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The family Felidae (the felids) includes the lion, the tiger, the domestic cat, and other felines as its members. All of the fifteen families in the order Carnivora are recognized as obligate carnivores lacking the necessary enzymes required for the digestion and metabolism of plant matter. The first felids emerged during the Eocene, about 40 million years ago. The most familiar feline is the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus), which first became associated with humans about 10,000 years ago. Its wild relative, the wildcat, still lives in Europe, Africa and western Asia, although habitat destruction has restricted their range. The domestic cat (or simply "cat", although the term can refer to all felids) is a small carnivorous mammal descended from the African wildcat. The cat is a skilled predator and intelligent animal, known to hunt over 1,000 species for food, and intelligent enough that it can be trained (and can learn by itself) to obey simple commands and manipulate simple mechanisms. It has lived in close association with humans for at least 9,500 years, figuring prominently in the mythology and legends of many cultures. More about domestic cats and Felidae... Felix the Cat is a cartoon character from the silent-film era. His black body, white eyes, and giant grin, coupled with the surrealism of the situations in which his cartoons place him, combined to make Felix one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world. Felix was the first character from animation to attain a level of popularity sufficient to draw movie audiences based solely on his star power. Felix's origins remain disputed. Australian cartoonist and film entrepreneur Pat Sullivan and American animator Otto Messmer have both claimed to be his creator, and evidence seems to back up both claims. However, many historians, such as John Canemaker, argue that Messmer ghosted for Sullivan. Other historians disagree. What is certain is that the cat emerged from Sullivan's studio. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Jaguar in a wildlife rescue & rehabilitation centre in Formosa Province, Argentina. Cat – Cat book Big cat • Black cat • Body language • Cheetah • Communication • Felid hybrid • Felidae • Feral colony • Food • History (In ancient Egypt) • Intelligence • Jaguar • Kitten • Lion • Litter • Leopard • Panther/Puma/Cougar • Panthera • Panthera hybrid • Point • Polydactyl • Righting reflex • Saber-toothed • Scratching post • Show (Cat) • Tiger • Wild cat Cats Attractants • Behavior • Breeds • Famous cats Fictional cats • Films about cats • Health • Pets • Types Felines Panthera (Lions • Panthera hybrids • Tigers) • Prehistoric felines (Saber-toothed cats) WikiProject Cats A crouching, female, riser-tailed Manx. The Manx cat (formerly often spelled Manks; Manx language: kayt Manninagh) is a breed of domestic cat originating on the Isle of Man, with a naturally occurring mutation which shortens the tail. Many Manx have a small stub of a tail, but Manx cats are best known as being entirely tailless; this is the most distinguishing characteristic of the breed, along with elongated rear legs and a rounded head. Manx cats come in all coat colours and patterns, though all-white specimens are rare, and the coat range of the original stock was more limited. Long-haired variants are sometimes considered a separate breed, the Cymric. Manx are prized as skilled hunters, and thus have often been sought by farmers with rodent problems, and been a preferred ship's cat breed. They are said to be social, tame and active. An old Manx–English colloquial term for the cats is stubbin Manx have been exhibited in cat shows since the 1800s, with the first known breed standard published in 1903. Template:/box-header ...that the practice of taking cats aboard ships (pictured) dates back to the Ancient Egyptians? ...that Oscar the Cat was featured in the New England Journal of Medicine for his purported ability to predict the impending death of the terminally ill? ...that Grand Duke Nicholas Mikhailovich of Russia gave away his cat to one of the soldiers tasked with his execution? ...that the Witches of Belvoir supposedly believed a cat named Rutterkin helped them cast spells? ...that cats learn by trial and error, observation and imitation? Cats' learning abilities are aided by their good memory. Research has found cats to have memory about two hundred times better than dogs. Cats are even thought to have even better memory than monkeys and chimps. ...that, despite the name, Mrs. Chippy, the ship's cat on Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was actually male? 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