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The domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus) is a carnivorous mammal of the felidae family (genus Felis). Today there are about 50 different breeds recognized by certification.
Territorial and crepuscular, essentially the cat is a predator of small animals, especially rodents.
The cat to communicate using various vocalizations (over 16), Purring, the positions of the body and produces pheromones.
The cat can be trained to obey simple commands and can learn to manipulate simple mechanisms such as doorknobs.
The cat name is derived from the Latin catus, cattus or of uncertain origin, whose root has similarities with the Berber and Nubian kadis kadiska.
Other sources make it trace the origin to Germanic languages (old high German chazza, modern high German katze, kater, cimbrico kâth, iro-Scottish Gaelic cat, an ancient Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian kötr, cat, Swedish katt).
The cat's body temperature fluctuates between 38 and 38.5° C; the normal respiratory rate is 10-20 breaths per minute and that 110/140 heart beats per minute.
The cat has a radius around his home to at least 5 kilometres.
The territory is bordered by emitting pheromones. Interaction with other cats is centered on the relationship with the territory.
The memory of the land is built, being additively "added" to the territory, but does not notice than is removed. For example, a cat will continually check the Lair of a mouse that has caught on, even though he knows that this is empty.
The cat is an animal solitary only: depending on space and resources available, cats can form social structures ranging from lonely cat in rural environment of large and dense urban groups.
Cats communicate with each other primarily through pheromones and body positions.The meowing is a characteristic of the cat; the word is derived from the onomatopoeia Meow Meow, stylization of the verse. Typically, the cat is rather discreet and meowing, but some breeds, like the Siamese, are more talkative than others.The cat cries often and loudly when seeking a mate or a companion.
In this case the caterwauling are emitted by females at first, at the beginning of estrus, during the entire duration of the mating, both the male and the female, with many possible variations.
More rarely the cat will Meow jerky at low intensity, when he sees a prey out of reach, like a bird or an insect. These are often accompanied by caterwauling taking Mandibles, a sort of "beat your teeth", sometimes accompanied by live tail movements.
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