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this classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Feliformia Family: Felidae Subfamily: Felinae Genus: Felis Species: F. catus[1] Binomial name Felis catus[1] Linnaeus, 1758[2] Synonyms Catus domesticus Erxleben, 1777[3] F. angorensis Gmelin, 1788 F. vulgaris Fischer, 1829 The cat (Felis catus) is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal.[1][2] It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family.[4] Cats are commonly kept as house pets but can also be farm cats or feral cats; the feral cat ranges freely and avoids human contact.[5] Domestic cats are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to kill vermin. About 60 cat breeds are recognized by various cat registries.[6] The cat is similar in anatomy to the other felid species: it has a strong flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp teeth, and retractable claws adapted to killing small prey like mice and rats. Its night vision and sense of smell are well developed. Cat communication includes vocalizations like meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, and grunting as well as cat-specific body language. Although the cat is a social species, it is a solitary hunter. As a predator, it is crepuscular, i.e. most active at dawn and dusk. It can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small mammals.[7] It also secretes and perceives pheromones.[8] Female domestic cats can have kittens from spring to late autumn, with litter sizes often ranging from two to five kittens.[9] Domestic cats are bred and shown at events as registered pedigreed cats, a hobby known as cat fancy. Population control of cats may be achieved by spaying and neutering, but their proliferation and the abandonment of pets has resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, contributing to the extinction of entire bird, mammal, and reptile species.[10] It was long thought that cat domestication began in ancient Egypt, where cats were venerated from around 3100 BC,[11][12] but recent advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that their domestication occurred in the Near East around 7500 BC.[13] As of 2021, there were an estimated 220 million owned and 480 million stray cats in the world.[14][15] As of 2017, the domestic cat was the second most popular pet in the United States, with 95.6 million cats owned[16][17] and around 42 million households owning at least one cat.[18] In the United Kingdom, 26% of adults have a cat, with an estimated population of 10.9 million pet cats as of 2020.[19] Etymology and naming The origin of the English word cat, Old English catt, is thought to be the Late Latin word cattus, which was first used at the beginning of the 6th century.[20] It was suggested that cattus is derived from an Egyptian precursor of Coptic ϣⲁⲩ šau, 'tomcat', or its feminine form suffixed with -t.[21] The Late Latin word may be derived from another Afro-Asiatic[22] or Nilo-Saharan language. The Nubian word kaddîska 'wildcat' and Nobiin kadīs are possible sources or cognates.[23] The Nubian word may be a loan from Arabic قَطّ‎ qaṭṭ ~ قِطّ qiṭṭ. However, it is "equally likely that the forms might derive from an ancient Germanic word, imported into Latin and thence to Greek and to Syriac and Arabic".[24] The word may be derived from Germanic and Northern European languages, and ultimately be borrowed from Uralic, cf. Northern Sami gáđfi, 'female stoat', and Hungarian hölgy, 'lady, female stoat'; from Proto-Uralic *käďwä, 'female (of a furred animal)'.[25] The English puss, extended as pussy and pussycat, is attested from the 16th century and may have been introduced from Dutch poes or from Low German puuskatte, related to Swedish kattepus, or Norwegian pus, pusekatt. Similar forms exist in Lithuanian puižė and Irish puisín or puiscín. The etymology of this word is unknown, but it may have arisen from a sound used to attract a cat.[26][27] A male cat is called a tom or tomcat[28] (or a gib,[29] if neutered). A female is called a queen[30] (or a molly,[31][user-generated source?] if spayed), especially in a cat-breeding context. A juvenile cat is referred to as a kitten. In Early Modern English, the word kitten was interchangeable with the now-obsolete word catling.[32] A group of cats can be referred to as a clowder or a glaring.[33] Taxonomy The scientific name Felis catus was proposed by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 for a domestic cat.[1][2] Felis catus domesticus was proposed by Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777.[3] Felis daemon proposed by Konstantin Satunin in 1904 was a black cat from the Transcaucasus, later identified as a domestic cat.[34][35] In 2003, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ruled that the domestic cat is a distinct species, namely Felis catus.[36][37] In 2007, it was considered a subspecies, F. silvestris catus, of the European wildcat (F. silvestris) following results of phylogenetic research.[38][39] In 2017, the IUCN Cat Classification Taskforce followed the recommendation of the ICZN in regarding the domestic cat as a distinct species, Felis catus.[40] Evolution Main article: Cat evolution Skulls of a wildcat (top left), a housecat (top right), and a hybrid between the two. (bottom center) The domestic cat is a member of the Felidae, a family that had a common ancestor about 10–15 million years ago.[41] The genus Felis diverged from other Felidae around 6–7 million years ago.[42] Results of phylogenetic research confirm that the wild Felis species evolved through sympatric or parapatric speciation, whereas the domestic cat evolved through artificial selection.[43] The domesticated cat and its closest wild ancestor are diploid and both possess 38 chromosomes[44] and roughly 20,000 genes.[45] The leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) was tamed independently in China around 5500 BC. This line of partially domesticated cats leaves no trace in the domestic cat populations of today.[46] Domestication See also: Domestication of the cat A cat eating a fish under a chair, a mural in an Egyptian tomb dating to the 15th century BC The earliest known indication for the taming of an African wildcat (F. lybica) was excavated close by a human Neolithic grave in Shillourokambos, southern Cyprus, dating to about 7500–7200 BC. Since there is no evidence of native mammalian fauna on Cyprus, the inhabitants of this Neolithic village most likely brought the cat and other wild mammals to the island from the Middle Eastern mainland.[47] Scientists therefore assume that African wildcats were attracted to early human settlements in the Fertile Crescent by rodents, in particular the house mouse (Mus musculus), and were tamed by Neolithic farmers. This mutual relationship between early farmers and tamed cats lasted thousands of years. As agricultural practices spread, so did tame and domesticated cats.[13][6] Wildcats of Egypt contributed to the maternal gene pool of the domestic cat at a later time.[48] The earliest known evidence for the occurrence of the domestic cat in Greece dates to around 1200 BC. Greek, Phoenician, Carthaginian and Etruscan traders introduced domestic cats to southern Europe.[49] During the Roman Empire they were introduced to Corsica and Sardinia before the beginning of the 1st millennium.[50] By the 5th century BC, they were familiar animals around settlements in Magna Graecia and Etruria.[51] By the end of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, the Egyptian domestic cat lineage had arrived in a Baltic Sea port in northern Germany.[48] During domestication, cats have undergone only minor changes in anatomy and behavior, and they are still capable of surviving in the wild. Several natural behaviors and characteristics of wildcats may have pre-adapted them for domestication as pets. These traits include their small size, social nature, obvious body language, love of play, and high intelligence. Captive Leopardus cats may also display affectionate behavior toward humans but were not domesticated.[52] House cats often mate with feral cats.[53] Hybridisation between domestic and other Felinae species is also possible, producing hybrids such as the Kellas cat in Scotland.[54][55] Development of cat breeds started in the mid 19th century.[56] An analysis of the domestic cat genome revealed that the ancestral wildcat genome was significantly altered in the process of domestication, as specific mutations were selected to develop cat breeds.[57] Most breeds are founded on random-bred domestic cats. Genetic diversity of these breeds varies between regions, and is lowest in purebred populations, which show more than 20 deleterious genetic disorders.[58] Characteristics Main article: Cat anatomy Size Diagram of the general anatomy of a male domestic cat The domestic cat has a smaller skull and shorter bones than the European wildcat.[59] It averages about 46 cm (18 in) in head-to-body length and 23–25 cm (9–10 in) in height, with about 30 cm (12 in) long tails. Males are larger than females.[60] Adult domestic cats typically weigh between 4 and 5 kg (9 and 11 lb).[43] Skeleton Cats have seven cervical vertebrae (as do most mammals); 13 thoracic vertebrae (humans have 12); seven lumbar vertebrae (humans have five); three sacral vertebrae (as do most mammals, but humans have five); and a variable number of caudal vertebrae in the tail (humans have only three to five vestigial caudal vertebrae, fused into an internal coccyx).[61]: 11  The extra lumbar and thoracic vertebrae account for the cat's spinal mobility and flexibility. Attached to the spine are 13 ribs, the shoulder, and the pelvis.[61]: 16  Unlike human arms, cat forelimbs are attached to the shoulder by free-floating clavicle bones which allow them to pass their body through any space into which they can fit their head.[62] Skull Cat skull A cat with exposed teeth and claws The cat skull is unusual among mammals in having very large eye sockets and a powerful specialized jaw.[63]: 35  Within the jaw, cats have teeth adapted for killing prey and tearing meat. When it overpowers its prey, a cat delivers a lethal neck bite with its two long canine teeth, inserting them between two of the prey's vertebrae and severing its spinal cord, causing irreversible paralysis and death.[64] Compared to other felines, domestic cats have narrowly spaced canine teeth relative to the size of their jaw, which is an adaptation to their preferred prey of small rodents, which have small vertebrae.[64] The premolar and first molar together compose the carnassial pair on each side of the mouth, which efficiently shears meat into small pieces, like a pair of scissors. These are vital in feeding, since cats' small molars cannot chew food effectively, and cats are largely incapable of mastication.[63]: 37  Cats tend to have better teeth than most humans, with decay generally less likely because of a thicker protective layer of enamel, a less damaging saliva, less retention of food particles between teeth, and a diet mostly devoid of sugar. Nonetheless they are subject to occasional tooth loss and infection.[65] Claws Shed claw sheaths Cats have protractible and retractable claws.[66] In their normal, relaxed position, the claws are sheathed with the skin and fur around the paw's toe pads. This keeps the claws sharp by preventing wear from contact with the ground and allows for the silent stalking of prey. The claws on the forefeet are typically sharper than those on the hindfeet.[67] Cats can voluntarily extend their claws on one or more paws. They may extend their claws in hunting or self-defense, climbing, kneading, or for extra traction on soft surfaces. Cats shed the outside layer of their claw sheaths when scratching rough surfaces.[68] Most cats have five claws on their front paws and four on their rear paws. The dewclaw is proximal to the other claws. More proximally is a protrusion which appears to be a sixth "finger". This special feature of the front paws on the inside of the wrists has no function in normal walking but is thought to be an antiskidding device used while jumping. Some cat breeds are prone to having extra digits ("polydactyly").[69] Polydactylous cats occur along North America's northeast coast and in Great Britain.[70] Ambulation The cat is digitigrade. It walks on the toes, with the bones of the feet making up the lower part of the visible leg.[71] Unlike most mammals, it uses a "pacing" gait and moves both legs on one side of the body before the legs on the other side. It registers directly by placing each hind paw close to the track of the corresponding fore paw, minimizing noise and visible tracks. This also provides sure footing for hind paws when navigating rough terrain. As it speeds up from walking to trotting, its gait changes to a "diagonal" gait: The diagonally opposite hind and fore legs move simultaneously.[72] Balance 13:37 Comparison of cat righting reflexes in gravity and zero gravity Most breeds of cat are notably fond of sitting in high places, or perching. A higher place may serve as a concealed site from which to hunt; domestic cats strike prey by pouncing from a perch such as a tree branch. Another possible explanation is that height gives the cat a better observation point, allowing it to survey its territory. A cat falling from heights of up to 3 meters (9.8 ft) can right itself and land on its paws.[73] During a fall from a high place, a cat reflexively twists its body and rights itself to land on its feet using its acute sense of balance and flexibility. This reflex is known as the cat righting reflex.[74] A cat always rights itself in the same way during a fall, if it has enough time to do so, which is the case in falls of 90 cm (2 ft 11 in) or more.[75] How cats are able to right themselves when falling has been investigated as the "falling cat problem".[76] Coats Main article: Cat coat genetics The cat family (Felidae) can pass down many colors and patterns to their offsprings. The domestic cat genes MC1R and ASIP allow for the variety of color in coats. The feline ASIP gene consists of three coding exons.[77] Three novel microsatellite markers linked to ASIP were isolated from a domestic cat BAC clone containing this gene and were used to perform linkage analysis in a pedigree of 89 domestic cats that segregated for melanism.[78] Senses Main article: Cat senses Vision Reflection of camera flash from the tapetum lucidum A tabby cat with a third, translucent eyelid covering part of either eye A cat's nictitating membrane shown as it blinks Cats have excellent night vision and can see at only one-sixth the light level required for human vision.[63]: 43  This is partly the result of cat eyes having a tapetum lucidum, which reflects any light that passes through the retina back into the eye, thereby increasing the eye's sensitivity to dim light.[79] Large pupils are an adaptation to dim light. The domestic cat has slit pupils, which allow it to focus bright light without chromatic aberration.[80] At low light, a cat's pupils expand to cover most of the exposed surface of its eyes.[81] The domestic cat has rather poor color vision and only two types of cone cells, optimized for sensitivity to blue and yellowish green; its ability to distinguish between red and green is limited.[82] A response to middle wavelengths from a system other than the rod cells might be due to a third type of cone. This appears to be an adaptation to low light levels rather than representing true trichromatic vision.[83] Cats also have a nictitating membrane, allowing them to blink without hindering their vision. Hearing The domestic cat's hearing is most acute in the range of 500 Hz to 32 kHz.[84] It can detect an extremely broad range of frequencies ranging from 55 Hz to 79 kHz, whereas humans can only detect frequencies between 20 Hz and 20 kHz. It can hear a range of 10.5 octaves, while humans and dogs can hear ranges of about 9 octaves.