<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" >

<channel><title><![CDATA[Dogs and Cats Pet Care and Advice plus Wild Animals. - Cats]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips]]></link><description><![CDATA[Cats]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 03:04:51 -0700</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[The Cutest Kitten Poem]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips/the-cutest-kitten-poem]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips/the-cutest-kitten-poem#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2020 18:35:10 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips/the-cutest-kitten-poem</guid><description><![CDATA[    Cutest Kitty   I so love my kitty, she is so adorableShe is like a little fluffy ball at my feet, purrableI lift up my kitty cat and she makes a little soundShe then says meow and I put my cute kitty back on the groundI grab my phone to take a picture of my cute kitten eatingAwww I said as my kitty smiled at me that eveningMy cute little kitty is like a pet from heavenShe is a white cat with brown stripes on her side which forms a sevenI kiss my cute kitty everyday so she knows I love her&#8 [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.dogcatplace.com/uploads/3/1/3/2/31328069/kitty-551554-1920_orig.jpg" alt="Cutest Kitten" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Cutest Kitty</div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">I so love my kitty, she is so adorable<br />She is like a little fluffy ball at my feet, purrable<br />I lift up my kitty cat and she makes a little sound<br />She then says meow and I put my cute kitty back on the ground<br /><br />I grab my phone to take a picture of my cute kitten eating<br />Awww I said as my kitty smiled at me that evening<br />My cute little kitty is like a pet from heaven<br />She is a white cat with brown stripes on her side which forms a seven<br /><br />I kiss my cute kitty everyday so she knows I love her<br />&#8203;She then melts my kitty loving heart with the cutest purr.<br />My cute little kitten is the best cat I have ever seen<br />&#8203;Almost as though I have fallen asleep and entered a cat's dream<br /></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Do Domesticated Pet Cats Come From?]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips/where-do-domesticated-pet-cats-come-from]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips/where-do-domesticated-pet-cats-come-from#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 11:20:31 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips/where-do-domesticated-pet-cats-come-from</guid><description><![CDATA[    Domesticated Cats Origin   Even though this question has supposedly been answered on many websites, it seems as though somehow the reason given bares no substance or logic to many readers.&nbsp; According to some answers given on the internet, Domesticated cats all come from wildcats called&nbsp;Felis silvestris lybica&nbsp;that originated in the Fertile Crescent in the Near East Neolithic period and in ancient Egypt in the Classical period."Based upon studies conducted, It is believed that  [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.dogcatplace.com/uploads/3/1/3/2/31328069/kitty-2948404-1920_orig.jpg" alt="Domesticate Pet Cats Origin" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Domesticated Cats Origin</div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">Even though this question has supposedly been answered on many websites, it seems as though somehow the reason given bares no substance or logic to many readers.&nbsp; According to some answers given on the internet, <span style="color:#333333">Domesticated cats all come from wildcats called&nbsp;<em>Felis silvestris lybica</em>&nbsp;that originated in the Fertile Crescent in the Near East Neolithic period and in ancient Egypt in the Classical period.<br /></span><br /><span style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51)">"Based upon studies conducted, It is believed that the Domestication of cats took place in two strains. But the common ancestor is the North African and Southwest Asian Wildcat. <em>Felis silvestris lybica</em><span>&nbsp;(Ottoni and others 2017). By studying ancient cat DNA from all over the world, the researchers found that cat domestication began in the Fertile Crescent (in the Neolithic period) and accelerated later in ancient Egypt (in the Classical period) (Ottoni and others 2017)."<br /></span></span>&#8203;<a href="https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/how-did-cats-become-domesticated/">https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/how-did-cats-become-domesticated/</a><br /><span></span></div>  <div class="paragraph">But why do we see cats all over the world being domesticated? Where did all these domesticated pet cats come from and how did the people manage to tame all these cats we see worldwide? Well the story goes like this. There was once a massive rodent problem, apparently worldwide and cats were brought in on boats to kill the rats and put an end to their rodent raids. The cats ended up doing a pretty good job but lost interest in the taste of rat meat and decided that it was better to live in house and served tuna, and other delicacies that came with being domesticated. But you have to understand the massive amount of cats that would have been needed to quell this rodent issue. Someone must have been in-house breeding these animals by the thousands to have them shipped worldwide. Yes, that evidence exist today as you can see the different variation of cat breeds.