Cat

The domestic cat (Felis catus or Felis silvestris catus) is a small, typically furry, domesticated, and carnivorous mammal. They are often called house cats when kept as indoor pets or simply cats when there is no need to distinguish them from other felids and felines. Cats are often valued by humans for companionship and for their ability to hunt vermin. There are more than 70 cat breeds; different associations proclaim different numbers according to their standards. The International Progressive Cat Breeders Alliance (IPCBA) recognizes 73 cat breeds while TICA (The International Cat Association) recognizes 58, CFA (The Cat Fanciers' Association) recognizes 44 and Federation International Feline (FIFE) recognizes 43.

Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with a strong, flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing small prey. Cat senses fit a crepuscular and predatory ecological niche. Cats can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small animals. They can see in near darkness. Like most other mammals, cats have poorer color vision and a better sense of smell than humans. Cats, despite being solitary hunters, are a social species and cat communication includes the use of a variety of vocalizations (mewing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting), as well as cat pheromones and types of cat-specific body language.

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Tomcat

Tomcat may refer to:

Animals

A male cat, known as a tom or tommiecat

Rove beetle, also known as Tomcat in Indonesia

Science and technology

Apache Tomcat, an open-source Java Servlet Container developed by the Apache Software Foundation

Beretta 3032 Tomcat, a small .32 caliber pistol

Bowler Tomcat, an off-road vehicle

Grumman F-14 Tomcat, a military jet fighter used by the United States Navy from 1974 to 2006

TOMCAT/SLIMCAT, a chemical transport model

Waspair HM 81 Tomcat, ultralight aircraft

Media

Tom Cat, a character from the animated series Tom and Jerry

Tom Cat (album), a 1981 album by Lee Morgan

Tom Cat (band), a Japanese band who contributed to the Fist of the North Star soundtrack

Tomcat (comics), DC Comics character, son of Wildcat

Tomcat (game), an Atari color vector game created in 1983

Tomcat (video game), a 1989 computer game published in the UK by Players Software

Tomcats (1977 film), a 1977 rape-and-revenge film

Tomcats (2001 film), a 2001 comedy film

The Tomcats, Brian Setzer's first rockabilly music group

Tom Cat

Thomas "Tom" Cat is a fictional character and one of the title characters (the other being Jerry Mouse) in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's series of Tom and Jerry theatrical cartoon short films. Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Tom is a blue/grey anthropomorphic domestic short-haired cat who first appeared in the 1940 animated short Puss Gets the Boot. Tom was originally known as "Jasper" during his debut in that short; however, beginning with his next appearance in The Midnight Snack he is known as "Tom" or "Thomas".

History

Tom and Jerry cartoons

His full name, "Tom Cat", is based on "tomcat", a phrase which refers to male cats. He is very rarely heard speaking with the exception of a few cartoons (such as 1943's "The Lonesome Mouse" and Tom & Jerry Tales' League of Cats) and "Tom and Jerry: The Movie". His only notable vocal sounds outside of this are his various screams whenever he is subject to pain or panic. He is continuously after Jerry Mouse, for whom he sets traps, many of which backfire and cause damage to him rather than Jerry.

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