Domestic Cat

The cat, often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish from other felids and felines, is a small, typically furry, carnivorous mammal. It is often called house cat when kept as an indoor pet or feral/feral domestic cat when wild. It is often valued by humans for companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin. (Source: Wikipedia)
There are more than 30 different breeds of domestic cat and it is believed that all originated from the African Wildcat. Domestication is thought to have occurred more than 4000 years ago in Egypt, and originally occurred for religious purposes. (Source: Big Cat Rescue)
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They have plump, roundish bodies with short rounded wings and a short tail. Small, featherless heads and necks help them regulate temperature. They range in length from 16-28” and weigh 1.5-3.5 pounds—when mature—about the size of a large chicken. Domesticated Guinea fowl feather coloration can have various combinations of colors, including yellow, blue, white and purple. Read More
INTERESTING LINKS
- Friends of Cape Wildlife
- Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
- Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
- Cape Wildlife Center
- Center for Coastal Studies
- Humane Society of the United States
- International Fund for Animal Welfare
- Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
- MSPCA Wildlife Resources
- National Marine Life Center
- National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
- New England Wildlife Center
- Pegasus Foundation
- Project Coyote
- Tufts Wildlife Clinic
- Wild Care Cape Cod
- Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Massachusetts
More Links
- New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance
- Animal Help Now
- Baby Bird Identification
- Berkshire Wildlife Services
- Cape Ann Wildlife
- The Center for Wildlife
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- eBird – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- PETA Wildlife Emergencies
- Red Creek Wildlife Center
- Toronto Wildlife Centre
- Baby Bird Identification
More Links
- Cape Cod Bird Club
- Cape Cod Conservation Guide
- Cape Cod Goat Green
- Chris Schadler, Becoming Wolf: The Eastern Coyote in New England
- Coyote Killing Contests: The Truth
- The Cult of Hunting and Its Timely Demise
- Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research
- Fox Snow Dive
- The Fox Project
- Fox Tales on PBS Nature
- Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
- Missouri & Illinois Wildlife Helpline
- National Geographic Wildlife
- Wellfleet Bay Audubon
- Why we need a hotline with complete information