My Pet Cat
Cats were known in Egypt more than 3,000 years ago where they were worshiped.
They were known in India over 2,000 years ago, and later in China and Japan.
They arrived in Britain with the Romans, where they were considered of great value.
In the 10th century laws were made for their protection, but in the middle Ages they came to be feared, being thought to be connected with black magic.
By Victorian times they were again in favor as many houses kept a cat to catch mice.
Actually what are cats? They are actually the small mammals often kept as a pet or for catching small rodents.
Cats are found in many colors i.
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the shades of brown and black, some have short or long hair and there are many such breeds which are without hair, but the general shape and size is alike.
We can say a fully grown cat is of about 51cm/21 inch to 71 cm /28 inch in length.
Cats have flexible spines and strong limbs which enables them to climb and jump from different heights.
It is common in all cats in the whole world that they walk on pads of their toes and claws, which make them, attack their prey silently.
Cats have big eyes and they usually blow in dark, they also have an acute sense of hearing.
Cats have canine teeth which are long and well developed.
There are many many varieties of cat, which are now divided roughly into 3 groups: longhairs or Persians, shorthairs, and Siamese.
The longhairs have round, broad heads, with small ears, thickset bodies, short, thick legs, and short, full tails.
Among the longhairs, the Chinchillas, with white coats tipped with black, and the Smoke, with white undercoat and black top coat, are striking.
British shorthairs have round heads, smallish ears, sturdy bodies on well-proportioned legs, and medium-length tails.
Other shorthair varieties have longish heads, big ears, long, graceful bodies, and fairly long tails.
The Siamese have wedge-shaped heads, long, svelte bodies, tall legs, and long, tapering tails.
The Manx differs from other cats in having no tail at all.
Kittens are born blind, and the eyes open after about 10 days.
All eyes are blue at first, but the coloring develops over the first weeks according to the variety.
Some, such as the Siamese and Burmese, keep their blue eyes.
There are many others breeds of cats which have their own different features accordingly.
They were known in India over 2,000 years ago, and later in China and Japan.
They arrived in Britain with the Romans, where they were considered of great value.
In the 10th century laws were made for their protection, but in the middle Ages they came to be feared, being thought to be connected with black magic.
By Victorian times they were again in favor as many houses kept a cat to catch mice.
Actually what are cats? They are actually the small mammals often kept as a pet or for catching small rodents.
Cats are found in many colors i.
e.
the shades of brown and black, some have short or long hair and there are many such breeds which are without hair, but the general shape and size is alike.
We can say a fully grown cat is of about 51cm/21 inch to 71 cm /28 inch in length.
Cats have flexible spines and strong limbs which enables them to climb and jump from different heights.
It is common in all cats in the whole world that they walk on pads of their toes and claws, which make them, attack their prey silently.
Cats have big eyes and they usually blow in dark, they also have an acute sense of hearing.
Cats have canine teeth which are long and well developed.
There are many many varieties of cat, which are now divided roughly into 3 groups: longhairs or Persians, shorthairs, and Siamese.
The longhairs have round, broad heads, with small ears, thickset bodies, short, thick legs, and short, full tails.
Among the longhairs, the Chinchillas, with white coats tipped with black, and the Smoke, with white undercoat and black top coat, are striking.
British shorthairs have round heads, smallish ears, sturdy bodies on well-proportioned legs, and medium-length tails.
Other shorthair varieties have longish heads, big ears, long, graceful bodies, and fairly long tails.
The Siamese have wedge-shaped heads, long, svelte bodies, tall legs, and long, tapering tails.
The Manx differs from other cats in having no tail at all.
Kittens are born blind, and the eyes open after about 10 days.
All eyes are blue at first, but the coloring develops over the first weeks according to the variety.
Some, such as the Siamese and Burmese, keep their blue eyes.
There are many others breeds of cats which have their own different features accordingly.
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