MYAVU MYAVU (CAT) PART 1 Dear friends,
Today morning I found near thestaircase three cats resting. On seeing me they ran away. Cats were rare to seeafter Covid19 impact in our area. I had earlier stored a lot ofinformation about cats. I thought of sharing them in parts. While other animals do not havethat much liking, cats have much liking to drink milk. It is told, whether acat has drank or try to drink, THAT MILK IS UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. There is a saying – Like catdrinking milk. Cat drink milk CLOSING THE EYES and probably it thinks no bodyis seeing it. Though it does not do much harm,and wander and jump walls, still it’s look is fierce if we look at its eyes itwould make us remember it is FROM THE LEOPARD FAMILY. Specially the black cats.The white and brown cats are rare and most common are grey cats. The crossing of cat whilestarting for an important work is considered in-auspicious. It is considered asDUSSAKUNAM (bad omen). Many times I haveseen – a cow or heard of cows followed by a cat crossing. Sometimes a catcrossing followed by the cows while starting. Every time sakunam is notpossible to observe, so I take the help of God Vigneswara, make a prayer andgive a small offering and start requesting for his blessings. If the offeringis not given there is no mental satisfaction as far as I am concerned. Mostly it is a compilation. Sincerely, Gopala Krishnan 28-4-2012 Reposted on 10-1-2021 after editing and updating information. R. Gopalakrishnan 1. Smelling and hearing power of cats The domestic cat has thescientific name FELIS SILVESTRIS CATUS, and is a small, usually furry,domesticated, carnivorous (living on flesh) mammal. It is often called the housecat,or simply the cat when there is no need to distinguish it from other felids andfelines (Cat family animals). Cats are valued by humans for companionship andability to hunt beings like rats and household pests. Cats are similar inanatomy to the other felids, with strong, flexible bodies, quick reflexes,sharp retractable claws, and teeth adapted to killing SMALL PREY. As crepuscular predators, cats use their acutehearing and ability to see in near darkness to locate prey. Not only can CATSHEAR SOUNDS TOO FAINT FOR HUMAN EARS. Cats can also hear sounds higher infrequency than humans can perceive. (This is new information to me) This is because the usual prey ofcats (particularly rodents such as mice) makes high frequency noises, so thehearing of the cat has evolved to pinpoint these faint high-pitched sounds.Cats also have a much BETTER SENSE OF SMELL THAN HUMANS. 2 Poochaikkarum koottinu Venda - Solitary hunters Cats are solitary hunters, stillthey are a social species, and cat communication includes the use of a varietyof vocalizations (meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling and grunting)as well as pheromones and types of cat-specific body language. Cats have a rapid breeding ratecomparing to other animals. Even in one delivery it may deliver 4-5 new ones. 3. Cat domestication Since cats were cult animals inancient Egypt, it was commonly believed to have been domesticated there, butthere may have been instances of domestication as early as the Neolithic. A genetic study in 2007 revealed that allhouse cats are descended from as few as five female African Wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) c. 8000BCE, in the Middle East. Somehow now too in Middle East the numberof cats are more- My grandsons living in Middle East used totell me- “Thattha- angae narayae ppoocchai undu- pussi cat.. Ealla idathilayumkanalam”. Cats are currently the most popular pet in theworld, now found almost everywhere in the world. 4. Cat predecessor The semi-feral cat is a cat thatis not owned by any one individual, but is generally friendly to people and maybe fed by several households. Feral cats are associated with human habitationsand may be fed by people or forage in rubbish, but are wary of humaninteraction. 5. Names for female cat A group of cats is referred to asa "clowder", a male cat is called a "tom", and a female iscalled a "molly" or "queen". An immature cat is called a "KITTEN".In medieval Britain, the word kitten was interchangeable with the word castling. 6. Pedigree biscuits While seeing the biscuit in some medicalshops for dogs written pedigree I didnot know what was meant by it. A cat who’s ANCESTRY IS FORMALLYREGISTERED IS CALLED A PEDIGREED CAT, purebred cat, or a show cat. In strictterms, a pure-bred cat is one whose ancestry contains only individuals of thesame breed. A pedigreed cat is one whose ancestry is recorded, but may have ancestorsof different breeds. Cats of unrecorded mixed ancestryare referred to as domestic longhairs and domestic shorthairs or commonly asrandom-bred, or mutt-cats. 7. Cat evolution The wildcat Felis silvestris is aclose relative and possible ancestor of the domestic cat. The Felids are arapidly evolving family of mammals that share a common ancestor only 10–15million years ago, and include, in addition to the domestic cat, lions, tigers,cougars, and many others. Within this family, domestic cats(Felis cactus) are part of the genus Felis, which is a group of small catscontaining SEVEN SPECIES. 8, Cat domestication Cats have either a mutualistic orcommensal (either of them get benefit or ne get and other has no harm)relationship with humans. However, in comparison to dogs, cats have not undergone major changesduring the domestication process, as the form and behaviour ofthe domestic cat are not radically different from those of wildcats, anddomestic cats are perfectly capable of surviving in the wild. This limited evolution duringdomestication means that domestic cats tend to interbreed freely with feralcats, which distinguishes them from other domesticated animals. However, several naturalbehaviours and characteristics of wildcats may have preadapted them fordomestication as pets. These traits include their smallsize, social nature, obvious body language, love of play and relatively highintelligence; they may also have an inborn tendency towards tameness (gentle-not wild) There are two main theories abouthow cats were domesticated. Interested to know the theories- I will start withit in my next posting. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/562819773.163515.1610244062723%40mail.yahoo.com.