[85][86] Its hearing sensitivity is enhanced by its large movable outer ears, the pinnae, which amplify sounds and help detect the location of a noise. It can detect ultrasound, which enables it to detect ultrasonic calls made by rodent prey.[87][88] Recent research has shown that cats have socio-spatial cognitive abilities to create mental maps of owners' locations based on hearing owners' voices.[89] Smell Cats have an acute sense of smell, due in part to their well-developed olfactory bulb and a large surface of olfactory mucosa, about 5.8 square centimetres (29⁄32 square inch) in area, which is about twice that of humans.[90] Cats and many other animals have a Jacobson's organ in their mouths that is used in the behavioral process of flehmening. It allows them to sense certain aromas in a way that humans cannot. Cats are sensitive to pheromones such as 3-mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol,[91] which they use to communicate through urine spraying and marking with scent glands.[92] Many cats also respond strongly to plants that contain nepetalactone, especially catnip, as they can detect that substance at less than one part per billion.[93] About 70–80% of cats are affected by nepetalactone.[94] This response is also produced by other plants, such as silver vine (Actinidia polygama) and the herb valerian; it may be caused by the smell of these plants mimicking a pheromone and stimulating cats' social or sexual behaviors.[95] Taste Cats have relatively few taste buds compared to humans (470 or so versus more than 9,000 on the human tongue).[96] Domestic and wild cats share a taste receptor gene mutation that keeps their sweet taste buds from binding to sugary molecules, leaving them with no ability to taste sweetness.[97] Their taste buds instead respond to acids, amino acids like protein, and bitter tastes.[98] Cats also have a distinct temperature preference for their food, preferring food with a temperature around 38 °C (100 °F) which is similar to that of a fresh kill and routinely rejecting food presented cold or refrigerated (which would signal to the cat that the "prey" item is long dead and therefore possibly toxic or decomposing).[96] Whiskers The whiskers of a cat are highly sensitive to touch. To aid with navigation and sensation, cats have dozens of movable whiskers (vibrissae) over their body, especially their faces. These provide information on the width of gaps and on the location of objects in the dark, both by touching objects directly and by sensing air currents; they also trigger protective blink reflexes to protect the eyes from damage.[63]: 47  Behavior See also: Cat behavior Outdoor cats are active both day and night, although they tend to be slightly more active at night.[99] Domestic cats spend the majority of their time in the vicinity of their homes but can range many hundreds of meters from this central point. They establish territories that vary considerably in size, in one study ranging from 7 to 28 hectares (17–69 acres).[100] The timing of cats' activity is quite flexible and varied but being low-light predators, they are generally crepuscular, which means they tend to be more active in the morning and evening. However, house cats' behaviour is also influenced by human activity and they may adapt to their owners' sleeping patterns to some extent.[101][102] Cats conserve energy by sleeping more than most animals, especially as they grow older. The daily duration of sleep varies, usually between 12 and 16 hours, with 13 and 14 being the average. Some cats can sleep as much as 20 hours. The term "cat nap" for a short rest refers to the cat's tendency to fall asleep (lightly) for a brief period. While asleep, cats experience short periods of rapid eye movement sleep often accompanied by muscle twitches, which suggests they are dreaming.[103] Sociability The social behavior of the domestic cat ranges from widely dispersed individuals to feral cat colonies that gather around a food source, based on groups of co-operating females.[104] Within such groups, one cat is usually dominant over the others.[105] Each cat in a colony holds a distinct territory, with sexually active males having the largest territories, which are about 10 times larger than those of female cats and may overlap with several females' territories. These territories are marked by urine spraying, by rubbing objects at head height with secretions from facial glands, and by defecation.[92] Between these territories are neutral areas where cats watch and greet one another without territorial conflicts. Outside these neutral areas, territory holders usually chase away stranger cats, at first by staring, hissing, and growling and, if that does not work, by short but noisy and violent attacks. Despite this colonial organization, cats do not have a social survival strategy or a pack mentality, and always hunt alone.[106] Life in proximity to humans and other domestic animals has led to a symbiotic social adaptation in cats, and cats may express great affection toward humans or other animals. Ethologically, a cat's human keeper functions as if a mother surrogate.[107] Adult cats live their lives in a kind of extended kittenhood, a form of behavioral neoteny. Their high-pitched sounds may mimic the cries of a hungry human infant, making them particularly difficult for humans to ignore.[108] Some pet cats are poorly socialized. In particular, older cats show aggressiveness toward newly arrived kittens, which include biting and scratching; this type of behavior is known as feline asocial aggression.[109] Redirected aggression is a common form of aggression which can occur in multiple cat households. In redirected aggression there is usually something that agitates the cat: this could be a sight, sound, or another source of stimuli which causes a heightened level of anxiety or arousal. If the cat cannot attack the stimuli, it may direct anger elsewhere by attacking or directing aggression to the nearest cat, dog, human or other being.[110][111] Domestic cats' scent rubbing behavior toward humans or other cats is thought to be a feline means for social bonding.[112] Communication Main article: Cat communication Vocalizing domestic cat Domestic cats use many vocalizations for communication, including purring, trilling, hissing, growling/snarling, grunting, and several different forms of meowing.[7] Their body language, including position of ears and tail, relaxation of the whole body, and kneading of the paws, are all indicators of mood. The tail and ears are particularly important social signal mechanisms in cats. A raised tail indicates a friendly greeting, and flattened ears indicates hostility. Tail-raising also indicates the cat's position in the group's social hierarchy, with dominant individuals raising their tails less often than subordinate ones.[113] Feral cats are generally silent.[114]: 208  Nose-to-nose touching is also a common greeting and may be followed by social grooming, which is solicited by one of the cats raising and tilting its head.[104] Purring may have developed as an evolutionary advantage as a signaling mechanism of reassurance between mother cats and nursing kittens, who are thought to use it as a care-soliciting signal.[115] Post-nursing cats also often purr as a sign of contentment: when being petted, becoming relaxed,[116][117] or eating. Even though purring is popularly interpreted as indicative of pleasure, it has been recorded in a wide variety of circumstances, most of which involve physical contact between the cat and another, presumably trusted individual.[115] Some cats have been observed to purr continuously when chronically ill or in apparent pain.[118] The exact mechanism by which cats purr has long been elusive, but it has been proposed that purring is generated via a series of sudden build-ups and releases of pressure as the glottis is opened and closed, which causes the vocal folds to separate forcefully. The laryngeal muscles in control of the glottis are thought to be driven by a neural oscillator which generates a cycle of contraction and release every 30–40 milliseconds (giving a frequency of 33 to 25 Hz).[115][119][120] Grooming The hooked papillae on a cat's tongue act like a hairbrush to help clean and detangle fur Cats are known for spending considerable amounts of time licking their coats to keep them clean.[121] The cat's tongue has backward-facing spines about 500 μm long, which are called papillae. These contain keratin which makes them rigid[122] so the papillae act like a hairbrush. Some cats, particularly longhaired cats, occasionally regurgitate hairballs of fur that have collected in their stomachs from grooming. These clumps of fur are usually sausage-shaped and about 2–3 cm (3⁄4–1+1⁄4 in) long. Hairballs can be prevented with remedies that ease elimination of the hair through the gut, as well as regular grooming of the coat with a comb or stiff brush.[121] Fighting A domestic cat's arched back, raised fur, and open-mouthed hiss are signs of aggression. Among domestic cats, males are more likely to fight than females.[123] Among feral cats, the most common reason for cat fighting is competition between two males to mate with a female. In such cases, most fights are won by the heavier male.[124] Another common reason for fighting in domestic cats is the difficulty of establishing territories within a small home.[123] Female cats also fight over territory or to defend their kittens. Neutering will decrease or eliminate this behavior in many cases, suggesting that the behavior is linked to sex hormones.[125] When cats become aggressive, they try to make themselves appear larger and more threatening by raising their fur, arching their backs, turning sideways and hissing or spitting.[126] Often, the ears are pointed down and back to avoid damage to the inner ear and potentially listen for any changes behind them while focused forward. Cats may also vocalize loudly and bare their teeth in an effort to further intimidate their opponents. Fights usually consist of grappling and delivering powerful slaps to the face and body with the forepaws as well as bites. Cats also throw themselves to the ground in a defensive posture to rake their opponent's belly with their powerful hind legs.[127] Serious damage is rare, as the fights are usually short in duration, with the loser running away with little more than a few scratches to the face and ears. Fights for mating rights are typically more severe and injuries may include deep puncture wounds and lacerations. Normally, serious injuries from fighting are limited to infections of scratches and bites, though these can occasionally kill cats if untreated. In addition, bites are probably the main route of transmission of feline immunodeficiency virus.[128] Sexually active males are usually involved in many fights during their lives, and often have decidedly battered faces with obvious scars and cuts to their ears and nose.[129] Cats are willing to threaten animals larger than them to defend their territory, such as dogs and foxes.[130] Hunting and feeding See also: Cat food A domestic cat with its prey, a deermouse The shape and structure of cats' cheeks is insufficient to allow them to take in liquids using suction. Therefore, when drinking they lap with the tongue to draw liquid upward into their mouths. Lapping at a rate of four times a second, the cat touches the smooth tip of its tongue to the surface of the water, and quickly retracts it like a corkscrew, drawing water upward.[131][132] Feral cats and free-fed house cats consume several small meals in a day. The frequency and size of meals varies between individuals. They select food based on its temperature, smell and texture; they dislike chilled foods and respond most strongly to moist foods rich in amino acids, which are similar to meat. Cats reject novel flavors (a response termed neophobia) and learn quickly to avoid foods that have tasted unpleasant in the past.[106][133] It is also a common misconception that cats like milk/cream, as they tend to avoid sweet food and milk. Most adult cats are lactose intolerant; the sugar in milk is not easily digested and may cause soft stools or diarrhea.[134] Some also develop odd eating habits and like to eat or chew on things like wool, plastic, cables, paper, string, aluminum foil, or even coal. This condition, pica, can threaten their health, depending on the amount and toxicity of the items eaten.[135] Cats hunt small prey, primarily birds and rodents,[136] and are often used as a form of pest control.[137][138] Cats use two hunting strategies, either stalking prey actively, or waiting in ambush until an animal comes close enough to be captured.[139] The strategy used depends on the prey species in the area, with cats waiting in ambush outside burrows, but tending to actively stalk birds.[140]: 153  Domestic cats are a major predator of wildlife in the United States, killing an estimated 1.3 to 4.0 billion birds and 6.3 to 22.3 billion mammals annually.[141] Certain species appear more susceptible than others; in one English village, for example, 30% of house sparrow mortality was linked to the domestic cat.[142] In the recovery of ringed robins (Erithacus rubecula) and dunnocks (Prunella modularis) in Britain, 31% of deaths were a result of cat predation.[143] In parts of North America, the presence of larger carnivores such as coyotes which prey on cats and other small predators reduces the effect of predation by cats and other small predators such as opossums and raccoons on bird numbers and variety.[144] Perhaps the best-known element of cats' hunting behavior, which is commonly misunderstood and often appalls cat owners because it looks like torture, is that cats often appear to "play" with prey by releasing and recapturing it. This cat and mouse behavior is due to an instinctive imperative to ensure that the prey is weak enough to be killed without endangering the cat.[145] Another poorly understood element of cat hunting behavior is the presentation of prey to human guardians. One explanation is that cats adopt humans into their social group and share excess kill with others in the group according to the dominance hierarchy, in which humans are reacted to as if they are at or near the top.[146] Another explanation is that they attempt to teach their guardians to hunt or to help their human as if feeding "an elderly cat, or an inept kitten".[147] This hypothesis is inconsistent with the fact that male cats also bring home prey, despite males having negligible involvement in raising kittens.[140]: 153  Play Main article: Cat play and toys Play fight between kittens aged 14 weeks Domestic cats, especially young kittens, are known for their love of play. This behavior mimics hunting and is important in helping kittens learn to stalk, capture, and kill prey.[148] Cats also engage in play fighting, with each other and with humans. This behavior may be a way for cats to practice the skills needed for real combat, and might also reduce any fear they associate with launching attacks on other animals.[149] Cats also tend to play with toys more when they are hungry.[150] Owing to the close similarity between play and hunting, cats prefer to play with objects that resemble prey, such as small furry toys that move rapidly, but rapidly lose interest. They become habituated to a toy they have played with before.[151] String is often used as a toy, but if it is eaten, it can become caught at the base of the cat's tongue and then move into the intestines, a medical emergency which can cause serious illness, even death.[152] Owing to the risks posed by cats eating string, it is sometimes replaced with a laser pointer's dot, which cats may chase.