CAT
is a subspecies of carnivorous mammal of the family Felidae. The cat is in close cohabitation with the human being for about 9500 years
There are dozens of breeds, some without hair or even without tails, as a result of genetic mutations and years of artificial selection, and they exist in a wide variety of colors. They are predators by nature, their potential prey being more than one hundred different species of animals. They are able to assimilate some concepts, and certain specimens have been trained to manipulate simple mechanisms.
They communicate mainly through meowing; also with moans, grunts and with different vocalizations, 11 besides body language.
Domestication of the cat
As a pet, it is one of the most popular pets in the world. Because their domestication is relatively recent, they can live in wild environments forming small colonies related to other wild cats and humans do not control the supply of food or breeding. The association of the cat with humans led him to figure prominently in mythology and legends of different cultures, including the Egyptian, Japanese, Chinese and Scandinavian civilizations.
A relatively modest effect of domestication in the cat's genome is observed based on its recent divergence with wildcats, the continuous mixing between domestic and wildcats, and the few morphological differences, with exceptions, the differences in behavior of wildcats in relation to docility, gracility and pigmentation. The effect of cat domestication seems to be modest compared to other mammals
characteristics
Sociability, behavior, and customs
Ethologically, cats see humans as a substitute for their mothers, living a kind of prolongation during their maturity from the time they are puppies.
Contrary to what is usually assumed, in the wild the cat is a very social animal, which comes to establish more or less hierarchical colonies. It is a hunting animal and the males mark the territory urinating.
Could suffer from psychological diseases such as stress. Like a stressed human, it will tend to develop a neurotic behavior.
His old age is not gradual, like human, but abrupt. It lasts about a year and leads to death. An old specimen develops cataracts and becomes slower. He also loses his smell. Generally sleep all day, without developing any other activity, shows extreme tiredness.
Reproduction
The cat presents several scripts throughout the year, which usually last from four to seven days. In estrus, the cats meow more frequently and several cats can fight for a female in heat, the one that wins, earns the right to copulate. Although the female at first is reluctant to intercourse, ends up accepting the male, who approaches the female, which will try to resist by all means to copulation. If the male is skillful, he will bite the back of the neck, immobilizing it. The penetration is somewhat painful, since the cat's penis, like that of the lion, has tips that rub the vagina, called spicules, triggering a natural reaction that causes ovulation; Because this does not always happen, it is rare that fertilization is achieved in the first copulation. The cats, in addition, copulate with several males so that one litter can have different parents.
