Difference between revisions of "Cat"
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| − | There are over 50 cat breeds, among them the Abyssinian, the American Bobtail, the American Shorthair, the Balinese, the British Shorthair, the | + | There are over 50 domestic cat breeds, among them the Abyssinian, the American Bobtail, the American Shorthair, the Balinese, the British Shorthair, the |
Burmese, the Cornish Rex, the Egyptian Mau, the Manx, the Nebelung, Norwegian Forest Cat, the Persian, the Russian Blue, the Siamese and the | Burmese, the Cornish Rex, the Egyptian Mau, the Manx, the Nebelung, Norwegian Forest Cat, the Persian, the Russian Blue, the Siamese and the | ||
Turkish Angora. | Turkish Angora. | ||
Revision as of 18:22, August 6, 2008
| Cat | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Felidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Felis |
| Species Information | |
| Species | F. silvestris |
| Subspecies | F. s. catus (Domesticated cat) |
| Population statistics | |
Cats are a group of carnivorous mammals with sharp teeth and retractable claws (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.
The domestic cat, believed to derive from the African wildcat, has been used to control vermin or kept as a pet for thousands of years, and worshipped as a god by the ancient Egyptians, amongst others. Today the domestic cat remains extremely popular as a pet; there are an estimated 76 million pet cats in the United States.
Species of cat include the lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, puma, ocelot, lynx, caracal, serval and many smaller breeds.
Breeds
There are over 50 domestic cat breeds, among them the Abyssinian, the American Bobtail, the American Shorthair, the Balinese, the British Shorthair, the Burmese, the Cornish Rex, the Egyptian Mau, the Manx, the Nebelung, Norwegian Forest Cat, the Persian, the Russian Blue, the Siamese and the Turkish Angora.