[153] Reproduction See also: Kitten When cats mate, the tomcat (male) bites the scruff of the female's neck as she assumes a position conducive to mating known as lordosis behavior. Female cats, called queens, are polyestrous with several estrus cycles during a year, lasting usually 21 days. They are usually ready to mate between early February and August.[154] Several males, called tomcats, are attracted to a female in heat. They fight over her, and the victor wins the right to mate. At first, the female rejects the male, but eventually, the female allows the male to mate. The female utters a loud yowl as the male pulls out of her because a male cat's penis has a band of about 120–150 backward-pointing penile spines, which are about 1 mm (1⁄32 in) long; upon withdrawal of the penis, the spines may provide the female with increased sexual stimulation, which acts to induce ovulation.[155] Radiography of a pregnant cat. The skeletons of two fetuses are visible on the left and right of the uterus. After mating, the female cleans her vulva thoroughly. If a male attempts to mate with her at this point, the female attacks him. After about 20 to 30 minutes, once the female is finished grooming, the cycle will repeat.[156] Because ovulation is not always triggered by a single mating, females may not be impregnated by the first male with which they mate.[157] Furthermore, cats are superfecund; that is, a female may mate with more than one male when she is in heat, with the result that different kittens in a litter may have different fathers.[156] The morula forms 124 hours after conception. At 148 hours, early blastocysts form. At 10–12 days, implantation occurs.[158] The gestation of queens lasts between 64 and 67 days, with an average of 65 days.[154][159] A newborn kitten Data on the reproductive capacity of more than 2,300 free-ranging queens were collected during a study between May 1998 and October 2000. They had one to six kittens per litter, with an average of three kittens. They produced a mean of 1.4 litters per year, but a maximum of three litters in a year. Of 169 kittens, 127 died before they were six months old due to a trauma caused in most cases by dog attacks and road accidents.[9] The first litter is usually smaller than subsequent litters. Kittens are weaned between six and seven weeks of age. Queens normally reach sexual maturity at 5–10 months, and males at 5–7 months. This varies depending on breed.[156] Kittens reach puberty at the age of 9–10 months.[154] Cats are ready to go to new homes at about 12 weeks of age, when they are ready to leave their mother.[160] They can be surgically sterilized (spayed or castrated) as early as seven weeks to limit unwanted reproduction.[161] This surgery also prevents undesirable sex-related behavior, such as aggression, territory marking (spraying urine) in males and yowling (calling) in females. Traditionally, this surgery was performed at around six to nine months of age, but it is increasingly being performed before puberty, at about three to six months.[162] In the United States, about 80% of household cats are neutered.[163] Lifespan and health Main articles: Cat health and Aging in cats The average lifespan of pet cats has risen in recent decades. In the early 1980s, it was about seven years,[164]: 33 [165] rising to 9.4 years in 1995[164]: 33  and about 15 years in 2021.[citation needed] Some cats have been reported as surviving into their 30s,[166] with the oldest known cat, Creme Puff, dying at a verified age of 38.[167] Neutering increases life expectancy: one study found castrated male cats live twice as long as intact males, while spayed female cats live 62% longer than intact females.[164]: 35  Having a cat neutered confers health benefits, because castrated males cannot develop testicular cancer, spayed females cannot develop uterine or ovarian cancer, and both have a reduced risk of mammary cancer.[168] Disease Main article: List of feline diseases About 250 heritable genetic disorders have been identified in cats, many similar to human inborn errors of metabolism.[169] The high level of similarity among the metabolism of mammals allows many of these feline diseases to be diagnosed using genetic tests that were originally developed for use in humans, as well as the use of cats as animal models in the study of the human diseases.[170][171] Diseases affecting domestic cats include acute infections, parasitic infestations, injuries, and chronic diseases such as kidney disease, thyroid disease, and arthritis. Vaccinations are available for many infectious diseases, as are treatments to eliminate parasites such as worms, ticks, and fleas.[172] Ecology Habitats The domestic cat is a cosmopolitan species and occurs across much of the world.[58] It is adaptable and now present on all continents except Antarctica, and on 118 of the 131 main groups of islands, even on the isolated Kerguelen Islands.[173][174] Due to its ability to thrive in almost any terrestrial habitat, it is among the world's most invasive species.[175] It lives on small islands with no human inhabitants.[176] Feral cats can live in forests, grasslands, tundra, coastal areas, agricultural land, scrublands, urban areas, and wetlands.[177] The unwantedness that leads to the domestic cat being treated as an invasive species is twofold. On one hand, as it is little altered from the wildcat, it can readily interbreed with the wildcat. This hybridization poses a danger to the genetic distinctiveness of some wildcat populations, particularly in Scotland and Hungary, possibly also the Iberian Peninsula, and where protected natural areas are close to human-dominated landscapes, such as Kruger National Park in South Africa.[178][55] On the other hand, and perhaps more obviously, its introduction to places where no native felines are present contributes to the decline of native species.[179] Ferality Main article: Feral cat Feral farm cat Feral cats are domestic cats that were born in or have reverted to a wild state. They are unfamiliar with and wary of humans and roam freely in urban and rural areas.[10] The numbers of feral cats is not known, but estimates of the United States feral population range from 25 to 60 million.[10] Feral cats may live alone, but most are found in large colonies, which occupy a specific territory and are usually associated with a source of food.[180] Famous feral cat colonies are found in Rome around the Colosseum and Forum Romanum, with cats at some of these sites being fed and given medical attention by volunteers.[181] Public attitudes toward feral cats vary widely, from seeing them as free-ranging pets to regarding them as vermin.[182] Some feral cats can be successfully socialized and 're-tamed' for adoption; young cats, especially kittens[183] and cats that have had prior experience and contact with humans are the most receptive to these efforts. Impact on wildlife Main article: Cat predation on wildlife On islands, birds can contribute as much as 60% of a cat's diet.[184] In nearly all cases, the cat cannot be identified as the sole cause for reducing the numbers of island birds, and in some instances, eradication of cats has caused a "mesopredator release" effect;[185] where the suppression of top carnivores creates an abundance of smaller predators that cause a severe decline in their shared prey. Domestic cats are a contributing factor to the decline of many species, a factor that has ultimately led, in some cases, to extinction. The South Island piopio, Chatham rail,[143] and the New Zealand merganser[186] are a few from a long list, with the most extreme case being the flightless Lyall's wren, which was driven to extinction only a few years after its discovery.[187][188] One feral cat in New Zealand killed 102 New Zealand lesser short-tailed bats in seven days.[189] In the US, feral and free-ranging domestic cats kill an estimated 6.3 – 22.3 billion mammals annually.[141] In Australia, the impact of cats on mammal populations is even greater than the impact of habitat loss.[190] More than one million reptiles are killed by feral cats each day, representing 258 species.[191] Cats have contributed to the extinction of the Navassa curly-tailed lizard and Chioninia coctei.[179] Interaction with humans Main article: Human interaction with cats A long-haired calico cat sat in the lap of a man who is sat cross-legged on the floor. A cat sleeping on a man's lap Cats are common pets throughout the world, and their worldwide population as of 2007 exceeded 500 million.[192] Cats have been used for millennia to control rodents, notably around grain stores and aboard ships, and both uses extend to the present day.[193][194] As well as being kept as pets, cats are also used in the international fur trade[195] and leather industries for making coats, hats, blankets, stuffed toys,[196] shoes, gloves, and musical instruments.[197] About 24 cats are needed to make a cat-fur coat.[198] This use has been outlawed in the United States since 2000 and in the European Union (as well as the United Kingdom) since 2007.[199] Cat pelts have been used for superstitious purposes as part of the practice of witchcraft,[200] and are still made into blankets in Switzerland as traditional medicine thought to cure rheumatism.[201] A few attempts to build a cat census have been made over the years, both through associations or national and international organizations (such as that of the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies[202]) and over the Internet,[203][204] but such a task does not seem simple to achieve. General estimates for the global population of domestic cats range widely from anywhere between 200 million to 600 million.[205][206][207][208][209] Walter Chandoha made his career photographing cats after his 1949 images of Loco, an especially charming stray taken in, were published around the world. He is reported to have photographed 90,000 cats during his career and maintained an archive of 225,000 images that he drew from for publications during his lifetime.[210] Shows Main article: Cat show A cat show is a judged event in which the owners of cats compete to win titles in various cat-registering organizations by entering their cats to be judged after a breed standard.[211] It is often required that a cat must be healthy and vaccinated in order to participate in a cat show.[211] Both pedigreed and non-purebred companion ("moggy") cats are admissible, although the rules differ depending on the organization. Competing cats are compared to the applicable breed standard, and assessed for temperament.[211] Infection Main article: Feline zoonosis Cats can be infected or infested with viruses, bacteria, fungus, protozoans, arthropods or worms that can transmit diseases to humans.[212] In some cases, the cat exhibits no symptoms of the disease.[213] The same disease can then become evident in a human. The likelihood that a person will become diseased depends on the age and immune status of the person. Humans who have cats living in their home or in close association are more likely to become infected. Others might also acquire infections from cat feces and parasites exiting the cat's body.[212][214] Some of the infections of most concern include salmonella, cat-scratch disease and toxoplasmosis.[213] History and mythology Main articles: Cultural depictions of cats and Cats in ancient Egypt In ancient Egypt, cats were worshipped, and the goddess Bastet often depicted in cat form, sometimes taking on the war-like aspect of a lioness. The Greek historian Herodotus reported that killing a cat was forbidden, and when a household cat died, the entire family mourned and shaved their eyebrows. Families took their dead cats to the sacred city of Bubastis, where they were embalmed and buried in sacred repositories. Herodotus expressed astonishment at the domestic cats in Egypt, because he had only ever seen wildcats.[215] Ancient Greeks and Romans kept weasels as pets, which were seen as the ideal rodent-killers. The earliest unmistakable evidence of the Greeks having domestic cats comes from two coins from Magna Graecia dating to the mid-fifth century BC showing Iokastos and Phalanthos, the legendary founders of Rhegion and Taras respectively, playing with their pet cats. The usual ancient Greek word for 'cat' was ailouros, meaning 'thing with the waving tail'. Cats are rarely mentioned in ancient Greek literature. Aristotle remarked in his History of Animals that "female cats are naturally lecherous." The Greeks later syncretized their own goddess Artemis with the Egyptian goddess Bastet, adopting Bastet's associations with cats and ascribing them to Artemis. In Ovid's Metamorphoses, when the deities flee to Egypt and take animal forms, the goddess Diana turns into a cat.[216][217] Cats eventually displaced weasels as the pest control of choice because they were more pleasant to have around the house and were more enthusiastic hunters of mice. During the Middle Ages, many of Artemis's associations with cats were grafted onto the Virgin Mary. Cats are often shown in icons of Annunciation and of the Holy Family and, according to Italian folklore, on the same night that Mary gave birth to Jesus, a cat in Bethlehem gave birth to a kitten.[218] Domestic cats were spread throughout much of the rest of the world during the Age of Discovery, as ships' cats were carried on sailing ships to control shipboard rodents and as good-luck charms.[49] Several ancient religions believed cats are exalted souls, companions or guides for humans, that are all-knowing but mute so they cannot influence decisions made by humans. In Japan, the maneki neko cat is a symbol of good fortune.[219] In Norse mythology, Freyja, the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, is depicted as riding a chariot drawn by cats.[220] In Jewish legend, the first cat was living in the house of the first man Adam as a pet that got rid of mice. The cat was once partnering with the first dog before the latter broke an oath they had made which resulted in enmity between the descendants of these two animals. It is also written that neither cats nor foxes are represented in the water, while every other animal has an incarnation species in the water.[221] Although no species are sacred in Islam, cats are revered by Muslims. Some Western writers have stated Muhammad had a favorite cat, Muezza.[222] He is reported to have loved cats so much, "he would do without his cloak rather than disturb one that was sleeping on it".[223] The story has no origin in early Muslim writers, and seems to confuse a story of a later Sufi saint, Ahmed ar-Rifa'i, centuries after Muhammad.[224] One of the companions of Muhammad was known as Abu Hurayrah ("father of the kitten"), in reference to his documented affection to cats.[225] The ancient Egyptians mummified dead cats out of respect in the same way that they mummified people[4] Ancient Roman mosaic of a cat killing a partridge from the House of the Faun in Pompeii A 19th-century drawing of a tabby cat Superstitions and rituals Some cultures are superstitious about black cats, ascribing either good or bad luck to them. Many cultures have negative superstitions about cats. An example would be the belief that encountering a black cat ("crossing one's path") leads to bad luck, or that cats are witches' familiars used to augment a witch's powers and skills. The killing of cats in Medieval Ypres, Belgium, is commemorated in the innocuous present-day Kattenstoet (cat parade).[226] In mid-16th century France, cats would be burnt alive as a form of entertainment. According to Norman Davies, the assembled people "shrieked with laughter as the animals, howling with pain, were singed, roasted, and finally carbonized".