Truth behind the legend
Truth behind the legends
Cat legend
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 on Eart.The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it fro 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.
Traditionally, historians tended to think that ancient Egypt was the site of cat domestication, owing to the clear depictions of house cats in Egyptian paintings about 3,600 years old.However, in 2004, a Neolithic grave was excavated in Shillourokambos, Cyprus, that contained the skeletons, laid close to one another, of both a human and a cat. The grave is estimated to be 9,500 years old, pushing back the earliest known feline-human association significantly.] The cat specimen is large and closely resembles the African wildcat(Felis silvestris lybica), rather than present-day domestic cats. This discovery, combined with genetic studies, suggest that cats were probably domesticated in the Near East, in theFertile Crescent around the time of the development of agriculture and then they were brought to Cyprus and Egypt.
True legend appearance on terra says that this little cat has been requested by the Buddha to god Rama. Seeing the suffering of people in tiger attacks he asked the god Rama such as the possible taming these ferocious felines.Rama replied that it is not possible, but moved by the horror sights of tigers left in aframe made the cat of tiger hair. Buddha seeing cute playful pet that looked like tiger, but it lacks the ferocity, immediately understood his master's wisdom.He could not dangerous for humans and watching it carefully will better understand the tiger. This man could one day must set some kind of relation withhim: solitary and ferocious tiger. .After many thousands of years this has happened. Now we see more and more tigers in and around this man. A mysteryremains, however: genetic manipulation on Earth several thousand years ago?
Some interesting facts
There are more than 500 million domestic cats in the world that belong to 33 different breeds.
Your cat loves you and can "read" your moods. If you're sad or under stress, you may also notice a difference in your cat's behavior.
The largest known litter with all kittens surviving was that of a Persian in South Africa named Bluebell, who gave birth to 14 kittens in one litter.
The life expectancy for an indoor cat is 15 years, while only 3 to 5 years for an outdoor cat. The longest ever cat's life was 37 years.
Cats sleep 16 hours per day, and 30% of the time that they are awake, they spend grooming themselves.
Cats have a top speed of almost 50 km/h.
Their vision at night is many times better than human', though at day time we have an advantage. Cats can see colors, but they are partially colour blind, similar to humans that don't distingish red and green.