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Cats are small, furry, domesticated carnivores that are often kept as indoor pets. They have strong, flexible bodies and sharp claws that allow them to effectively hunt vermin and household pests. While solitary hunters, cats are social and use vocalizations, pheromones, and body language to communicate. Their rapid breeding rate can lead to large feral cat populations if pets are not neutered or abandoned cats are not controlled.

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Cats are small, furry, domesticated carnivores that are often kept as indoor pets. They have strong, flexible bodies and sharp claws that allow them to effectively hunt vermin and household pests. While solitary hunters, cats are social and use vocalizations, pheromones, and body language to communicate. Their rapid breeding rate can lead to large feral cat populations if pets are not neutered or abandoned cats are not controlled.

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I dont know what to write about cats


domestic cat[1][2] (Felis catus[2] or Felis silvestris catus[4]) is a small, usually furry, domesticated,
and carnivorous mammal. It is often called the housecat when kept as an indoor pet,[6] or simply
the cat when there is no need to distinguish it from other felids and felines. Cats are often valued by
humans for companionship, and their ability to hunt vermin and household pests.

Cats are similar in anatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, 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.

Despite being solitary hunters, cats 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.[7]

Cats have a rapid breeding rate. Under controlled breeding, they can be bred and shown as
registered pedigree pets, a hobby known as cat fancy. Failure to control the breeding of pet cats by
neutering, and the abandonment of former household pets, has resulted in large numbers of feral
cats worldwide, requiring population control.[8]

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