[227] James Frazer wrote that "It was the custom to burn a basket, barrel, or sack full of live cats, which was hung from a tall mast in the midst of the bonfire; sometimes a fox was burned. The people collected the embers and ashes of the fire and took them home, believing that they brought good luck. The French kings often witnessed these spectacles and even lit the bonfire with their own hands. In 1648 Louis XIV, crowned with a wreath of roses and carrying a bunch of roses in his hand, kindled the fire, danced at it and partook of the banquet afterwards in the town hall. But this was the last occasion when a monarch presided at the midsummer bonfire in Paris. At Metz midsummer fires were lighted with great pomp on the esplanade, and a dozen cats, enclosed in wicker cages, were burned alive in them, to the amusement of the people. Similarly, at Gap, in the department of the Hautes-Alpes, cats used to be roasted over the midsummer bonfire."[228] According to a myth in many cultures, cats have multiple lives. In many countries, they are believed to have nine lives, but in Italy, Germany, Greece, Brazil and some Spanish-speaking regions, they are said to have seven lives,[229][230] while in Arabic traditions, the number of lives is six.[231] An early mention of the myth can be found in John Heywood's The Proverbs of John Heywood (1546): Husband, (quoth she), ye studie, be merrie now, And even as ye thinke now, so come to yow. Nay not so, (quoth he), for my thought to tell right, I thinke how you lay groning, wife, all last night. Husband, a groning horse and a groning wife Never faile their master, (quoth she), for my life. 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National SpainFranceBnF dataGermanyIsraelUnited StatesJapanCzech Republic 2 Other Historical Dictionary of SwitzerlandNARA Categories: Domesticated animalsCatsMammals described in 1758Animal modelsFelisTaxa named by Carl LinnaeusCosmopolitan mammals In architecture and decorative art, ornament is decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object. Large figurative elements such as monumental sculpture and their equivalents in decorative art are excluded from the term; most ornaments do not include human figures, and if present they are small compared to the overall scale. Architectural ornament can be carved from stone, wood or precious metals, formed with plaster or clay, or painted or impressed onto a surface as applied ornament; in other applied arts the main material of the object, or a different one such as paint or vitreous enamel may be used. A wide variety of decorative styles and motifs have been developed for architecture and the applied arts, including pottery, furniture, metalwork. In textiles, wallpaper and other objects where the decoration may be the main justification for its existence, the terms pattern or design are more likely to be used. The vast range of motifs used in ornament draw from geometrical shapes and patterns, plants, and human and animal figures. Across Eurasia and the Mediterranean world there has been a rich and linked tradition of plant-based ornament for over three thousand years; traditional ornament from other parts of the world typically relies more on geometrical and animal motifs. The inspiration for the patterns usually lies in the nature that surrounds the people in the region. Many nomadic tribes in Central Asia had many animalistic motifs before the penetration of Islam in the region. Chinese flask decorated with a dragon, clouds and some waves, an example of Jingdezhen porcelain In a 1941 essay,[1] the architectural historian Sir John Summerson called it "surface modulation". The earliest decoration and ornament often survives from prehistoric cultures in simple markings on pottery, where decoration in other materials (including tattoos) has been lost. Where the potter's wheel was used, the technology made some kinds of decoration very easy; weaving is another technology which also lends itself very easily to decoration or pattern, and to some extent dictates its form. Ornament has been evident in civilizations since the beginning of recorded history, ranging from Ancient Egyptian architecture to the assertive lack of ornament of 20th century Modernist architecture. Ornaments also depict a certain philosophy of the people for the world around. For example, in Central Asia among nomadic Kazakhs, the circular lines of the ornaments signalled the sequential perception of time in the wide steppes and the breadth and freedom of space. Ornament implies that the ornamented object has a function that an unornamented equivalent might also fulfill. Where the object has no such function, but exists only to be a work of art such as a sculpture or painting, the term is less likely to be used, except for peripheral elements. In recent centuries a distinction between the fine arts and applied or decorative arts has been applied (except for architecture), with ornament mainly seen as a feature of the latter class.[citation needed] History Various architectural ornaments on the façades of the Louvre The history of art in many cultures shows a series of wave-like trends where the level of ornament used increases over a period, before a sharp reaction returns to plainer forms, after which ornamentation gradually increases again. The pattern is especially clear in post-Roman European art, where the highly ornamented Insular art of the Book of Kells and other manuscripts influenced continental Europe, but the classically inspired Carolingian and Ottonian art largely replaced it. Ornament increased over the Romanesque and Gothic periods, but was greatly reduced in Early Renaissance styles, again under classical influence. Another period of increase, in Northern Mannerism, the Baroque and Rococo, was checked by Neoclassicism and the Romantic period, before resuming in the later 19th century Napoleon III style, Victorian decorative arts and their equivalents from other countries, to be decisively reduced by the Arts and Crafts movement and then Modernism. The detailed study of Eurasian ornamental forms was begun by Alois Riegl in his formalist study Stilfragen: Grundlegungen zu einer Geschichte der Ornamentik (Problems of style: foundations for a history of ornament) of 1893, who in the process developed his influential concept of the Kunstwollen.[2] Riegl traced formalistic continuity and development in decorative plant forms from Ancient Egyptian art and other ancient Near Eastern civilizations through the classical world to the arabesque of Islamic art. While the concept of the Kunstwollen has few followers today, his basic analysis of the development of forms has been confirmed and refined by the wider corpus of examples known today.[3] Jessica Rawson has recently extended the analysis to cover Chinese art, which Riegl did not cover, tracing many elements of Chinese decoration back to the same tradition; the shared background helping to make the assimilation of Chinese motifs into Persian art after the Mongol invasion harmonious and productive.[4] Styles of ornamentation can be studied in reference to the specific culture which developed unique forms of decoration, or modified ornament from other cultures. The Ancient Egyptian culture is arguably the first civilization to add pure decoration to their buildings. Their ornament takes the forms of the natural world in that climate, decorating the capitals of columns and walls with images of papyrus and palm trees. Assyrian culture produced ornament which shows influence from Egyptian sources and a number of original themes, including figures of plants and animals of the region. The Ancient Greek civilization created many new forms of ornament, which were diffused across Eurasia, helped by the conquests of Alexander the Great, and the expansion of Buddhism, which took some motifs to East Asia in somewhat modified form.[5] In the West the Ancient Roman latinized forms of the Greek ornament lasted for around a millennium, and after a period when they were replaced by Gothic forms, powerfully revived in the Italian Renaissance and remain extremely widely used today. Roman ornament Ornament in the Roman empire utilized a diverse array of styles and materials, including marble, glass, obsidian, and gold. Roman ornament, specifically in the context of Pompeii, has been studied and written about by scholar Jessica Powers in her book chapter "Beyond Painting in Pompeii's Houses: Wall Ornaments and Their Patrons." Instead of studying ornamental objects in isolation, Powers argues that, if the information is provided, objects must be approached in their original context. This information might include the location where the work was found, other objects located or found nearby, or who the patron was who might have commissioned the work. [6] Jessica Powers' chapter primarily discusses the Casa Degli Amorini Dorati in Pompeii, where 18 wall ornaments were found, the most of any Pompeiian home. Interior wall ornament in a Pompeian home would typically divide the wall into three or more sections under which there would be a dado taking up roughly one-sixth of the height of the wall.[7] The wall sections would be divided by broad pilasters connected by a frieze which bands across the top of the wall. The ornament found at the Casa Degli Amorini Dorati in Pompeii reflected this standard style and included objects that had clearly been reused, and rare and imported objects. Several of the panels on the walls of the Casa Degli Amorini Dorati were removed during archeological work in the 1970s, revealing that the panels had been stuck on different walls before the one on which they were found. Jessica Powers argues that these panels illustrate the home owner and correlating patrons' willingness to utilize damaged or secondhand materials in their own home. Moreover, the materials used in the decorative wall panels were identified as being from the Greek East or Egypt, not from Pompeii. This points to the elaborate trade routes that flourished across the Roman Empire, and that home owners were interested in using materials from outside of Pompeii to embellish their homes. In addition to homes, public buildings and temples are locations where Roman ornament styles were on display. In the Roman temple, the extravagant use of ornament served as a means of self-glorification, as scholar Owen Jones notes in his book chapter, Roman Ornament. Roman ornament techniques include surface-modeling, where ornamental styles are applied onto a surface. This was a common ornamental style with marble surfaces.[8] One common ornamental style was the use of acanthus leaf, a motif adopted from the Greeks. The use of acanthus leaf and other naturalist motifs can be seen in Corinthian capitals, in temples, and in other public sites. Ornament prints and pattern books Khmer lintel in Preah Ko, (east of Angkor, Cambodia) style, late 9th century, reminiscent of later European scrollwork styles Examples of ornament in various styles. From left to right and from up to down: a festoon with a putto standing on it, an acanthus leaf, palmettes, a cartouche, a mascaron, and a trophy of musical instruments 18th-century Rococo balcony, Bavaria. The form is itself ornamental, and further decorated in painted plasterwork Renaissance Revival ornaments above a door in the Dimitrie Sturdza House from Bucharest (Romania), each door having the same thing above them The relief of Diana at the Amalienburg, in Munich (Germany) Ornament print by Sebald Beham, Centaurs fighting with mounted men Baroque ornament in a Venetian palace A typical variety of ornamental motifs on a Greek vase of c. 530 BC. A few medieval notebooks survive, most famously that of Villard de Honnecourt (13th century) showing how artists and craftsmen recorded designs they saw for future use. With the arrival of the print, ornament prints became an important part of the output of printmakers, especially in Germany, and played a vital role in the rapid diffusion of new Renaissance styles to makers of all sorts of object. As well as revived classical ornament, both architectural and the grotesque style derived from Roman interior decoration, these included new styles such as the moresque, a European adaptation of the Islamic arabesque (a distinction not always clear at the time). As printing became cheaper, the single ornament print turned into sets, and then finally books. From the 16th to the 19th century, pattern books were published in Europe which gave access to decorative elements, eventually including those recorded from cultures all over the world. Andrea Palladio's I quattro libri dell'architettura (Four Books on Architecture) (Venice, 1570),[9] which included both drawings of classical Roman buildings and renderings of Palladio's own designs utilizing those motifs, became the most influential book ever written on architecture. Napoleon had the great pyramids and temples of Egypt documented in the Description de l'Egypte (1809). Owen Jones published The Grammar of Ornament in 1856 with colored illustrations of decoration from Egypt, Turkey, Sicily and Spain. He took residence in the Alhambra Palace to make drawings and plaster castings of the ornate details of the Islamic ornaments there, including arabesques, calligraphy, and geometric patterns. Interest in classical architecture was also fueled by the tradition of traveling on The Grand Tour, and by translation of early literature about architecture in the work of Vitruvius and Michelangelo. During the 19th century, the acceptable use of ornament, and its precise definition became the source of aesthetic controversy in academic Western architecture, as architects and their critics searched for a suitable style. "The great question is," Thomas Leverton Donaldson asked in 1847, "are we to have an architecture of our period, a distinct, individual, palpable style of the 19th century?".[10] In 1849, when Matthew Digby Wyatt viewed the French Industrial Exposition set up on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, he disapproved in recognizably modern terms of the plaster ornaments in faux-bronze and faux woodgrain:[11] Both internally and externally there is a good deal of tasteless and unprofitable ornament... If each simple material had been allowed to tell its own tale, and the lines of the construction so arranged as to conduce to a sentiment of grandeur, the qualities of "power" and "truth," which its enormous extent must have necessarily ensured, could have scarcely fail to excite admiration, and that at a very considerable saving of expense. Contacts with other cultures through colonialism and the new discoveries of archaeology expanded the repertory of ornament available to revivalists. After about 1880, photography made details of ornament even more widely available than prints had done. Modern ornament 18th century illustration of a woman made of ornaments and elements of Classical architecture Modern millwork ornaments are made of wood, plastics, composites, etc. They come in many different colours and shapes. Modern architecture, conceived of as the elimination of ornament in favor of purely functional structures, left architects the problem of how to properly adorn modern structures.[12] There were two available routes from this perceived crisis. One was to attempt to devise an ornamental vocabulary that was new and essentially contemporary. This was the route taken by architects like Louis Sullivan and his pupil Frank Lloyd Wright, or by the unique Antoni Gaudí. Art Nouveau, popular around the turn of the 20th century, was in part a conscious effort to evolve such a "natural" vocabulary of ornament. A more radical route abandoned the use of ornament altogether, as in some designs for objects by Christopher Dresser. At the time, such unornamented objects could have been found in many unpretending workaday items of industrial design, ceramics produced at the Arabia manufactory in Finland, for instance, or the glass insulators of electric lines. This latter approach was described by architect Adolf Loos in his 1908 manifesto, translated into English in 1913 and polemically titled Ornament and Crime, in which he declared that lack of decoration is the sign of an advanced society. His argument was that ornament is economically inefficient and "morally degenerate", and that reducing ornament was a sign of progress.