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CATS
An ‘ailurophile’ is a person who Cats’ collarbones don’t connect to
1loves cats. 3their other bones, as these bones
It has been formed by combining two are buried in their shoulder muscles.
words – Greek word ‘ailuro’ meaning
‘cat’ and ‘-phile’ meaning ‘lover’. Cats are crepuscular, which
4means that they’re most active at
dawn and dusk.
A house cat’s genome is 95.6
2percent tiger.
A cat behavior expert and the founder While a popular pet, the domestic
of Cat Wisdom 101, Layla Morgan 5cat has contributed to the
Wilde is of the view that house cats extinction of 33 species worldwide.
share many behavioural aspects Unlike wild predators that switch to
with their jungle ancestors. These other prey or locations when food
behaviours include scent marking by becomes scarce, domestic cats that
scratching, prey play, prey stalking, are fed can afford to continue to
pouncing, chinning, and urine hunt and kill prey even when prey
marking. populations decline.