<br /><br />&#8203; Domesticated cats were created in labs just like the different variation of dogs. Let us understand something about nature and how nature naturally works, Nature does not do massive significant changes according to popular belief. All we have to do is take a look around and your eyes will show you proof. Nature creates different variation of species, plants and animals. But the common factor still remains the same in all the species. The variation created by nature serves some logical purpose. But variation created by men serves monetary and self-fulfillment purposes.<br /><span></span>The Different variation in domesticated cats do not serve logical nature given purposes but the pleasure of man solely. So in my humble belief, I believe that domesticated cats were created by dissecting several strands from large wild cats such as leopards, tigers, lions, cougars etc. to create a much smaller and controllable animal.<br /><span></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[List Of Large Hybrid Cats]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips/list-of-large-hybrid-cats]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips/list-of-large-hybrid-cats#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:59:02 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Cat]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.dogcatplace.com/catcaretips/list-of-large-hybrid-cats</guid><description><![CDATA[    Hybrid Cats   &#8203;Science has always wanted to manipulate the genetics of almost every living thing. They have&nbsp;succeeded&nbsp;in cloning&nbsp;animals&nbsp;so they&nbsp;are&nbsp;venturing in creating some sort of super animal. Creating animal hybrids is one step closer to their goals. These are some of the Large or Big cat animal hybrids which they have accomplished so far.  1. TigardThis animal would have a Tiger for a father, and a Leopard mother. Because of the large size differenc [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.dogcatplace.com/uploads/3/1/3/2/31328069/tiger-300358-1920_orig.jpg" alt="Hybrid Cats" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%">Hybrid Cats</div> </div></div>  <div class="paragraph">&#8203;<span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">Science has always wanted to manipulate the genetics of almost every living thing. They have&nbsp;</span><strong>succeeded</strong>&nbsp;in cloning&nbsp;animals&nbsp;so they&nbsp;are&nbsp;venturing in creating some sort of super animal. Creating animal hybrids is one step closer to their goals. These are some of the Large or Big cat animal hybrids which they have accomplished so far.<br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"><br /></span></div>  <div class="paragraph"><strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">1. Tigard</span></strong><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"><span>This animal would have a Tiger for a father, and a Leopard mother. Because of the large size difference between these two animals, this would be excessively hard on the Leopard mother. The only reported Tigards have been still born.</span><br /><br /><strong><span>2. Lions and Leopards</span></strong><br /><span>Lions and Leopards can also occur in the same areas. There are several factors that make a hybrid between the two less likely than with Leopards and Tiger. For one thing, the Lionesses are generally in a pride and are less likely to meet up with a randy male Leopard. Solitary male Lions are more common than solitary Lionesses, but the size difference makes mating less likely with the male a Lion and the female a Leopard. However, there are quite a few reports of natural hybrids between these two species.<br /></span><br /><span>Again, as with Leopard Tiger crosses there has to be doubt about the accuracy of the identification of these supposed hybrids.<br /><br /></span></span><strong><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)">3. and Liguars</span></strong><br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"><span>Although there have been reports of natural crosses between Lions and Tigers; Lions and Leopards; and Leopards and Tigers, a natural cross between Jaguars and the other three species of Big cat is virtually impossible because they come from different continents.</span><br /><br /><br /><strong><span>4. Jaguars and Tigers</span></strong><br /><span>A Male Siberian Tiger has fathered a&nbsp;<strong>Tiguar</strong>&nbsp;to a female Jaguar, but the other way round has not been done to produce a&nbsp;<strong>Jagger</strong>, or should that be a Jigger, or maybe a Jiger<strong>?</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><strong><span>5. Puma Leopard Hybrids</span></strong><br /><span>The Puma is not classed as a Big Cat, although it is as big a Leopard. It came as a surprise to many scientists that the Puma can be crossed with a Leopard. Not all the attempted crosses survived, but some have done. This is a case where some scientists have started to rethink the relationship of the Puma to the Big Cats.</span><br /><br /><strong><span>6. Puma Jaguar Hybrids</span></strong><br /><span>Leopards and Pumas come from different continents so they are unlikely to cross naturally. Jaguars and Puma ranges overlap quite a bit. Of course these two species occupy different ecological niches, but they must meet occasionally.</span><br /><span>There have been many reports of natural hybrids between these two species, but there is doubt about the accuracy of the identification of the apparent hybrids.</span><br /><br /></span><strong>Reasons for Producing Hybrids</strong><br /><br /><strong>Profit</strong><br />One reason is simply profit. Some private companies have found that these hybrids are very popular exhibits. If no cruelty is involved, this may be a valid reason although serious zoos are tending to concentrate on their responsibilities towards conservation.<br /><span style="color:rgb(42, 42, 42)"><span></span><br /><br /></span></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>