[13] Modernists were eager to point to American architect Louis Sullivan as their godfather in the cause of aesthetic simplification, dismissing the knots of intricately patterned ornament that articulated the skin of his structures. With the work of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus through the 1920s and 1930s, lack of decorative detail became a hallmark of modern architecture and equated with the moral virtues of honesty, simplicity, and purity. In 1932 Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock dubbed this the "International Style". What began as a matter of taste was transformed into an aesthetic mandate. Modernists declared their way as the only acceptable way to build. As the style hit its stride in the highly developed postwar work of Mies van der Rohe, the tenets of 1950s modernism became so strict that even accomplished architects like Edward Durrell Stone and Eero Saarinen could be ridiculed and effectively ostracized for departing from the aesthetic rules.[citation needed] At the same time, the unwritten laws against ornament began to come into serious question. "Architecture has, with some difficulty, liberated itself from ornament, but it has not liberated itself from the fear of ornament," John Summerson observed in 1941.[14] The very difference between ornament and structure is subtle and perhaps arbitrary. The pointed arches and flying buttresses of Gothic architecture are ornamental but structurally necessary; the colorful rhythmic bands of a Pietro Belluschi International Style skyscraper are integral, not applied, but certainly have ornamental effect. Furthermore, architectural ornament can serve the practical purpose of establishing scale, signaling entries, and aiding wayfinding, and these useful design tactics had been outlawed. And by the mid-1950s, modernist figureheads Le Corbusier and Marcel Breuer had been breaking their own rules by producing highly expressive, sculptural concrete work. The argument against ornament peaked in 1959 over discussions of the Seagram Building, where Mies van der Rohe installed a series of structurally unnecessary vertical I-beams on the outside of the building, and by 1984, when Philip Johnson produced his AT&T Building in Manhattan with an ornamental pink granite neo-Georgian pediment, the argument was effectively over. In retrospect, critics have seen the AT&T Building as the first Postmodernist building.[citation needed] See also Applied arts Work of art Bronze and brass ornamental work Brocade Typographic ornaments: Dingbats Notes Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ornaments.  Summerson, John (1941) printed in Heavenly Mansions 1963, p. 217  Tabbaa, 74-75  Rawson, 24-25; see also "“Style”—or whatever", J. Duncan Berry, A review of Problems of Style by Alois Riegl, The New Criterion, April 1993  Rawson, the subject of her book, see Preface, and Chapter 5 on Chinese influences on Persian art.  Rawson, throughout, but for quick reference: 23, 27, 32, 39–57, 75–77  Pompeii: Art, Industry and Infrastructure. Oxbow Books. 2011. ISBN 978-1-84217-984-0. JSTOR j.ctt1cfr84m.  Jones, Owen (2016-07-26). The Grammar of Ornament. Princeton University Press. doi:10.1515/9781400882717. ISBN 978-1-4008-8271-7.  Jones, Owen (2016-07-26). The Grammar of Ornament. Princeton University Press. doi:10.1515/9781400882717. ISBN 978-1-4008-8271-7.  The Center for Palladian Studies in America, Inc., "Palladio and his Books." Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine  quoted by Summerson  Second Republic Exposition Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine  Sankovitch, Anne-Marie (December 1, 1998). "Structure/ornament and the modern figuration of architecture". The Art Bulletin. 80 (4): 687–717. doi:10.2307/3051319. JSTOR 3051319. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-13.  James, Trilling (2001). The Language of Ornament. pp. 186–210. ISBN 0-500-20343-1.  "Slogans and Battlecries | Paul Shepheard | Architect | Writer". www.paulshepheard.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12. 19th-century compendiums of ornament Dolmetsch, Heinrich (1898). The Treasury of Ornament. (s:de:Heinrich Dolmetsch) Owen Jones (1856) The Grammar of Ornament. Meyer, Franz Sales, (1898), A Handbook of Ornament Speltz, Alexander (1915). The Coloured Ornament of All Historical Styles. References Lewis, Philippa; G. Darley (1986). Dictionary of Ornament. New York: Pantheon. ISBN 0-394-50931-5. Rawson, Jessica, Chinese Ornament: The lotus and the dragon, 1984, British Museum Publications, ISBN 0-7141-1431-6 Tabbaa, Yasser, The transformation of Islamic art during the Sunni revival, I.B.Tauris, 2002, ISBN 1-85043-392-5, ISBN 978-1-85043-392-7, google books James Trilling The Language of Ornament Peterson, Sara, Ornament and Pattern in Western Art: Renaissance and Mannerist; Baroque; Rococo; Neoclassical; Historicist and Traditional Historicism; 19th century Reform Movement; 20th century, Grove's Dictionary of Art, edited Jane Turner, 1996 vte Ornaments AcanthusAntefixArabesqueBall flowerBead and reelBlackamoorBranchworkBucraniumButaCartoucheChristmasCornucopiaCurlicueDentilDog-toothEgg-and-dartFestoonFoilGadrooningGarden/LawnGarland bearersGirihGrotesqueGuillochéGulHilarriHoodInterlaceLintelMargentMascaronMeanderMillefleurMoldingMoresquePalmettePlant BulbousGrassPeakPuer mingensPuttoRais-de-cœurRinceauRosetteScrollSpurStrapworkTrophy of armsVoluteZellige Borromean rings. vte Rooms and spaces of a house Shared rooms Bonus roomCommon roomDenDining roomFamily roomGarretGreat roomHome cinemaKitchen Dirty kitchenKitchenetteLiving roomGynaeceum HaremAndron Man caveRecreation room Billiard roomShrineStudySunroom Private rooms Bathroom toiletBedroom / Guest room closetBoudoirCabinetNursery Spaces AtriumBalconyBreezewayConversation pitCubby-holeDeckElevator DumbwaiterEntryway/GenkanFireplace hearthFoyerHallHallwayInglenookLanaiLoftLoggiaOverhangPatioPorch screenedsleepingRampSecret passageStairsTerraceVerandaVestibule Utility and storage AtticBasementCarportCloakroomClosetCrawl spaceElectrical roomEquipment roomFurnace room / Boiler roomGarageJanitorial closetLarderLaundry room / Utility roomMechanical room / floorPantryRoot cellarSemi-basementStorm cellar / Safe roomStudioWardrobeWine cellarWiring closetWorkshop Great house areas AntechamberBallroomKitchen-related Butler's pantryButterySauceryScullerySpiceryStill roomConservatory / OrangeryCourtyardDrawing roomGreat chamberGreat hallLibraryLong galleryLumber roomParlourSaunaServants' hallServants' quartersSmoking roomSolarState roomSwimming poolTurretUndercroft Other FurnitureHidden roomHouse House planstylestypesMulti-family residentialSecondary suiteDetachedSemi-detachedStudio apartmentDuplexTerraced Architectural elements ArchBalusterBelt courseBressummerCeilingChimneyColonnade / PorticoColumnCornice / EavesDomeDoorEllFloorFoundationGableGateLightingOrnamentPlumbingQuoinsRoofStyle ListVaultWallWindow Related BackyardDrivewayFront yardGardenHomeHome improvementHome repairShedTree house icon Architecture portal Housing portal Category: Rooms Authority control Edit this at Wikidata National FranceBnF dataGermanyCzech Republic Other İslâm Ansiklopedisi Categories: Architectural elementsArchitectural theoryInterior designOrnamentsVisual motifs This is a list of real, famous cats which achieved some degree of popularity either in their own right or by association with someone famous. Before the modern era Nedjem or Nojem (Egyptian: nḏm "Sweet One" or "Sweetie"), 15th century BC. The cat of Puimre, second priest of Amun during the reign of Queen Hatshepsut. Depicted on a damaged relief from Puimre's tomb, Nedjem is the earliest known cat to bear an individual name.[1][2] Pangur Bán (Old Irish "White Pangur"; the meaning of the latter word is unclear), 8th-9th century AD. The cat of an otherwise unknown Irish monk, who wrote a poem cataloguing the similarities between the cat's character and his own. Ta-Miu (Egyptian: tꜣ mjw "She-Cat"), 14th century BC. The cat of Crown Prince Thutmose, mummified after her death and buried in a decorated sarcophagus in Prince Thutmose's own tomb following his own early demise.[3] Muezza, 7th century AD. The (possibly apocryphal) cat of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Famous in own right Space flight Félicette, the only cat ever launched into space. Launched by the French Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches de Médecine Aéronautique (CERMA) on 18 October 1963, Félicette was recovered alive after a 15-minute flight and a descent by parachute. Félicette had electrodes implanted into her brain, and the recorded neural impulses were transmitted back to Earth.[4] By country Canada Tuxedo Stan, a cat who ran for mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia.[5] Czech Republic Micka, Czech Republic's "First Cat" belonging to the President Petr Pavel New Zealand Governor Grey, a Burmese cat that lives in Old Government House on Auckland University campus since 2012[6] Mittens, a Turkish Angora cat who used to roam the streets of central Wellington, especially in Te Aro, before his relocation to Auckland Paddles, New Zealand's "First Cat", a polydactyl cat that belonged to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Russia Barsik, a cat who ran for mayor of Barnaul, Russia.[7] In 2016, Barsik announced his bid to become Russia's president in 2018.[8] Taiwan Think Think and Ah Tsai, who belong to Tsai Ing-wen, the President of Taiwan. Turkey Statue of Tombili in Istanbul Tombili, popular street cat from Istanbul who got a statue after her death.[9] United Kingdom See also: Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office Larry, the current Chief Mouser of No. 10 Casper (1997-2010), a cat who regularly rode the bus on its own in Plymouth and had a book written about his story. Catmando, joint leader of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party from 1999 to 2002 Freya, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office for a brief period in 2012–2014, performing the role jointly with Larry Gladstone, Chief Mouser of HM Treasury at Whitehall in London since 2016 Hamish McHamish (1999 – 11 September 2014), a long-haired ginger cat that was adopted by the citizens of the town of St Andrews, Fife, Scotland and has had a statue built in his honour. Something of a local feline celebrity with tourists and students, he became famous after the publication of a book titled "Hamish McHamish: Cool Cat About Town". In 2013, a bronze statue was crowd funded in his honour, unveiled in April 2014. Humphrey, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office 1989–97, named for the character of Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes Minister. Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since February 2011; has served under five Prime Ministers, and two monarchs Palmerston, Chief Mouser of Foreign & Commonwealth Office since April 2016 Peta, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office beginning in 1964; serving under three Prime Ministers Peter, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office 1929–1946; serving under five prime ministers, and three monarchs. Simon, ship's cat on HMS Amethyst in 1949, during the Yangtze Incident. Sybil, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office for a brief period in 2007 to 2009. Wilberforce, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office under four British Prime Ministers. United States See also: United States presidential pets Willow, the current (as of 2023) first cat Browser, Texas library cat[10] Hank the Cat, a Maine Coon that ran for Senate in the commonwealth of Virginia in the 2012 US elections. He finished in third place behind winner Democrat Tim Kaine.[11] Jorts, office pet cat, organised labour mascot.[12] India "Willie" Bush, US President George W. Bush's cat, named for Rubén Sierra "El Indio". Mayor Stubbs, a cat who was honorary mayor of the town of Talkeetna, Alaska from 1997 until his death in 2017 Misty Malarky Ying Yang, a Siamese belonging to Amy Carter and former pet of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Puffins, US President Woodrow Wilson's cat.[13] Shan, a Siamese cat who belonged to US President Gerald Ford's daughter, Susan.[14] Socks Clinton, a stray cat adopted by the family of President Bill Clinton, named by his daughter Chelsea. Sweet Tart, a 9-year-old tabby, was elected to a three-year term as Mayor of the town of Omena, Michigan in July 2018. Sweet Tart prevailed over a field that included another cat, 13 dogs, a goat, a peacock, and a chicken. Two dogs, Diablo Shapiro and Punkin Anderson-Harden, were elected Vice-Mayor and Second Vice-Mayor respectively.[15] Tabby and Dixie, Abraham Lincoln's cats. Lincoln once remarked that Dixie "is smarter than my whole cabinet."[16] Tiger and Blacky, US President Calvin Coolidge's cats when he and his family lived in the White House. Coolidge was known for hiding the cats about the house, prior to and during his presidency, leaving his wife, Grace Coolidge, to find and rescue them.[17] Willow Biden, US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden's cat[18] Ukraine Ambassador, the main mouser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in Kyiv since 2017.[19] On the Internet Main article: Cats and the Internet Bingus, a sphynx cat, originally attracted attention on Instagram in March 2020. Bingus quickly became a popular internet meme, especially among fans of the YouTuber Corpse Husband.[20] Grumpy Cat (US, real name Tardar Sauce), an Internet celebrity known for her grumpy facial expression; died in 2019. Henri, le Chat Noir, an internet film noir "existentialist" cat.[21] Jorts and Jean, cats in a viral 2021 Reddit post who became organized labor advocates on Twitter.[22][23] Lil Bub (US), star of Lil Bub & Friendz Longcat (Japan, real name Shiroi), who became the subject of an Internet meme due to her length[24] Maru (Japan), internet celebrity famous for his love of boxes. Messi, a pet cougar who became popular on Instagram and YouTube in 2018 Nala Cat, a slightly cross-eyed Siamese-tabby mix. With 4.3 million followers on Instagram and her own brand of cat food, her value was estimated to be $100 million in 2022, making her the richest cat in the world at that time.[25] Smudge (Canada), also known as "Table Cat", who became part of the woman yelling at a cat Internet meme in 2019. The meme consisted of a screencap of a woman pointing angrily from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills paired with a picture of Smudge at a dining table, seemingly looking confused.[26] Sockington (US), a cat famous for his posts on Twitter. Stepan, a Ukrainian cat with more than one and a half million followers on Twitter and Instagram. Tara (US), a family cat from Bakersfield, California, who saved a four-year-old boy from a dog attack in 2014, and became a "viral Internet sensation" when household surveillance footage was published.[27] Zoe the Cat, PhD, a cat accredited by the American Psychotherapy Association, as part of a commentary about the state of accreditation within the industry by Dr. Steve Eichel.[28] In film and television Morris the Cat, the advertising mascot for 9Lives brand cat food. Orangey, a cat featured in Breakfast at Tiffany's and other movies. Palmer the Cat, acts the part of Leo Kohlmeyer in the movie The Richest Cat in the World.[29] Tsim Tung Brother Cream, was a cat who lived in a convenience store in Hong Kong. He has appeared in a book, and in advertising and on TV programs. In literature Main article: List of fictional cats in literature Bob, a ginger cat that was found injured and subsequently adopted by London busker, James Bowen, in 2007. Bob's and Bowen's adventures together on the streets of London became the subject of a book, published in March 2012, A Street Cat Named Bob: How One Man And His Cat Found Hope On The Streets.