Cats and Kittens

Cats and Kittens

Cats are mammals also known as a feline.There are many types of cats and many ways of identifying them. Cats are loved all around the world.

There are 52 different breeds of cats including:

Tabby , Siamese, Ragdoll, Maine Coon, British Shorthair, Burmese, Bengal,  Turkish Van, Snowshoe, Russian Blue, Scottish Fold, American Bobtail, Ocicat, Egyptian Mau and lots more. There are lots of different ways of identifying the breeds. You can tell if they are a tabby because they will be stripy and you can tell if they are a russian blue because they will be faintly blue.

Cats originated from Ancient Egypt and were worshiped as gods and goddesses. They took tame felines to Italy where they slowly spread around Europe. Shorthair cats came from Egypt while longhair cats came later from Turkey and Iran.

Cats behavior includes body language, aggression, play, communication, hunting, grooming and  face rubbing. It varies among breeds and individuals. Some cats ask for food dozens of times a day, including at night with pacing and meowing.

Not all cats are Domesticated some cats live in the wild. Wild cats hunt on rats, mice, gerbils, hares and lizards.