Cute Cats

The Cute Cats Around The World

The domestic cat belongs to the family Felidae that includes wild cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, etc. Cats are hunting carnivores with instincts as per the law of nature, powerful jaws and claws that draw back into their paws. Cats can hear well, and can see in dim light. Domestic cats come in a variety of shapes, sizes and coats. The domestic cat is lively, intelligent, friendly and affectionate. The cat is sociable and independent. It can be happy with its own company or with the company of other cats or humans.

Domestic cats, especially young kittens, love to play and that is their identity. This behaviour imitates hunting and is important in helping kittens learn to hunt, capture their prey and kill it. Cats engage themselves in playing by fighting with each other and with humans. This behaviour is the way for cats to practice the skills needed for real struggle for survival and might also reduce any fear that they have in attacking other animals.

Many cats cannot resist a piece of string or a rope lying randomly across the floor. This love for string is often seen in cartoons and photographs that which show kittens or cats playing with balls of wool. It is probably related to the law of nature including the common practice of kittens hunting their mother's and each other's tails. If string is swallowed by a cat while playing, it can get caught in its cat’s stomach or intestines causing illness or even death in the extreme cases. Due to complications caused by the swallowing of a string, playing with it is sometimes replaced with a laser pointer's dot that the cats usually chase. Though care is generally taken while cats play with laser pointer, there are no cases of feline eye damage from a laser pointer, and the combination of accuracy that is required and low energy involved make it a rare risk. A common conciliation is to use the laser pointer to draw the cat to an already positioned toy so the cat is rewarded at the end of its successful chase.

Cats are known for their hard to please cleanliness. They groom themselves by licking their fur with the use of their saliva. Their saliva is a powerful cleaning means and deodorant.

There are dozens of cat breeds. Though some are more popular than the others, each of them bring something that is only one of its kind to the dominion of cats. Most domestic cats that people own are not purebred cats, in the sense that they are a mix of different breeds. Only three to four percent of domestic cats are pedigree, there are no discrete advantages or disadvantages of buying a pedigree cat and they can be very pricey. Different groups from all over the world have classified just over 100 different pedigree cats.