[30] Casper, (1997 – 14 January 2010) a male domestic cat famous for travelling on a No. 3 bus in Plymouth, and inspired the book, Casper the Commuting Cat.[31][32] Cleo (1982 - c2006), a black cat owned by author Helen Brown and her son Sam. Cleo featured in Brown’s best selling novel Cleo. Dewey Readmore Books, the library cat from Spencer, Iowa. Born Nov 1987; abandoned at the Library in Jan 1988; died (euthanized) December 2006. Subject of a best-selling book, Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World[33] Garfield, a ginger Tom famous for his visits at the local Sainsbury's supermarket in Ely, England.[34] His adventures are chronicled on his Facebook page,[35] and fictionalized in his own book of short stories.[36] Henrietta, the now-deceased cat of New York Times foreign correspondent Christopher S. Wren, made famous by the book, The Cat Who Covered the World (ISBN 0-684-87100-9 in one printing). Hodge, Dr. Samuel Johnson's favourite cat, famously recorded in James Boswell's Life of Johnson, as shedding light on his owner's character. Jeoffry, the visionary poet Christopher Smart's cat, who is praised as "surpassing in beauty" in his owner's poem "Jubilate Agno".[37] (Jeoffry was Smart's only companion during his confinement in an asylum in 1762–63.) The Jeoffry extract is set as a treble solo in the festival cantata, Rejoice in the Lamb Op 30, by Benjamin Britten. Tao, male seal-point Siamese; inspiration for a main character in the 1961 novel, The Incredible Journey. World record holders Blackie, a cat that inherited 15 million British Pounds and thus became the richest cat in history.[38] Colonel Meow, a Himalayan-Persian mix who became famous on social media websites for his extremely long fur and scowling face. As of 2014, he holds the Guinness world record for longest hair on a cat (nine inches). Died 2014. Creme Puff, the world's oldest cat (1967–2005). Owned by Jake Perry.[39] Himmy from Cairns, Australia the fattest cat on record who weighed 21.3 kg (46.8 lbs) at his death in 1986.[39][40] Meow, once the world's heaviest cat at 39.6 lb (18.0 kg).[41] Prince Chunk, a shorthair cat alleged to weigh forty-four pounds (two pounds short of the world record). Smokey, the holder of the Guinness World Record for "Loudest purr by a domestic cat".[42] Stewie, Guinness World Record holder for world's longest domestic cat from August 2010 until his death 4 February 2013. Tiffany Two, the oldest living feline, aged 27 years, per Guinness World Records. Towser "The Mouser" (1963–1987) of Glenturret Distillery in Crieff, Scotland, holds the Guinness World Record for the most mice caught (28,899).[43] Cygnus, the cat with the longest tail (17.5 inches).[44][45] Arcturus, the tallest cat (20.1 inches).[44][45] On ships Main article: Ship's cat Mrs Chippy of Endurance, cat on the Ernest Shackleton expedition. Nansen of Belgica, the ship's cat on board during the Belgian Antarctic Expedition 1897–99. Simon, celebrated ship's cat of HMS Amethyst. In addition to being presented with multiple medals, he was the only cat to have won the PDSA's Dickin Medal, for his rat-catching and morale-boosting activities during the Yangtze Incident in 1949. He also received the rank of "Able Seacat". Trim of HMS Reliance, and HMS Investigator, the first cat to circumnavigate Australia. Companion of Matthew Flinders. Unsinkable Sam of the German battleship Bismarck, HMS Cossack, and HMS Ark Royal. All three ships were torpedoed, but Sam survived each sinking and retired to a home on dry land. The most famous mascot of the British Royal Navy. Railways Dirt (2008–2023), official greeter and mascot of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in Ely, Nevada, USA. Born under one of the museum's steam locomotives, Dirt was raised by the museum staff.[46] His popularity went viral in 2019 after photos of the "Shop Cat" were posted online by professional photographer Steve Crise. Featured in The Washington Post and Trains magazine, Dirt knew the touring schedule and would greet each tour as it arrived.[47][48][49] He passed away in January 2023 and will be buried on the premises and honored by two bronze statues.[46] George, resident pest controller at Stourbridge Junction railway station.[50] Tama, a calico cat who was the station master at Kinokawa, Wakayama railway station, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan from 2007 to 2015.[51] Mascots Cherry Pop, "Jovan Cherry Pop of Mystichill" (1981–1995), was a pedigree Champion Persian who became the poster cat for the Broward Country Humane Society.[52] Money raised from Cherry Pop merchandise, events, and parties were donated to the Humane Society and other shelters, assisting in bringing attention to pet adoption for animals in need.[53] Matilda, resident cat of the Algonquin Hotel in New York City. The Algonquin was for many years home to the Algonquin Round Table, consisting of such American wits as Dorothy Parker, Alexander Woolcott, and Harpo Marx. There have been nine cats who have called the Algonquin their home since the 1930s, but not all have been female. All the males have been named Hamlet (in deference to the actor John Barrymore), and the females Matilda.[54] Şero, the political mascot of the Turkish Republican People's Party (CHP) who resides in the party's headquarters in Ankara. Smudge, "employed" for many years at the People's Palace, Glasgow and a trade union member as a result. Other Bart, also known as zombie cat, a cat who survived a traffic accident, was unintentionally buried alive, and clawed its way out of the grave.[55] Beerbohm, a cat that resided at the Gielgud Theatre in London. Blackie the Talking Cat, a "talking" cat who was exhibited (for donations) by an unemployed couple on the streets of Augusta, Georgia. Blackie became the subject of a court case, Miles v. City Council of Augusta. Blue, a Siamese cat taken "hostage" in Gresham, Oregon in a grocery store in the United States in 1994. Browser, a Texas library cat. CC (Copy Cat, or Carbon Cat), the first cloned cat. Chase No Face, a cat who lost her face in an accident, was a therapy cat for people with disfigurements.[56] Crimean Tom, a cat that helped British Army troops find food after the Siege of Sevastopol Dusty the Klepto Kitty (US), notorious for being an expert night cat burglar.[57] Emily, an American cat who, after being lost, was found to have gone to France.[58] Faith, a London cat that took up residence in St Faith & St Augustine's church (by St Paul's Cathedral) in wartime, and received a PDSA Silver Medal for her bravery in caring for her kitten when the church was bombed.[59] Fred the Undercover Kitty, a cat famous for assisting the NYPD and Brooklyn District Attorney's Office in 2006. Jack, a cat who was lost by American Airlines baggage handlers at John F Kennedy airport before Hurricane Irene.[60] He was found later but was severely dehydrated and malnourished after his 61-day ordeal[61] and was euthanized.[62] Lewis, a cat who became infamous after being placed under house arrest. Little Nicky, the first animal cloned for commercial reasons. Marzipan (c.1992–2013), a calico cat who lived in the lobby of Astor Theatre in Melbourne, Australia. She was the theatre's unofficial mascot and was often seen sitting on the couches, waiting for the patrons to pat her as they left the cinema. She was also known to stroll in the cinema and watch the movies, or simply wander down the aisle and sit on patrons' laps.[63] She had her own Facebook fan page.[64] Mike (1908 – January 1929), a cat who guarded the entrance to the British Museum. Mittens (~2009–present), a ginger Turkish Angora who wanders Wellington, New Zealand, and has a Facebook-based fanbase who regularly posts photos of him climbing into rental cars, entering businesses, and napping in unusual places. Nora, a gray tabby cat who plays the piano alongside her owner. Oscar, a cat fitted with bionic hind legs following an accident in 2009. Oscar the hospice cat, written up in the New England Journal of Medicine for his uncanny ability to predict which patients will die by curling up to sleep with them hours before their death. To date he has been right 100+ times.[65][66] Panteleimon, (affectionately known as Pantyusha), a cat who lived in Kotik, a restaurant opposite the Golden Gate in Kyiv.[67] A hospitable host, and a favorite of restaurant workers and visitors alike, he did not allow himself to rest until he checked whether everyone was comfortable at the table. According to an unconfirmed story a fire broke out in the restaurant and Panteleimon woke everyone up so they escaped their death but the cat itself died, suffocating in the smoke.[67] In 1998 a monument to the animal was erected near the entrance to the same restaurant.[67] Peter, the Lord's cat, the only animal to have an obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[68] Red, a cat who became a millionaire in 2005.[69] Room 8, a tomcat who appeared at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Echo Park, California at the start of the school year in 1952, returning every day thereafter, before disappearing for the summer, only to return the following September. This behavior continued into the mid-1960s. (Ref. Los Angeles Times) Rusik, the Russian police sniffer cat on Stavropol, who died in the line of duty fighting against illegal endangered sturgeon fish traffic in 2003. Scarlett, who in 1996 saved her kittens one by one from a fire in Brooklyn NY, suffering horrible burns in the process. Named Scarlett by the fireman who rescued her. She became a famous example of the power of a mother's love.[70] Tibs the Great (November 1950 – December 1964) was the British Post Office's "number one cat" and kept the post office headquarters completely mouse-free during his 14 years of service. Tiddles, tabby resident of the Ladies' toilet at Paddington Station, London. Thousands of passengers met her and their donations fed her. Tobermory Cat, a cat living in Tobermory, made famous by Angus Stewart. Willow, a cat lost from a Boulder, Colorado home, who was discovered 5 years later and 1,800 miles away in New York City. She survived owls, coyotes, criminals, and Manhattan traffic. She was reunited with her owners with the help of her microchip.[71] Winnie, who awakened a New Castle, Indiana family in April 2007 at 1 a.m. after detecting carbon monoxide in their home, saving the family's lives.[72] Other pets of famous people This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "List of individual cats" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Bimbo, the cat belonging to Makarios III during his British-imposed time in exile in the Seychelles.[73] Catarina, Edgar Allan Poe's pet cat and the inspiration for his story "The Black Cat".[citation needed] Cheddar, who belongs to the former Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper.[74] Choupette, the pet and muse of designer Karl Lagerfeld Delilah, belonging to the Queen frontman Freddie Mercury; Mercury paid tribute to Delilah, a female tortoiseshell cat, on the Queen album, Innuendo. F.D.C. Willard, the pen name of Chester, the cat of Jack H. Hetherington, who listed the cat as co-author of several physics papers from 1975 to 1980 Foss, belonging to Edward Lear; subject of many drawings, some published in The Heraldic Blazon of Foss the Cat; inspired The Owl & the Pussycat; Lear buried Foss in his garden and died himself only two months later Jellylorum was T. S. Eliot's own cat, immortalized in Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, the basis for the musical Cats Khouli-Khan, the cat of Thomas Anson is memorialized by the neoclassical "Cat's Monument" in the park at Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire, unless the cat in question is the first cat to circumnavigate the globe in the company of Admiral George Anson on HMS Centurion John Moisant and Mademoiselle Fifi, 1910. Mademoiselle Fifi, (aka Paree) the beloved pet cat of aviator John Moisant. Fifi often accompanied Moisant on his flights, and on 23 August 1910 Mademoiselle Fifi became the first cat to fly across the English Channel during the first aeroplane flight from London-to-Paris. Moisant was killed at New Orleans in December 1910, and a famous photo was published of Fifi attending Moisant's funeral, draped in mourning cover.[citation needed] Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button, Scottish Folds and a Ragdoll belonging to Taylor Swift.[75] Olivia Benson's worth was estimated to be $97 million in 2023, making her the third-richest pet in the world.[76] Michi, also known as the Embassy Cat, Julian Assange's cat that lived with him in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London until Assange's arrest.[77][78][79][80][81] Nigger Man, the cat belonging to relatives of H. P. Lovecraft, of whom he was very fond of and featured in his work. Often cited in discussions of Lovecraft's controversial racial attitudes. Ollie, the beloved Siamese cat of Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon. Ollie was presented to Gervais by Jonathan Ross during the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show on 14 November 2003.[82] She was named after Oliver Hardy and had 62.8K Twitter followers at the time of her passing on 10 March 2020.[83] Pixie, a Maine Coon belonging to well-known ailurophile Judge Richard Posner; described by Judge Posner in the Chicago Tribune as "the best cat [he's] ever had." Shorty Blackwell, a cat that belonged to Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, and was the subject of a song written from the cat's point of view, called "Shorty Blackwell".[84] Snacks, belonging to Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast. Snacks was featured on the cover of the band's debut album Crazy for You, and Snacks and Cosentino were featured together in a PETA ad campaign.[85][86] Snowball, the most famous of Ernest Hemingway's cats, who was polydactyl and lived with Hemingway at his house in Key West. 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Any character that appears in several pieces of literature will be listed only once, under the earliest work. Cheshire Cat from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland In books Main article: List of fictional cats in literature Character Earliest Appearance Notes Cheshire Cat Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Sometimes raises philosophical points that annoy or baffle Alice. It does, however, appear to cheer her up when it turns up suddenly at the Queen of Hearts' croquet field, and when sentenced to death baffles everyone by having made its head appear without its body, sparking a massive argument between the executioner and the King and Queen of Hearts about whether something that does not have a body can indeed be beheaded. Crookshanks Harry Potter The pet cat of Hermione Granger. He is described as having a "squashed face", which was inspired by a real cat Rowling once saw,[citation needed] which she said looked like it had run face first into a brick wall, most likely a Persian. Hermione buys Crookshanks from a shop in Diagon Alley out of sympathy, as nobody wants him because of his behaviour and his squashed looking-face. Rowling has confirmed that Crookshanks is half Kneazle,[1] an intelligent, cat-like creature who can detect when they are around untrustworthy people, explaining his higher than normal cat intelligence and stature. Pete the Cat Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes Pete started as a book series, and later became an inspiration for a song and its own television series on Amazon Prime.