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    Evolution Of Cats Essay

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    the years, yet still have barely changed. Cats are interesting in their own ways, both their history and personalities. The cat’s scientific name is Eukaryota Anamalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Felidae Felis catus (“Felis Catus: The Domestic Cat,” n.d.). Usually just the term Felidae is used (“Felis Catus: The Domestic Cat,” n.d.). The evolution

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    Conservation status Domesticated Scientific classification e Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Feliformia Family: Felidae Genus: Felis Species: F. silvestris Subspecies: F. s. catus Trinomial name Felis silvestris catus Linnaeus, 1758[2] Synonyms Felis catus (original combination)[3] Felis catus domestica (invalid junior synonym)[4] The

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    Domestic cats are the most popular pets in the world. According to several specialized sources, in 2006 there were about 202 million cats all around the world living with humans as pets, while dogs, which are considered as the second most popular pet, accounted for 171 millions. As several specialized publications report, cats have become popular, mainly due to their ability to adapt to urban life both in city houses and rural areas as well. People who love cats consider them as loving companions

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    The adventures of Margot. Prologue We have been flying for over 20 days to find the last of humanity on Jupiter and save them. Along the way we encountered armed drones, giant rats, robots, talking jungle cats, and talking river whales. Plus an alien which thank god was friendly. I've been on Jupiter since everybody left. I am Margot and I have green hair and blue eyes. I am 11 years old Chapter one The house started to cave in. I was almost crushed by

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    Have you heard about the cat and rat legend? The 2 stories I read, will explain about what the 2 stories are about. The first story is called “How cats and mice became enemies” and the second is “Cat and Rat Legend of the Chinese Zodiac”. Im going to tell you about the two stories. The story “How cats and mice became enemies” is about a cat and rat go to find food but they didn't have a boat so they had to make one out of a pumpkin. The rat got hungry and ate the boat and the cat thought the rat

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    Friendship is weird. You select random strangers who have similar personality traits as you and then give them affection and plan activities and spend time with them. Assuming you have a specific person in mind, think back to when you weren’t friends yet. If you were to never cross paths ,where would you be? I tend to think about this question a lot, and I have concluded that my life has been affected in a way I will never really know why or how, but it all started with my next door neighbor.

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    Siamese cats are a beautiful work of art that have survived since the 14th century. Siamese cats originate from Thailand and are one of the oldest oriental/Asian cat breed. Their original name was Siam, but it was later changed to Siamese. Theses cats have been around for over ten centuries and are continuing to grow their cat population. Siamese cats have a wide variety of characteristics. They are intelligent, curious, playful, affection and loud. Not to mention they have excellent, strong bonds

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    Feline Leukemia (FeLV) was first discovered in the 1960’s. FeLV, is a virus transmitted by RNA, that only felines can get. It is not transmittable to humans, dogs, or any other animals. FeLV is actually the leading cause of death in cats, killing 85% of those infected within 3 years of diagnosis. With that being said, it’s very important for cat owners to regularly take their cats to the veterinarian for check-ups, as well as keeping them on a proper and healthy diet, which in turn will help prevent

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    Cat Feces Essay

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    Cat feces is categorized as a teratogen because it is directly linked to an infection called Toxoplasma gondii, or toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite that replicates in the host’s intestines and then shed into the feces. Felines, including domesticated cats, are hosts for toxoplasmosis (Many & Koren, 2006). While most mammals and birds are also hosts for toxoplasma gondii, felines are the only animals that pass the infection through their feces (Elmore et al., 2010). Thus, while

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    The Origin of Cats and their Lives There once was a goddess who lived above the clouds. She was a playful goddess who always played tricks on the other gods and goddesses. One day after playing a trick on the wrong god, the goddess was forced to live on Earth. She didn't want to live as a human, so she decided to create her own body. This new body of her's will be what we know now today as cats. The goddess wanted to feel power she once had when she lived above the clouds, so she decided to create

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