Cat topic

Also known as

Felis silvestris catus,
Felis catus

The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from other felines, is a small predator carnivorous species of crepuscular mammal that is valued by human for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin, snake and scorpion. It has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years. A skilled predator, the cat is known to hunt over 1,000 species for food. It can be trained to obey simple commands. Individual cats have also been known to learn on their... full article at wikipedia

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Felis silvestris catus

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Felis silvestris

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Catbert
Bucky Katt
Greebo	Discworld
Spot	Star Trek
Rufus
Bill the Cat
Proud Heart Cat	Care Bears
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I said something which gave you to think I hated cats. But gad, sir, I am one of the most fanatical cat lovers in the business. If you hate them, I may learn to hate you. If your allergies hate them, I will tolerate the situation to the best of my ability.	Raymond Chandler
Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.	Mark Twain
Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.	Robertson Davies
One cat in a house is a sign of loneliness, two of barrenness, and three of sodomy.	Edward Dahlberg
Cats are autocrats of naked self-interest. They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their evil look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it.	Camille Paglia
Persian pussy from over the sea demure and lazy and smug and fat none of your ribbons and bells for me ours is the zest of the alley cat	Don Marquis
Your rat tail is all the fashion now. I prefer a bushy plume, carried straight up. You are Siamese and your ancestors lived in trees. Mine lived in palaces. It has been suggested to me that I am a bit of a snob. How true! I prefer to be.	Raymond Chandler
If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air.	Doris Lessing
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