They are mammals, with fine fur often very majestic
They are native to all continents except to Africa and Antarctica.
They are loners, have exclusive rights to a home range which consists of all comforts.
WHAT IS A CAT ?
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They are mammals, with fine fur often very majestic They are native to all continents except to Africa and Antarctica. They are loners, have exclusive rights to a home range which consists of all comforts. |
Their family
They belong to the family felidae .
Felidae means that both wild and domestic cat look alike and also have similar kind of behaviour.
There are nearly 38 species of cats.
The scientists classify the cat family into two groups- (i) domestic cats and (ii) wild cats.
Wild cats are tiger lion snow leopard jaguar puma. Clouded leopard and cheetah are grouped separately but come under big cats. Puma are otherwise very large but small cats.
The cats differ in their roars and fur patterns