[2] The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat is a tall, anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. The Cat creates chaos when he shows up at the house of Sally and her brother while their mother is out. The children and the fish become very alarmed. Just before the children's mother arrives home the Cat uses a machine to clean up the mess, and then disappears. Snowbell Stuart Little Snowbell is a cat belonging to the Little family, of which Stuart is the youngest son. Snowbell has a malevolent attitude toward Stuart, though her behavior is tempered by her familial obligations. When the Little family adopt a bird named Margalo, Snowbell plots to kill her, predicating her departure. Stuart follows, and his pursuit comprises the second half of the story. Speaker-to-Animals Ringworld and Man-Kzin Wars book series Member of the Kzinti race of anthropomorphic felines in the Larry Niven collection of books. One of the few to have earned the right to bear a name. In comics Main article: List of fictional cats in comics Character Origin Notes Garfield Garfield Garfield is an orange tabby cat born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant (later revealed in the television special Garfield: His 9 Lives to be Mama Leoni's Italian Restaurant) and immediately ate all the pasta and lasagna in sight, thus developing his love and obsession for lasagna.[3][4] As an adult he is fat and lazy but extremely intelligent and fond of wisecracks in thought bubbles, with his owner Jon Arbuckle serving as a comic foil for him. Heathcliff Heathcliff A boisterous and chubby but athletic tabby cat prone to wisecracks, causing physical mischief, chasing mailmen, and overturning garbage cans. Other felines from the strip include: The Catfather.[5] Hobbes Calvin and Hobbes The plush Bengal tiger and best friend of the comic's protagonist, Calvin, Hobbes is perceived by Calvin as being a live tiger, but by every other character as a stuffed toy. Hobbes, whose name is an allusion to the English political philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, often tries to be the voice of reason for Calvin during their numerous adventures. Krazy Kat Krazy Kat One of the first cats to star in a comic strip; the protagonist of the eponymous strip by George Herriman. Sweet and good-natured and simple, adores the scheming, wily, antisocial Ignatz Mouse even though Ignatz constantly plots against him. Bucky B. Katt Get Fuzzy A sarcastic Siamese cat with an inflated ego, Bucky lives in an apartment with his human owner Rob Wilco and a dog named Satchel. Bucky's obsessions include becoming famous, inflicting harm on his roommates for perceived injustices and feuding with Fungo, a ferret who lives next door. Bucky is always drawn with his ears folded back, as if he is constantly in a state of aggressiveness or agitation. Snuffles Pearls Before Swine A Himalayan White Cat who likes to hold grenades and throw them everywhere. He is owned by Zebra and is best friends with Guard Duck who likes to make armies and use guns. In legends, myths, folklore and fairy tales Puss meets the ogre in a nineteenth-century illustration by Gustave Doré Character Origin Notes Maneki-neko Various folk-stories A common Japanese sculpture, often made of ceramic, which is believed to bring good luck to the owner. The sculpture depicts a cat (traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed—many times at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. Some of the sculptures are electric or battery-powered and have a slow-moving paw beckoning. Puss Puss in Boots Originally titled Le Maître Chat or Le Chat Botté, this French fairytale is about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master. Cat-sìth Various folk-stories A fairy creature from Celtic mythology, said to resemble a large black cat with a white spot on its breast. The White Cat La Chatte Blanche The White Cat is a character of the Animal Bride cycle of stories (ATU 402). It is present in a variant of the story: French literary fairytale La Chatte Blanche, penned by Madame d'Aulnoy. The character also features as a cameo in Tchaikovisky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty, during Aurora's wedding in Act III. Señor Don Gato Children's song A cat who is sitting on a roof when he discovers that his true love has agreed to marry him. In his excitement, he falls off and injures himself. The veterinarian is unable to save him and he dies. However, as his funeral procession passes through the market, the scent of fish from the market is so strong that he returns to life. In media This section deals with notable cat characters that appear in media works of fiction including film, television, animation, and puppetry. Any character that appears in several pieces of media will be listed only once, under the earliest work. In film Main article: List of fictional cats in film Character Origin Notes Mr. Bigglesworth Austin Powers A parody of Blofeld's cat from James Bond films DC That Darn Cat! A wily, adventurous Siamese tomcat who lives with two young women, suburbanite sisters Ingrid and Patti Randall, whose parents are traveling abroad at the time of the story. In the 1997 remake the cat is a grey and white tabby. Filby Primer Aaron’s cat. When missing, called by name by Aaron and Abe during the fountain scene.[6] Filby is most likely named after a character in the science fiction novel, The Time Machine, written by H.G. Wells in 1894.[6][7] Jake The Cat from Outer Space A cat-like alien. His real name is Zunar-J-5/9 Doric-4-7. Puss in Boots Shrek 2 A cat from the Shrek franchise, who is also the protagonist of Puss in Boots (2011). Puss in Boots was voiced by Antonio Banderas in English, Italian & Spanish in the following films:  Shrek 2 & Far Far Away Idol in 2004, Shrek the Third (2007), Shrek Forever After (2010), Puss in Boots (2011), Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012), & Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). Puss was voiced by Eric Bauza in the six-season series, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, and by Andé Sogliuzzo & Christian Lanz in the video games. Sogliuzzo also voiced Puss in the series of one-minute web-videos by DreamWorks where Puss gives advice to viewers. Banderas will be the cat again in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish in 2022. Pyewacket Bell, Book and Candle Siamese cat and familiar of Gillian Holroyd (Kim Novak), who is a witch Smarf Too Many Cooks An anthropomorphic cat puppet used in the short, a parody of various other puppets used in sitcoms. In television Main article: List of fictional cats in television Puss in Boots is the DreamWorks character from Shrek 2 and Puss in Boots of 2011 who appears in the streaming television series, The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015-2018). Voiced by Eric Bauza, this is a six season series that streamed on Netflix. It is a spin-off of the 2011 movie and movies of the Shrek franchise. On television, the movie, Puss in Boots (2011) was streamed on both Amazon and Netflix. The DreamWorks version of Puss in Boots is a cat from the Shrek franchise, who is also the protagonist of Puss in Boots (2011). Puss in Boots was voiced by Antonio Banderas in English, Italian & Spanish in the following films: Shrek 2 & Far Far Away Idol in 2004, Shrek the Third (2007), Shrek Forever After (2010), Puss in Boots (2011), Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012), & Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). Puss was voiced by Eric Bauza in the six-season series, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, and by Andé Sogliuzzo[8] & Christian Lanz[9] in the video games. Sogliuzzo also voiced Puss in the series of one-minute web-videos by DreamWorks wherein Puss gives advice to viewers. Character Origin Notes The Cat Red Dwarf A Felis Sapiens which evolved from a domestic housecat, is played by Danny John-Jules in the BBC TV science fiction sitcom. Spot Star Trek: The Next Generation Data's Somali cat seen in Star Trek: The Next Generation.[10] Later appearances of Spot show an orange mackerel tabby with no reason given for the significant change. Spot's gender is usually given as male, but Spot is a female in the episode "Genesis" and gives birth to a litter of kittens. Spot is a male in Star Trek Generations. On stage Main article: Jellicle cats The stage musical Cats features many feline characters known as Jellicle cats. In animation Main article: List of fictional cats in animation Character Origin Notes "Baby Puss" The Flintstones A saber tooth tiger housecat that is seen in the beginning of the episodes going with the Flintstones and Dino to the movies; a running gag is at the end of the episode Fred puts the cat out, who runs back inside and puts Fred out. Rarely seen outside this role in the series except three episodes. Cake Adventure Time A gender/species swapped version of "Jake the dog" from the Cartoon Network show Adventure Time Felix Felix the Cat A black cat and "one of the most recognized cartoon characters in film history."[11] Gumball Watterson The Amazing World of Gumball A 12-year-old anthropomorphic blue cat, who is the titular character MC Skat Kat Opposites Attract Anthropomorphic cat rapper and leader of the Stray Mob that sings and dances with Paula Abdul. Leo Blinky Bill’s Extraordinary Balloon Adventure Susie McCallister Summer Camp Island Sylvester Looney Tunes Black and white cat who commonly carries out predatory schemes on Tweety and Speedy Gonzales. Tom Tom and Jerry A gray/blue cat who has a love-hate relationship with Jerry Mouse. In video games This section deals with notable characters who are prominently featured in various video game titles, either as main characters or notable supporting characters. Puss in Boots is in the Shrek series of video games and some of his own. The Adventures of Puss in Boots, the TV series includes an episode that is an interactive video game called Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale. Puss was voiced by Eric Bauza in the six-season series, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, and by Andé Sogliuzzo[8] & Christian Lanz[9] in the video games. Sogliuzzo also voiced Puss in the series of one-minute web-videos by DreamWorks wherein Puss gives advice to viewers. Puss in Boots was in games related to the Shrek franchise movies. Puss in Boots (video game) Andre Sogliuzzo is the voice of Puss in Boots in Puss in Boots: The Video Game. There is an interactive video / game with Eric Bauza as Puss In Boots, called Puss in Book that is part of the TV series. There is a web series with Andé Sogliuzzo (2014-2015) and Christian Lanz (2015-2016) playing Puss in Boots in one-minute webisodes giving everyday advice to his fans. Character Game Platform(s) Notes Big Sonic Adventure Dreamcast A large, purple anthropomorphic cat with yellow eyes and long ears. Big is laid-back[12] and easygoing, which is reflected in his speech.[13] Strong but gentle[13] and a little slow,[14] he lives a normally peaceful life in the jungle with his best friend "Froggy".[13] He loves fishing, and he is never without his favorite rod and lure.[12] Blinx Blinx: The Time Sweeper Xbox A young Time Sweeper who is main protagonist of Blinx the Time Sweeper. He's featured as a support character in Blinx 2. His enemies mostly include Time Monsters and the Tom Tom Gang. Bubsy Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind Sega Genesis An anthropomorphic bobcat who aims to take on aliens that stole much of the world's (including his) yarn balls.[15] Cait Sith Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Cait Sith (ケット・シー, Ketto Shī, pronounced Kett Shee)[16] is a robotic talking cat who is friendly, but often unreliable[17] and speaks with a Scottish accent. In Final Fantasy VII, he rides on the back of an unnamed robotic moogle. Judd Splatoon Wii U A gray and white cat who determines the winning team in Turf War battles. Prior to the events of Splatoon, Judd was cryogenically frozen and placed inside a capsule that allowed him to stay alive while all other land mammals perished due to rising sea levels. He is accompanied by his smaller clone, Lil' Judd, in Splatoon 2 and 3. Kabegami Ōkami PlayStation 2, Wii, PlayStation 3, Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Kabegami (壁神?; God of Walls) is the Celestial brush god of Catwalk. She is depicted as a cat sitting vertically on a painting with a large koi at the top of the frame, and her constellation is found after feeding a hungry cat at the top of a very high tower known as Catcall Tower, from which the cat's echoing meows can be heard. Statues of Kabegami are also found in many places across Nippon, and they are a key element of using the Catwalk ability. Morgana Persona 5 PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 A black cat serving as the mentor of the Phantom Thieves of Hearts with the code name Mona. Mr. Midnight Fran Bow PC A yellow-eyed black cat who is owned by the titular Fran Bow and was given to her as a gift from her parents. He goes missing throughout the first chapter of the game. Popoi Puyo Puyo Fever PlayStation 2, Dreamcast, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Xbox ) Spitz WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$ Game Boy Advance A yellow cat with a Bronx accent serving as a taxi driver in Diamond City. Talking Tom Talking Tom Android A grey cat who repeats sounds in a high-pitched voice. In advertising and animatronics Character Origin Notes Chessie mascot of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, and later the Chessie System Appeared with the slogan "sleep like a kitten". Crusty the Cat Animatronic character at Chuck E Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre One of the original Pizza Time Players and was present at the original Pizza Time Theatre in San Jose, California. He was replaced by Mr. Munch in 1978.[18] Hector the Cat mascot created to aid the teaching of road safety to children in Australia Currently the mascot of Northern Territory Department of Transport to teach road safety to children Mimsie the Cat mascot of the MTM Enterprises logo Morris the Cat mascot for 9Lives cat food Appeared on packaging and many television commercials. Walter (AKA Walter the cat) star of 3 Chevrolet truck commercials Played by six gray, domestic shorthair tabby cats, "Walter" appeared in three Chevy Silverado TV commercials in 2021 and 2022. The first one, entitled "Cat", aired during the 2021 Summer Olympics. The sequel, called "Walter in Winter," was broadcast during the 2022 Winter Olympics and Super Bowl LVI (both as a 30-second spot and a 60-second spot).[19][20] Ad-makers and reporters say that Walter the cat does things people would expect of a dog, but he is a cat, so he showed what cats can do. That included herding cows, swimming and fetching a stick from a lake, digging a skier out of the snow, and chasing a mailman. Walter co-starred with John Hoogenakker.[19][21][22][23][24] Walter also appeared with Chris Pratt for the same truck in 2022.[24][25] See also List of fictional big cats List of individual cats List of catgirls References  Rowling, J. K. "J. K. Rowling's Official Website". Crookshanks. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2007.  Petski, Denise (February 13, 2017). "Amazon Greenlights Kids Series 'Pete The Cat' & 'Costume Quest'". Dateline. Retrieved May 21, 2019.  "Garfield". Garfield.com. December 14, 1984. Retrieved July 26, 2008.  Phil Roman (Director), Lorenzo Music (Voice). Garfield: His Nine Lives [Television production] (Television (Original), VHS). Fox Home Entertainment. 1988 (television), 1993 (VHS)  Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated History of Cartoon Animals. New York, USA: Prentice Hall. p. 117. 