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The document discusses domestic cats and feral cats, describing them as small, furry, carnivorous mammals that are often kept as indoor pets or simply called cats. It notes there are over 70 cat breeds and cats have bodies and senses adapted for hunting small prey.

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Assignment Cats

The document discusses domestic cats and feral cats, describing them as small, furry, carnivorous mammals that are often kept as indoor pets or simply called cats. It notes there are over 70 cat breeds and cats have bodies and senses adapted for hunting small prey.

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Cats

The domestic cat (Latin: Felis catus) or the feral cat (Latin: Felis silvestris catus)
is a small, typically furry, 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.[6] 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.
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 game. They can see in near darkness. Like most mammals, cats have
poorer color vision and a better sense of smell than humans.

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