Articles for tag: Cat Breeds, Cat Products, Domestic Cats, Homeless Cats

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The Trend in Creating Expensive Cat Breeds

Edit: Apparently, Lifestyle Pets no longer sells cats or dogs. It’s no secret that people love cats. In the United States, the cat has surpassed the dog as most popular pet. Out of every ten homes in America, at least three of them will have cats, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Cat ...

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Cat’s Hearing: Big Ears with a Purpose

Cats have big ears as compared to the rest of their heads and with good reason. The larger than life ears of your cat serve as good receptors for picking up the tiniest of sounds while cats hunt at night. Domestic cats may not have as much of a need for night hunting as wild ...

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Can Domestic Cats Be Trained?

Cats are always being compared to dogs. Cats are often perceived to be independent wild creatures while dogs have a reputation of being eager to please and trainable. It is true that with enough positive and negative reinforcements, all animals can be trained to do circus tricks. Whether or not this is ethical is another ...

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The Maltese Tiger: A Rare Blue Beauty

Occasionally, Mother Nature throws our planet a fastball, and we are left viewing something remarkable, incredible and outside the scope of our previous experience. The Maltese tiger, a mutation of the Bengal tiger that yields smokey-blue individuals, is one example of the beautiful and almost supernatural mutations seen in the natural world. The complex field ...

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How Did Cats Live in the Wild?

Who hasn’t watched a cat chasing a laser pointer and wondered how he would fare in the wild? Whenever I watch my cat prowling through the house, I can’t help but envision him eking out a living on the African savanna, as his ancestors– and, in fact, mine– once did. It’s been some 10,000 years ...

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Tabby Cat Pattern Types

Cats with visible stripes, swirls or spots on their bodies are referred to by breeders, owners and cat fanciers, as tabbies. Although some people erroneously assume the tabby cat to be a breed, it in fact describes a type of fur pattern, and can be seen in most breeds of cat, including the wild ancestors ...