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Cat species
- 35 wild species
- 300 domestic species
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Tigers
- excellent ears and great vision
- rarely attack people
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Ferrell Cats
- once domestic, now wild
- live on meat alone
- walking weapons
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Cat senses
- highly evolved brains with sensitive noses
- wiskers wide to guage area
- big canine teeth
- see 6x better than humans
- large ears to help hear prey
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500,000 yrs ago in Egypt
- out of control rats eating grain
- cats killed mice
- considered good luck to own cat
- royal cat mummified
- death if you killed a cat
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Cats on ships
- considered crew members
- killed rats
- good luck
- protected crew from ghosts
- thought to forcast storms
- traveled through all climates
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Cats as house pets
- use charm to get what they want yet stay independent
- purr to show pleasure
- small cats can't roar
- large cats can't purr
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Asian culture and cats
tiger is revered as god
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Fastest cat
- Cheetah
- rubberband like spine
- can't retract claws
- 0-70 in 3 secs for 220 yards only
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Cat eyes
- trap light and bounce back & forth
- great night vision
- can't see in total darkness
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Cat playing
- means trying to take possession
- sharpening claws
- stretching
- constantly grooming to spread scent all over body
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Cat coats
- most used to be short haired
- until designer breeds came alond
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US cats in wild
- bobcat
- cugar
- lynks
- jaguars from Mexico to Arizona
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Cats in South America
Jaguar
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