Cats - Mans second bestfriend
Thedomesticcat is a small,usuallyfurry, domesticated, andcarnivorous mammal. It is oftencalled the housecat whenkept asan indoor pet, or simplythe catwhen there is noneed todistinguish it. Cats are oftenvaluedby humans for companionshipandtheir ability to hunt verminandhousehold pests.
Catscan hear sounds too faint or toohigh in frequency for human ears,such as those made by mice andother small animals. They can seein near darkness. Like most othermammals, cats have poorer colorvision and a better sense of smellthan humans.
Despite beingsolitary hunters, cats are asocial species, and catcommunication includes the use ofa variety of vocalizations(meowing, purring, trilling,hissing, growling and grunting).
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Cats have a rapidbreedingrate. Under controlledbreeding,they can be bred andshown asregistered pedigree pets,a hobbyknown as cat fancy.Failure tocontrol the breeding ofpet catsby spaying and neutering,and theabandonment of formerhouseholdpets, has resulted inlargenumbers of feral catsworldwide,requiring populationcontrol.
Since cats werecult animals inancient Egypt,they were commonlybelieved tohave been domesticatedthere, butthere may have beeninstances ofdomestication asearly as theNeolithic from around9500 yearsago (7500 BC).
Ageneticstudy in 2007 revealedthatdomestic cats are descendedfromAfrican wildcats 8000 BC,intheMiddle East. According toScientific American, catsare themost popular pet in theworld, andare now found almostevery placewhere people live.