- Cat - Wikipedia
The cat (Felis catus), also referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae Advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the domestication of the cat occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC
- Cat - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cats, also called domestic cats (Felis catus), are small, carnivorous (meat eating) mammals, of the family Felidae [3] [4] [5] Cats have been domesticated (tamed) for nearly 10,000 years [6]
- List of cat breeds - Wikipedia
Domestic cats have been diversified by humans into breeds and domestic and wild hybrids Many such breeds recognized by various cat registries Additionally, there are new and experimental breeds, landraces being established as standardized breeds, distinct domestic populations not being actively developed and lapsed (extinct) breeds
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Felidae ( ˈ f iː l ə ˌ d iː FEE-lə-dee) is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats A member of this family is also called a felid ( ˈ f iː l ɪ d , - l ə d FEE -lid, -ləd )
- Domestication of the cat - Wikipedia
An example of a domesticated, indoor cat The domestic cat originated from Near-Eastern and Egyptian populations of the African wildcat, Felis silvestris lybica The family Felidae, to which all living feline species belong, is theorized to have arisen about 12 to 13 million years ago and is divided into eight major phylogenetic lineages
- Siberian cat - Wikipedia
The Siberian is a centuries-old landrace (natural variety) of domestic cat in Russia, [3] and recently developed as a formal breed with standards promulgated the world over since the late-1980s [4] Since 2006, the breed is recognised for registry and championship status with all major cat registries [5] [6]The formal name of the breed is Siberian Forest Cat, [3] [1] [7] but it is typically
- Cat | Breeds, Origins, History, Body Types, Senses, Behavior . . .
cat, (Felis catus), domesticated member (felid) of the family Felidae The family is generally divided between cats from the subfamily Pantherinae, which roar (including lions, tigers, and leopards), and cats from the subfamily Felinae, which purr instead (including cougars, bobcats, and domestic cats)
- Feline | Definition, Species, Facts | Britannica
A feline is any of 37 cat species that among others include the cheetah, puma, jaguar, leopard, lion, lynx, tiger, and domestic cat Cats are native to almost every region on Earth, with the exception of Australia and Antarctica They are carnivorous mammals that live in a wide variety of habitats
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