Cats!!!

!!!Hi and welcome to the animal blog!!! 

 

 

Today I will tell you about cats!!!

 

 

Cats are one of, if not the most, popular pet in the world.

There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world.

Cats and humans have been associated for nearly 10000 years.

Cats conserve energy by sleeping for an average of 13 to14 hours a day.

Cats have flexible bodies and teeth adapted for hunting small animals such as mice and rats.

A group of cats is called a clowder, a male cat is called a tom, a female cat is called a molly or queen while young cats are called kittens.

Domestic cats usually weight around 4 kilograms (8 lb 13 oz) to 5 kilograms (11 lb 0 oz).

The heaviest domestic cat on record is 21.297 kilograms (46 lb 15.2 oz).

 

Now here is a picture of some cats...

 

 

!!!Come back tomorrow to find out about dogs!!!