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21-07-2005, 07:51 PM   #31

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The cat was the symbol of liberty in ancient Rome.



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21-07-2005, 07:51 PM   #32

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The ring-tailed lemur, a primate found only in Madagascar, meows like a cat.



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21-07-2005, 07:52 PM   #33

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Gorillas and cats sleep about fourteen hours a day.



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21-07-2005, 07:52 PM   #34

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There is no mention of cats or rats in the Bible.



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21-07-2005, 07:53 PM   #35

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A group of kittens is called a kindle of kittens.



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21-07-2005, 07:53 PM   #36

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The first tamed cats were used for pest control, probably around 3,000 BC in ancient Egypt.



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21-07-2005, 07:54 PM   #37

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In ancient Egypt, cats were mummified; and embalmed mice were placed with them in their tombs.



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21-07-2005, 07:54 PM   #38

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Nostradamus the French Astrologer, 1503-1566, had a cat named Grimalkin.



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22-07-2005, 10:41 AM   #39

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Cats are only in the early stages of domestication, their ancestors were only domesticated 5,000 years ago.



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22-07-2005, 10:42 AM   #40

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Kittens raised away from humans tend to be shy.



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