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Cat

Cats are the most popular pet and can be found everywhere on the earth. They have a Latin name Felis Catus Silvertis. They have become tame animals and humans were functioned them as pets since 6000 BC. In ancient times, the Egyptians used them as an animal to hunt the rats.

When they were born, they are blind and deaf. Then, they opened the eyes when they have aged between 8 to 10 days. Furthermore, their sexual hormones are active at the age of 10 to 15 months. On average, they have a weight ranging from 2.5 kg to 7.0 kg. Meanwhile, the length of them is varies, but mostly they can grow from 15 to 30 cm. Cats are lazy animals where they just spend time at home to sleep. However, not all the cats have that such behavior, one of the active cat is “Kucing Kampung” which is the icon of Indonesian cat. Those cats always try to go out and to look for food.

They can live up to the age of 20 years, and the world’s oldest cat lived about 36 years. Meanwhile, Kucing Kampung which are from Indonesia usually live only between 2 until 5 years. Cats are omnivore because we are very often seeing them eat fish, meat, rice, and even vegetables. Nevertheless, many people also refer them as a carnivore. They have small teeth and claws that are not harmful to humans. But, you have to be careful because a cat bite can cause rabies and their claws are so painful.