Domesticated animals: Horse, Cat, Chicken, Guinea pig, Llama, Donkey, Bombyx mori, Mule, Domestication, Beefalo, Calf, Bos, Ferret - Tapa blanda

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 174. Chapters: Horse, Cat, Chicken, Guinea pig, Llama, Donkey, Bombyx mori, Mule, Domestication, Beefalo, Calf, Bos, Ferret, Water Buffalo, Hinny, Koi, Dog, Sheep, Goat, Crickets as pets, Cattle, Domestic rabbit, Goldfish, Jacob, Domestic turkey, Animal mummy, List of domesticated Scottish breeds, Alpaca, Domestic pig, Flowerhorn cichlid, Siamese fighting fish, Domestic Pigeon, List of domesticated animals, PDSA Gold Medal, Domestic Canary, House rabbit, Lansium domesticum, Kissing gourami, Long-tailed chinchilla, Fancy pigeon, Sheep-goat hybrid, Self-domestication, Kōhaku, Cama, Domestic goose, Domestic duck, Rare breed, Gomek, Breed club, Silver Marten, Aquaculture of catfish, Zubron, Deaf animal, Domesticated guineafowl, Overpopulation in companion animals, Pack animal, Mirror carp, Dzo, Gascon cattle, Honey super, Yakalo, Showa, Estray, Hutch, Ethnocynology, Nilgiri sheep, Breed type, Huarizo, Ponui donkey, Mixed breed. Excerpt: The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felines and felids, is a small furry domesticated carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years, and are currently the most popular pet in the world. Owing to their close association with humans, cats are now found almost everywhere in the world. Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. As nocturnal predators, cats use their acute hearing and ability to see in near darkness to locate prey. Not only can cats hear sounds too faint for human ears, they can also hear sounds higher in frequency than humans can perceive. This is because the usual prey of cats ...