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The exact history of human interaction with cats is still somewhat vague. However, a shallow gravesite discovered in 1983 in Cyprus, dating to 7500 BC, during the Neolithic period, contains the skeleton of a human, buried ceremonially with stone tools, a lump of iron oxide, and a handful of seashells. In its own tiny grave 40 centimetres 18 inches from the human grave was an eight-month-old cat, its body oriented in the same westward direction as the human skeleton. Cats are not native to Cyprus; they must have been brought over by boat. This is evidence that cats were being tamed just as humankind was establishing the first settlements in the part of the Middle East known as the Fertile Cresce.Cats have always been a source of fascination for mankind throughout history. Today cats have become one of the world's most popular pets perfectly suited to the lifestyle of our day. They are beautiful, enigmatic and easy-to-care for pets. But where and when did the domestic cat originate? It has been about 4000 years since the first cats were domesticated. The Ancient Egyptians were the first to keep and use cats to control vermin and other pests to protect stores of food. In Ancient Egypt, the cat was revered as a hunter and worshiped as gods and goddesses.

Balinese Pet Heath The Balinese is a breed of oriental cat with long hair and Siamese-style markings, or points (Search Results Balinese) Domestic Cats

Biman Pet Health The Birman is a domestic cat breed. Also known as "Sacred Cat of Burma" particularly so in some languages,it is not to be confused with the Burmese, which is a separate and dissimilar breed (Search Results Biman) Domestic Cats

British Shorthair Pet Healthk The British Shorthair is a domesticated cat whose features make it a popular breed in cat shows. Indeed, it has been the most popular breed of cat registered by the UK's Governing Council of the Cat Fancy GCCF since 2001, when it overtook the Persian breed. (Search Results British Shorthair) Domestic Cats

Burmese Pet Health The Burmese meaning fortunate, beautiful, and splendid appearance is a breed of domesticated cats split into two subgroups the American Burmese and the British Burmese (Search Results Burmese) Domestic Cats

Maine Coon Pet Health The Maine Coon is a breed of domestic cat with a distinctive physical appearance. It is one of the oldest natural breeds in North America, specifically native to the state of Maine,where it is the official State Cat (Search Results Maine Coon) Domestic Cats

Manx Cat Pet Health The Manx is a breed of cat with a naturally occurring mutation of the spine. This mutation shortens the tail, resulting in a range of tail lengths from normal to tail-less (Search Results Manx Cats) Domestic Cats

Norwegian Forest Cat Pet Health The Norwegian Forest Cat is a breed of domestic cat native to Northern Europe, and adapted to a very cold climate. In Norway they are known as skogkatter or more properly, the Norsk skogkatt literally, Norwegian Forest Cat (Search Results Norwegian Forest Cat) Domestic Cats Persian Pet Health The Persian is a longhaired cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle. One of the oldest cat breeds, it takes its name from its place of origin: Persia Iran. Recognized by the cat fancy since the late 19th century (Search Results Persian) Domestic Cats Ragamuffin Cat Pet health The Ragamuffin is a breed of domestic cat which first made its appearance in 1994. Ragamuffins are notable for their rather friendly personalities and thick, rabbit-like fur (Search Results Ragamuffin ) Domestic Cats Scottish Fold Cat Pet Health The Scottish Fold—is a breed of cat with a natural dominant-gene mutation that makes its ear cartilage contain a fold, causing the ears to bend forward and down towards the front of their head, which gives the cat what is often described as an "owl-like" appearancet (Search Results Scottish Fold ) Domestic Cats Siamese Cat Pet Health The Siamese is one of the first distinctly recognized breeds of Oriental cat. The exact origins of the breed are unknown, but it is believed to be from Southeast Asia, and is said to be descended from the sacred temple cats of Siam now Thailand (Search Results Siamese ) Domestic Cats Siberian Cat Pet Health The Siberian is a domestic cat breed from Russia. The cat, that has similarities with breeds Maine Coon and Norwegian Forest Cat, is a natural breed and the national cat of Russia. It is said to be hypoallergenic and produces less Fel d1 than other cat breeds (Search Results Siberian ) Domestic Cats

 

The ancient Egyptians imposed the death penalty for killing cats and cats were also mummified before being buried. Other ancient civilisations later began to domesticate the cat and took tame felines to Italy where they slowly spread around Europe. Eventually, they arrived in the New World with the Pilgrims. The shorthaired domestic cat spread across the world from Egypt while longhaired cats came later from Turkey and Iran. The domestic cat also spread from India to China and Japan. Except for a short period of persecution in the Middle Ages when cats were associated with the devil, by the eighteenth century cats had become popular household pet’s world wide. The wild cats of today such as Lions and Tigers descended from early carnivores called miacids. From there the modern wild cat developed into three main types; the European wild cat, the African wild cat and the Asiatic desert cat. The domestic cat is thought to have evolved from the African wild cat because of its tabby markings. Domestic cats today still take many characteristics from their wild ancestors. The arresting eyes, body shape, feeding and grooming habits are the same along with the ability to pounce into action at any given moment. It is this link that makes the domestic cat so fascinating around the world.The non-pedigree domestic cat, the Moggie is the most popular house pet today with the black and white Moggie being the most popular followed by the black cat followed by the Tabby cat. There are also 36 recognised breeds of pedigree cats around the world with the Siamese cat being the most popular. Most homes today that keep pets have at least one cat in residence.

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