Power Animal Research

The Domestic Cat

The name Domestic Cat or House Cat came from the word Felis Catus.

What distinguishes the domestic cat from other felines is that it is loved by humans and can create strong bonds between them. Humans appreciate their company and their ability to hunt down vermin and house hold pests.

Cat's are very independent creatures. They do not need taking on walks, having baths or excercising regularly, they can do that on their terms and when they are not sleeping. They can hunt and kill their own food, even though they may not need to if cared for properly. But it is in their nature to kill, so weather they need to the food or not, if pry walks willingly into their path they cannot help them selves. Once they have caught their pray, if they do not eat it they sometimes bring it back to their owners as a gift, an unappreciated gift but, its the thought that counts.

Cats are commonly called boring and lazy, probably due to the fact that they sleep ALOT! But when they're awake, they're awake. Even when the cats are old and a bit frail they will still love to play, at heart they're still kittens.

Felines definitely all have one thing in common, their need to protect what is theirs and fight for what they want. It is more common for the male cats to fight then the female. Males tend to fight for a female mate and the ownership of their territory, females compete over territory and to protect their kittens. When in a fight the cats try to make their selves look as big as possible but arching their back and raising their fur. Felines throw themselves onto the ground to adopt the defensive position on their backs so they can use their hind legs to hurt the opponents stomach. Their is rarely any serious damage done to either component, the loser usually runs off with a few scratches. Other then these qualitys the cat is also a really loving animal.

Cats have really well developed vision. They are able to see in the dark and can function at only one sixth of the human light level. However they are practically colour blind, they are only able to see blue and green and are less able to distinguish between red and green.