A tribute to the domestic cat
A male tabby cat By Alvesgaspar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Interesting facts about cats
- Domestication of the cat occurred in the Far East around 7500 BC
- Female domestic cats often have litters of 2 to 5 kittens
- Cats have a wide range of social communication including meows, purrs, trills, and body language
- A cat is capable of landing on all four paws from heights of 90cm to 3m
- Feral cats may form social colonies, but they are purely solitary hunters
- The domestic cat was the second most popular pet in the United States in 2017