To be issued on 17 February 2010
Hi ! In today’s Post some cute cats from Poland…These beautiful stamps featuring some lovely cats, will be issued by Polish Post on 17 February. There are 3 designs of FDCs for each pair of these pretty cats…A wonderful collectible item for pet lovers…. I just love to see them so soft & furry…..though I have a pet dog…But cats are lovely too …. This is all in this Post……Till Next Pos….Have a Wonderful Time !
The cat (Felis silvestris catus), also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felines and felids, is a small carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and its ability to hunt vermin and household pests. Cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years,and are currently the most popular pet in the world. Due to their close association with humans, cats are now found almost everywhere on Earth. This extreme adaptability and their worrying impacts on native animals has led to them being classed as an invasive species.
Cats Species
Zoologists divide cat family in different groups and each group high-flying itself with different kind of cats. But according to latest researches, zoologist believes that there are just three genera of cats: - Felis for all the small cats - Panthera for the big cats (which are defined by their ability to roar) - Acinonyx for the cheetah.
Regardless of wild cat species, many different cat species have been domesticated since prehistoric times and it was always been an ultimate option to take a cat as a domestic pet because of its harmless nature. Most of the people love to keep those cat species that are rare and charming in their first look as a domestic cat so Persians, Himalayan and Siamese cats are at top among domestic cat species.
Persians may be black, white, or any of colors, including calico, cameo, tabby, and tortoiseshell. The Himalayan breed resulted from the crossing of a Siamese with a Persian cat; these domestic cats have the solid bodies and long Persian like hairs, and mostly with Siamese coloring. What kind of cat you have in your home?
Cats are similar in size and anatomy to the other Felids, with light, flexible bodies and teeth adapted to killing small prey. A skilled predator, the cat hunts over 1,000 species for food, using its excellent eyesight and hearing. Unusually, cats have lost the ability to taste sugar and in some breeds show hereditary deafness.
Despite being solitary hunters, cats are a social species and use a variety of vocalizations, pheromones and types of body language for communication. These include meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, squeaking, chirping, clicking, and grunting. They are also bred and shown as registered pedigree pets. This hobby is known as cat fancy.
Until recently the cat was commonly believed to have been domesticated in ancient Egypt, where it was a cult animal. A study in 2007 found that the lines of descent of all house cats probably run through as few as five self-domesticating African Wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) circa 8000 BC, in the Near East. The earliest direct evidence of cat domestication is a kitten that was buried with its owner 9,500 years ago in Cyprus.
