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that the English expression "Tom cat" for male cats comes from a play from 1760 called "The life and adventures of a cat" in which its main character was known as "Tom the cat"?
that cats have 38 chromosomes while humans have 23?
that when cats, especially female cats, bring you "presents" like mice and birds they do it so because they think you need training as a hunter?
that cats were first domesticated by the Egyptians some 3,000 years ago to keep down mice population?
that cat faeces can carry toxoplasmosis parasites and that changing the litter tray often reduces the risks of infection?
that taking your cat by the back of the neck produces an automatic response of immobilisation? this response is used by the mother to move the kittens from one place to another and it is used by the male when mating to protect himself of the scratches from the female.that a cat has around 230 bones while humans "only" have 206?
that some breeds' colouring, like the siamese, is caused by a gene to help keep warm?
that the wild appearance of some cats' fur is caused by a type of coloration called "Agouti" that gives each hair two or three different colours?
that cats appear prominently in mythology and legends around the world, from the Egyptians to the ancient Chinese?
that cats resident on Kenya's Islands in the Lamu Archipelago may be the last living direct descendants of the sacred cats of ancient Egypt?
that in Britain and Australia non-purebred cats are referred in slang as moggies which is derived from "Maggie", short for Margaret, a common name for cows in the 18th-century?
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