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Cats In Humans' Life - Best Companions Through Ages

Just think about it - cats have been associated with humans for at least 9,500 years.

Cats may be the most popular pet in the world, with over 600 million in homes all over the world. Cats are valued by humans not only and not always for their ability to hunt vermin , snakes and scorpions but more often for companionship.

For cats, life in close proximity with humans (and other animals kept by humans) amounts to a "symbiotic social adaptation" which has developed over thousands of years. It has been suggested that, ethologically , the human keeper of a cat functions as a sort of surrogate for the cat's mother, and that adult domestic cats live their lives in a kind of extended kittenhood, a form of behavioral neoteny.

There are currently over 70 breeds of cats recognized by one cat registry or another.

The IPCBA (International Progressive Cat Breeders Alliance) recognizes 73 feline breeds, while the more conservative CFA (Cat Fanciers' Association) gives the nod to only 41.

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