The
cat (
Felis catus), also known as the
domestic cat or
house cat to distinguish it from other
felines, is a small
carnivorous species of
crepuscular mammal that is often valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt
vermin. It has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years.
[4]
A skilled
predator, the cat is known to hunt over 1,000 species for food. It can be trained to obey simple commands. Individual cats have also been known to learn on their own to manipulate simple mechanisms, such as doorknobs. Cats use a variety of vocalizations and types of
body language for
communication, including
meowing,
purring,
hissing,
growling, squeaking,
chirping,
clicking, and grunting.
[5] With 69 million of them present in American homes
[6], cats are the most or the second most popular pets in that country. They are also bred and shown as
registered pedigree pets. This hobby is known as the "
Cat Fancy".
Until recently the cat was commonly believed to have been domesticated in
ancient Egypt, where it was a
cult animal.
[7] However a 2007 study found that all house cats are probably descended from a group of as few as five self-domesticating
African Wildcats Felis silvestris lybica circa 8000 BC, in the
Near East.
[3]
貓（貓catus ） ，也稱為國內貓或貓眾議院以區別於其他貓，是一個很小的食蟲種crepuscular哺乳動物這是經常的重視，人類和其同伴的能力，亨特害蟲。它已與人類至少9500年。 [ 4 ]
熟練的捕食者，貓是眾所周知的亨特超過1000種食品。它可以訓練服從簡單的命令。個別貓也被稱為學習，對自己操縱簡單的機制，如門。貓科動物使用各種不同的聲音和類型的身體語言的溝通，包括meowing ， purring ， hissing ，咆哮， squeaking ，啁啾，點擊， grunting 。 [ 5 ]與69000000 ，他們目前在美國家庭[ 6 ] ，貓最或第二個最受歡迎的寵物在該國。他們也孕育和顯示系譜登記的寵物。這個嗜好是被稱為「貓花式」 。
直到最近，貓普遍認為，已被馴化在古埃及，這是一個邪教動物。 [ 7 ]然而， 2007年研究發現，眾議院所有的貓都可能下降，從一組只有5自我馴化的非洲野貓貓silvestris lybica circa 8000年，在近東。 [ 3 ]
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