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Cat Animals - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org: Conservation status: Secure other images of cats. Scientific classification; Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata [br]Class: Mammalia; Order: Carnivora; Family: Felidae; Genus: Felis; Species: F. silvestris; Subspecies: F. s. catus or [br]F. s. domesticus. Trinomial name; Felis silvestris catus; Schreber, 1775; For alternative meanings see cat(disambiguation). The cat (also called domestic cat or house cat) is a small feline carnivorous mammal. Its scientific name is Felis silvestris catus or Felis silvestris domesticus, but the species is sometimes referred to as Felis domesticus or Felis catus. Felis catus is the more current species name. The cat has been living in close association with humans (although never entirely domesticated as dogs are) since at least 3500 years ago, when the Ancient Egyptians routinely used cats to keep mice and other rodents away from their grain. Currently, the cat is one of the world's most popular household pets. A male cat is usually called a tom cat; a female cat is called a queen. A young cat is called a kitten (as are baby rats, rabbits, hedgehogs, and squirrels). A cat whose ancestry is officially registered is called a purebred cat, a pedigreed cat, or a show cat. The owners and breeders of show cats compete to see whose animal bears the closest resemblance to the "ideal" definition of the breed (see selective breeding). Less than one percent of the total feline population are purebred cats�the remaining 99% have mixed ancestry, and are referred to as domestic longhairs and domestic shorthairs. In the UK, non-purebred cats are sometimes known as moggies. In the U.S., a non-purebred cat is often called an alley-cat, even if it is not a stray. Characteristics: A cat yawning, showing characteristic canine teeth.Domestic cats have the capacity to be predators as deadly and effective as the big cats, but pose little danger to humans because of their small size. They ambush and dispatch prey using tactics similar to those of leopards and tigers -- by pouncing and delivering a neck bite with their long canine teeth that sever the victim's spinal cord or asphyxiate it by crushing the windpipe. Cats are thought to be "the perfect carnivores," and have highly specialized teeth and a digestive tract that reflect this. The premolar and first molar together comprise the carnassial pair on each side of the mouth, which efficiently functions to shear meat like a pair of scissors. While this is present in canines, it is highly developed in felines. Despite its reputation as a solitary animal, the domestic cat is social enough to form colonies, but does not attack in groups as do lions. Unlike dogs, cats can thrive only on a completely carnivorous diet. The wild cat ancestor of the domestic cat is believed to have evolved in a desert climate, as evident in the behavior common to both the domestic and wild forms. Cats enjoy heat and solar exposure, often sleeping in a warm area during the heat of the day. 

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