History Of Cats

If we enter the world of pets we can say that cats are central, we say this because whenever they have been classified as intelligent and loving animals, what else we want in a pet?.

The cat or house cat it is located in the group of cats, particularly animal is a carnivore and has been living with humans for over 8,000 years. There are dozens of breeds of these animals and some of them are characterized by having no hair or lack of glue, it is believed that this occurs due to genetic mutations in animals.

The cat, whether domestic or wild predator is an expert and can hunt around 100 species of animals to feed, communication is very peculiar cat, these cats communicate through sounds, grunts, groans or different vocalizations, excluding language that dictate your body. As mentioned above, the cat is an animal that could be easily tamed and is now an excellent pet for companionship, and their domestication is a new phenomenon, this cat can live in wild habitats into small communities.

The cat has always had a special place in the history of ancient cultures such as Egyptian, Japanese, Scandinavian and China. He could never knowing what was the culture that has been able to achieve its first domestication although it has always sounded strong Egyptian rumor, believed that it was they who began the process of adaptation circa 4000 BC. C. to keep out rats and mice in their barns. The Egyptians regarded the cat as a sacred animal, so when someone assaulted or killed any, paid with death, in turn, when a cat died it sometimes mummified. But the history of these animals would have a drastic shift to the Middle Ages, this period is thought that cats were witches' familiars and thus burned them alive. In Western culture had slightly better luck, but there are still superstitious people believe they bring bad luck, especially when a black cat approaches them, it represents misfortune.