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The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from other felines and felids, is a small predatory carnivorous species of crepuscular mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin, snakes and scorpions.
It has been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years.
A domestic cat's sense of smell is about fourteen times as strong as a human's.
Due to a mutation in an early cat ancestor, one of two genes necessary to taste sweetness may have been lost by the cat family.
Cat senses are attuned for hunting. Cats have highly advanced hearing, eyesight, taste, and touch receptors, making the cat extremely sensitive among mammals.
Humans and cats have a similar range of hearing on the low end of the scale, but cats can hear much higher-pitched sounds, up to 64 kHz, which is 1.6 octaves above the range of a human, and even one octave above the range of a dog.
To aid with navigation and sensation, cats have dozens of movable vibrissae (whiskers) over their body, especially their face.
Humans and cats have a similar range of hearing on the low end of the scale, but cats can hear much higher-pitched sounds, up to 64 kHz, which is 1.6 octaves above the range of a human, and even one octave above the range of a dog.
To aid with navigation and sensation, cats have dozens of movable vibrissae (whiskers) over their body, especially their face.
According to a myth
in many cultures, cats have nine
(or sometimes seven) lives.
in many cultures, cats have nine
(or sometimes seven) lives.