Information about cats

Cat
The cat belongs to the family Felidea and comes in a variety of shapes, sizes and coats. The cat is a hunting carnivore with strong predatory instincts, acute hearing and eyes capable of good vision in dim light allowing them to hunt just before dawn and after dusk.

The cat is agile, intelligent, friendly and affectionate. The cat is both sociable and independent - as happy with its own company as with the company of other cats or humans.

There are now over 100 million cats in the Western world and over 100 recognised breeds. Some pedigree breeds are natural breeds but others are the result of breeding.

In the UK and USA there are more cats kept as pets than dogs and 35% of households with cats have two or more.

The average life span for an outside cat is only 3-5 years, whereas an indoor cat can live for 16 years or more. Their life expectancy has doubled over the last fifty years.
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