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| | :''For the biological cat family, see [[Felidae]]''. | | :''For the biological cat family, see [[Felidae]]''. |
| − | {{Taxonomy|image = cat.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Carnivora|family = Felidae|genus = Felis|species = F. silvestrishttp://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Cat&action=edit|sub = F. s. catus (Domesticated cat)}} | + | {{Taxonomy|image = cat.jpg|kingdom = Animalia|phylum = Chordata|subphylum = Vertebrata|class = Mammalia|order = Carnivora|family = Felidae|genus = Felis|species = F. silvestris|sub = F. s. catus (Domesticated cat)}} |
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| | '''Cats''' are a group of [[carnivore|carnivorous]] [[mammals]] with sharp [[teeth]] and retractable [[claw]]s (except in the case of the [[cheetah]]) on their paws, originally distributed worldwide apart from [[Australasia]], [[Madagascar]] and [[Antarctica]]. Several of the larger kinds of cat can be dangerous to humans. | | '''Cats''' are a group of [[carnivore|carnivorous]] [[mammals]] with sharp [[teeth]] and retractable [[claw]]s (except in the case of the [[cheetah]]) on their paws, originally distributed worldwide apart from [[Australasia]], [[Madagascar]] and [[Antarctica]]. Several of the larger kinds of cat can be dangerous to humans. |
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| | A ''stray'' cat is a cat that is unowned, but generally accepts [[human]] [[touch]], may take food directly from a human, etc. The terms are often interchangeable, especially in popular usage. | | A ''stray'' cat is a cat that is unowned, but generally accepts [[human]] [[touch]], may take food directly from a human, etc. The terms are often interchangeable, especially in popular usage. |
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| − | Liberals, specifically the [[Democrat Party]] and [[Barack Obama]] are known to be [[Liberal elitism|elitist]] and the personality of a cat is very much at odds of the fun-loving dog many owners enjoy having. Cats, like [[liberals]], are often pretentious, unloving, cold and many times bitter even to their owners. It is therefore, no surprise that many liberals own cats.<ref>[http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2006_03/008350.php Washington Monthly]</ref>
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| | *[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290840,00.html FOXNews.com - Oscar the Cat Predicts Nursing Home Deaths] | | *[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290840,00.html FOXNews.com - Oscar the Cat Predicts Nursing Home Deaths] |
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| | [[Category:Felines]] | | [[Category:Felines]] |