats have poorer color vision and a better sense of smell than humans. Cats, despite being solitary hunters, are a social species, and cat communication includes the use of a variety of vocalizations (mewing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling and grunting) as well as cat pheromones and types of cat-specific body language. — Wikipedia
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Cats News -- ScienceDaily Cat news. Read about household contaminants affecting cats, allergies to cats and more. Also find stories on lions, tigers and leopards.
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Feeding indoor cats just once a day could improve...
on September 23, 2020 at 5:51 pm
New research has found that feeding cats one large meal a day may help control hunger better than feeding them several times a day.
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Wild birds as offerings to the Egyptian gods
on September 22, 2020 at 3:22 pm
Millions of mummified ibis and birds of prey, sacrificed to the Egyptian gods Horus, Ra or Thoth, have been discovered in the necropolises of the Nile Valley. Such a quantity of mummified birds raises the question of their origin: were they bred, like cats, or were they hunted? According to a team of scientists that carried out extensive geochemical analyses on mummies, they were wild birds.
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New theory predicts movement of different animals...
on September 22, 2020 at 3:22 pm
A research team has developed a new theory that can predict the movement of an animal's sensory organs -- such as eyes, ears and nose -- while searching for something vital to its life.
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DNA unlocks a new understanding of coral
on September 14, 2020 at 3:22 pm
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The surprising rhythms of Leopards: Females are...
on September 10, 2020 at 3:08 pm
After 10 months of camera surveillance in the Tanzanian rainforest, researchers have concluded that female and male leopards are active at very different times of the day. The discovery contradicts previous assumptions and could be used to help protect the endangered feline, whose populations have dwindled by 85 percent over the past century.
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Landmark release sees bilbies return to Sturt...
on September 24, 2020 at 1:20 pm
Bilbies are once again bounding in Sturt National Park more than a century after they were declared extinct in NSW.
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Feeding indoor cats just once a day could improve...
on September 23, 2020 at 6:57 pm
Got a cat that always seems hungry? New University of Guelph research suggests you might want to reduce—not increase—how often you feed them.
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Wild birds as offerings to the Egyptian gods
on September 22, 2020 at 7:37 pm
Millions of ibis and birds of prey mummies, sacrificed to the Egyptian gods Horus, Ra or Thoth, have been discovered in the necropolises of the Nile Valley. Such a quantity of mummified birds raises the question of their origin: Were they bred, like cats, or were they hunted? Scientists from the CNRS, the Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and the C2RMF have carried out extensive geochemical analyses on mummies from the Musée des Confluences, Lyon. According to their results, published on 22nd […]
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Can ripples on the sun help predict solar flares?
on September 22, 2020 at 7:10 pm
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New theory predicts movement of different animals...
on September 22, 2020 at 4:48 pm
All animals great and small live every day in an uncertain world. Whether you are a human being or an insect, you rely on your senses to help you navigate and survive in your world. But what drives this essential sensing?