Archaeologists have estimated that the ancestors of cats date back 200 million years ago. The parents of the cats was a group of carnivores are tiger, panther, leopard, lion and cheetah, are all skilled hunters. These animals fit in 'catus Felius' family. They have extraordinary senses including hearing, sight and smell 10 times better than the human senses. Scientists estimate that domestic cats, which we know todayhas been for about 2 million years.
Nobody knows for sure, but most people believe that the Egyptians were the first to tame the wild cat in about 3500bc. The domestic cats were not only permitted but is used to protect businesses and clip gainery was overcome by pests, including mice, rats, mice and snakes and other animals that cooks are detrimental to their grain. Some 2000 years later, domestic cats were considered sacred and was worshiped bypeople in Egypt. Laws against deterioration of cats and all, is not executed at all. At one point, was above the law and considered the Pharaoh. When a cat died the family members who are in possession of their eyebrows shaved, as a symbol of the person's obituary. The family then went to a sacred ceremony, where the cat was mummified and placed in a temple or a tomb. There were mummies of cats, now more than people around the mummies in Egypt, archaeologists found a single grave, where more250 000 cat mummies.
The cats were paintings, sculptures and scriptures in temples, tombs and pyramids, that the people honored in Egypt. Many upper-class Egyptian-owned domestic cats, but poorer people could afford to own one, but as a farm they owned, or of poor quality that wild plants and grains, not to protect.
Why cats were skilled hunters, many people wanted them to parasites, who have lived in their homes, murdered. Egyptian law says that is closelyprohibit the export of cats to neighboring countries. Historians believe that illegal operators tamed the cat has brought to countries like the Middle East and Europe. Gradually people wanted cats in their homes and in their communities. The spread of domestic cats in Asia and, ultimately, almost all people lived. At one point during the Middle Ages, people suspected that cats were associated with witchcraft and the devil. For this reason, peoplebegan to kill the cats in Europe, anyone with a cat that is believed to be practicing witchcraft and murdered. There were no cats to kill mice, rats and other pests, have begun to take delivery, people were very sick and die of deadly diseases they carry. About a quarter of Europe's population died because of this. The people gradually changed their minds, the cats became popular again, and people accept cats back to theirhomes.
Today cats are second most popular pets, with dogs being the first. Today, 1 / 5 of households owning a cat. It 'important because it is one of the easiest animals to care for, and for their loyalty, love and play. There are many different varieties today, but there are 36 important games ahead.
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