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It is restricted solely to notable feline characters from notable animated television shows and film. For characters that appear in several separate television series, only the earliest series will be recorded here. Character Origin Notes Amanojaku Ghost Stories Amanojaku is literally a demon trapped inside of a cat's body Autocat Motormouse and Autocat Artemis Sailor Moon Guardian to Sailor Venus. Azrael Smurfs Babbit and Catstello Merrie Melodies[1] Babbit and Catstello are Looney Tunes based on the comedic duo Abbott and Costello. Although the short, fat character calls the other one "Babbit", the tall, skinny one never addresses his partner by name; the name "Catstello" was invented later. In two other shorts they are portrayed as mice instead of cats. Banjo Banjo the Woodpile Cat An overly curious and rebellious kitten who, after getting into trouble for falling from a house to see if he could land on his feet, runs away from his woodpile home in his owners' farm. Beans Merrie Melodies Early colleague of Porky Pig and sometimes Ham and Ex's uncle.[2] Bartleby True and the Rainbow Kingdom True's anthropomorphic navy blue talking pet cat and sidekick who is quite loyal to her. Beerus Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Purple cat based loosely on Egyptian mythology. He is the god of destruction. Berlioz The Aristocats A kitten who is Duchess' son and brother of Marie and Toulouse. Beverely Where's Huddles? Spoiled cat of Claude Pertwee. Billy the Cat Billy the Cat A boy named Billy is transformed into a cat by a magician who decides to teach the boy a lesson. Blossom FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman Ruff Ruffman's "cool" assistant Bonkers D. Bobcat Bonkers A bobcat policeman. Boo Funky Phantom Ghost cat sidekick of Funky Phantom who teased Elmo the dog. Branya The Comic Artist and Assistants An adorable little orange kitty who embodies the manga's mascot. He wears a black tuxedo and a pink bra over his ears. He communicates with cute little poster signs and is very cuddly. Buckley Slacker Cats One of the two main protagonists of Slacker Cats, along with Eddie. He is a cat owned by Louise, living in her apartment. He is clever by cat standards, but he thinks he is much more clever than he really is, which causes he and Eddie to encounter a lot of trouble. He secretly wants to be human, feeling life is limited as a cat. His best friend is Eddie, who is often the cause of his mishaps. Buckley is also the constant nemesis of Mrs. Boots for reasons that remain unknown. He is in love with his owner Louise and plans on marrying her, but she doesn't return his feelings. Despite his unreturned feelings he still addresses her as if she were his girlfriend. Buckley's personality fluctuates from laziness and uncaring to being remotely active and feeling guilty. He is notably more ethical than Eddie. Buckley also shows an aggressive side, attacking his friend Tabitha and removing her remaining ear, though it was later reattached. Voiced by Harland Williams. Butch Tom and Jerry A black and white alley cat, who made his first appearance in the Tom and Jerry series in the 1943 short, Baby Puss (in which he serves as the secondary villain/main archenemy) alongside Topsy and the already-established Meathead. Cali PAW Patrol Katie's cat; friend of the PAW Patrol Carla Fairy Tail Carla (シャルル Sharuru) is an Exceed, the daughter of Queen Shagotte, and a close companion to Wendy Marvell. She and Wendy belonged to Cait Shelter before joining Fairy Tail. Carla is a small, white Exceed with pink ears and brown eyes, which are smaller than Happy's eyes. She also has two whiskers on each side of her face. Carla wears a pink bow near the end of her tail. Unlike the carefree Happy, Carla is very strict and serious most of the time, rarely showing emotions. Cat CatDog Somewhat uptight and believes strongly in being polite and neat. He is a stickler for cleanliness and, like most cats, is aquaphobic. He is also obsessed with jet skis. Cat is 26 years old. Despite his sophisticated personality, Cat also has a dark side. Whenever he snaps, Cat becomes a ruthless, psychopathic maniac who even the Greasers are scared of once they see what he is capable of doing. He is attached to his twin brother, Dog. Cat Peg + Cat A blue cat whose best friend is Peg. He loves circles and accompanies Peg on her adventures. Cat often inspires Peg to realize a solution to a problem without being aware of it himself. Catbus My Neighbor Totoro It is a large creature, depicted as a grinning male cat with a hollow body that serves as a bus, complete with windows and seats coated with fur, and a large bushy tail. The character's popularity has led to its use in a spin-off film, toys for children, an art car, and being featured in the Ghibli Museum, among other products and influences. The Catillac Cats Heathcliff A group of cats who live in a junkyard and headed by Riff-Raff and supported by Cleo cat (Riff-Raff girlfriend), Hector a streetwise Hispanic cat, Wordsworth W. Wordsworth a hip-hop groovy cat who speaks in rhyme, Mungo a big black Persian cat and Spike the junkyard dog. Cattanooga Cats (Country, Kitty Jo, Scoots, and Groove) Cattanooga Cats A musical band of hillbilly cats. Chance (T-Bone) SWAT Kats The larger member of the SWAT Kats and pilot of the Turbokat jet. T-Bone is one of the best pilots in the SWAT Kat universe, as seen in "Cry Turmoil." He loves aerial warfare history, as seen in "The Ghost Pilot," and Scaredy Kat cartoons. Cheshire Cat Alice in Wonderland A pink and purple striped cat with a wide smile and close-set, piercing yellow eyes. Mischievous, and takes pleasure in misdirecting Alice. He is capable of invisibility, and frequently enters and exits the scene with all parts faded away except for his grin or eyes. Chi Chi's Sweet Home An adorable gray and white kitten with black stripes wanders away from her family and is found by a young boy, Youhei, and his mother. They take the kitten home and Chi then has a splendid time living with her new family, learning about different things and meeting new people and animals. Chloe The Secret Life of Pets Chococat Sanrio Chococat is drawn as a black cat with huge black eyes, four whiskers, and like his counterpart Hello Kitty, no mouth. His name comes from his chocolate-colored nose.[3][4] Claude Cat Looney Tunes (a pun on the homophone "clawed cat") had his origins in several other cat characters used by Chuck Jones from 1940 to 1945. These cats were mostly similar in appearance and temperament, with black fur and anxious personalities. Cleopawtra and Nepurrtiti The Loud House Two cats owned by the McBride family. Cliff The Loud House The loud family's pet cat. Courageous Cat Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse The protector of Empire City. When fighting bad guys, Courageous Cat would use all-purpose Cat Gun or a vast variety of different deus ex machina "trick guns" he pulls out of his cape. The Copycat PAW Patrol Enemy of the PAW Patrol; known for copying others' superpowers Custard Roobarb A chubby pink cat who likes to play pranks on his next-door-neighbour, the dog Roobarb. Danny Cats Don't Dance A cheerful, naive cat who wants to become a famous Hollywood star. Darwin April and the Extraordinary World The cynical companion to April who consumes a formula granting him invincibility and eternal life. Duchess The Aristocats Madame Adelaide's cat and mother of three kittens (Berlioz, Marie, and Toulouse). She falls in love with Thomas and is forced to choose her life at home or a life with Thomas. Diana (Jewelpet) Jewelpet A Black Munchkin cat with white paws who uses Dark Magic. She wears a lace-trimmed pink waistcoat, a pink bow, and a silver heart-shaped necklace. Diana Sailor Moon Child of Luna and Artemis and guardian to Chibiusa. Dinah Alice in wonderland Alice's cat Dinah is brown and white and wears a pink bow Doc Hickory, Dickory, and Doc A Doc think black and white cat tuxedo voiced by Paul Frees Hickory and Dickory together. Dodsworth Looney Tunes An obese, lethargic black-and-white cat with a large red nose (voiced by Edward Selzer and based on W.C. Fields) who tries to get a small white kitten to do his mousing for him. Doraemon Doraemon A blue, robot cat from the future to help his owner's great-great-grandfather, Nobi Nobita who often have problems. Dydo The Mighty Hercules The evil wizard Daedalus's pet cat, which is grey and ill-tempered. Eek Eek! The Cat A purple cat whose motto is "it never hurts to help", though his situations dictate otherwise. Elsie Stanley A talking cat and one of the main characters of the show Evil Earthworm Jim The ruler over Planet Heck, intent on claiming Jim's super suit or destroying the universe. He is frequently assisted, but more often annoyed, by his aide Henchrat. Fantomcat Fantomcat The Duke of Fantom. A masked swashbuckling hero who joins the Detective Team after his release and is nicknamed Fantomcat. Fat Cat Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Rescue Rangers' enemy. Felicia The Great Mouse Detective Feline "Enforcer" for Professor Ratigan. Felix Felix the Cat A cute, funny black and white cat created in the silent film era. In later decades he has a "Magic Bag of Tricks". Figaro Pinocchio Best known as the pet cat of Geppetto and Pinocchio too. Figaro has also starred independently in a number of Disney shorts, as the pet of Minnie Mouse, which was a common theme for Disney characters to be juxtaposed from movies to cartoon shorts. In a "Golden Key" Cartoon Digest of Walt Disney comics, Faigaro had his own page in regard to "Figaro Feline Friends" {various members of the cat family} Fluffy Rugrats Angelica's pet cat. Fraidy Fraidy Cat A scrawny yellow cat who is prone misfortune as he is living his last life and always accidentally summons one of his former lives (or a storm cloud in the case of nine) when he says a number between one till nine or anything that sounds remotely like those numbers. Francis Felidae Feline protagonist of the film Felidae. Fritz Fritz the Cat The main character of the Fritz the Cat films and comics. He is a college-aged anthropomorphic cat, presumably living in the 1960s. Fritz Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night Furrball Tiny Toon Adventures A greyish-blue ragged looking cat, with a bandage around his tail. Has many similarities to Sylvester and Penelope Pussycat and is prone to getting in unfortunate encounters. Serves once as Fifi La Fume's love interest and sometimes as Elmyra Duff's pet. Garnet Jewelpet A pink Persian Cat who symbolizes love, and usually has a mature, feminine personality. She wears a red ribbon on her head and a pink jewel necklace. One of the three main characters of the series. Gideon the Cat Pinocchio A mute, dimwitted and bumbling anthropomorphic feline sidekick who serves as the film's comic relief. Gilbert Caillou The titular character's pet cat Gordon Catscratch A Scottish speaking cat who is the brother of Mr. Blik and Waffle. Gumball Watterson The Amazing World of Gumball A blue preteen anthropomorphic cat who is the series' protagonist. Happy Fairy Tail, Edens Zero A small blue cat with a white underbelly and a down-to-earth, loyal, usually mischievous personality. In the Fairy Tail series, Happy is a magical creature with the ability to grow wings and fly with his magic, and wears a green sack where he keeps food and items. In Edens Zero, he is actually an alien cat who was resurrected as a cyborg after getting run over by a drunk driver, and can morph his body into a pair of rayguns used by his best friend, Rebecca. Heathcliff Heathcliff He is an orange tabby cat who also appeared in another TV series four years later. Henry's Cat Henry's Cat A laid-back ponderous yellow cat who likes eating, but whose actual name isn't known. Jack Oggy and The Cockroaches He's Oggy's Cousin. Jade Catkin Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own Jade Catkin is Roxie's roommate who is a gothic bombay cat.[5] She is also Roxie's best friend and she loves to sleep. Jake (Razor) SWAT Kats The smaller member of the SWAT Kats, who is a mechanical genius. He designed the various gadgets and advanced weaponry used in the Turbokat, and he serves as the radar interceptor and weapons control officer, or RIO, in the Turbokat. Jenny Bucky O'Hare The attractive pilot of the Righteous Indignation, who belongs to an order of artificers (witches). Jess Postman Pat Black and white cat of the title song in the BBC children's series. Jibanyan Yo-kai Watch The Cat Bakeneko ghost Jiji Kiki's Delivery Service Kiki's black cat. Josehpine Nyan Koi! Julius Alice Comedies A tuxedo cat who serves as a sidekick to Alice. He was the first recurring cartoon character created by Walt Disney. Katerina Kittycat Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Katerina lives with her mother, Henrietta Pussycat in the treehouse and loves dancing. She is O the Owl's next-door neighbor. Kat Kid vs. Kat A space alien that looks like a Sphinx cat. Katnip Herman and Katnip Herman's enemy. Katz Courage the Cowardly Dog He is a red thin cat with yellow eyes. He is an antagonist as owner of sinister shops all having his name in him. He is quite good at sports and luring unsuspecting people to the traps he sets up, just for his own amusement. Kirara InuYasha Sango's faithful demon-cat companion who usually appears to be a small kitten-sized feline with two tails, but can become large enough to carry several passengers whenever the need arises. The Kitten Simon's Cat The Cat's flatmate who appears to be more intelligent than his older feline friend despite its young age. Kitten Catastrophe Crew PAW Patrol Evil feline doppelgangers of the PAW Patrol Kitty Danger Rangers Kitty Katswell T.U.F.F. Puppy A female cat who is one of T.U.F.F.'s best agents. She is also Dudley's partner and best friend. Skilled in various fighting styles and use of firearms, short tempered, and easily startled, Kitty is a force to be reckoned with. Krazy Kat Krazy Kat Surreal cartoon by George Herriman Kwazii The Octonauts Leopold Leopold the Cat Leopold the Cat (Russian: Кот Леопольд, Kot Leopold) is a Soviet/Russian animation series about the pacifistic, and intelligent cat, Leopold. Leopold always wears a bow tie even when swimming. He is always confronted by two mischievous mice, Grey and White (Mitya and Motya). Kuro Cyborg Kuro-chan A Black and white robotic cat tuxedo. Kuro Love Hina A Black Cat cure Kuroneko-sama Trigun A black cat (also what his name literally means) who appears in every single episode of Trigun. Kwazii Octonauts A humanized orange cat with a mysterious pirate past. He has a habit for getting into trouble on his many adventures. Kyo Sohma Fruits Basket Kyo Sohma (草摩 夾 Sōma Kyo?) is a character in the manga and anime series Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya. He transforms into an orange cat whenever he is hugged by a person of the opposite gender or when his body comes under a great deal of stress. This animal is not in the Chinese zodiac, but legend says would have been if it had not been tricked by the Rat into missing the induction feast. Lightning Tom and Jerry Tom's Alley cat friend who is known for his swift lightning speed. Lucifer Cinderella The pet cat of Lady Tremaine, who seeks to catch and devour Cinderella's mice friends, Jaq and Gus. Luna Sailor Moon A dark purple cat who is a devoted servant to Princess Serenity and advisor to her mother, Queen Serenity. Luxor Tutenstein Cleo's pet cat and was possibly named after the Luxor Temple. When Tut was brought back to life, he was compelled to be ever loyal to his new "master" and has gained the ability to talk. Maomolin Ranma ½ Is a giant bakeneko whom Shampoo accidentally brought to Nerima inside a giant bell. Master Korin Dragon Ball A master of Akido, and guardian of the path to Heaven. Marie The Aristocats A kitten who is Duchess' daughter and sister of Berlioz and Toulouse. Mehitabel Shinbone Alley A singing alley cat who dreams of being a star and befriends Archy. Mewsette Gay Purr-ee A beautiful white Turkish Angora. Jaune Tom's girlfriend. While she is idealistic and naive, she is kind and demure, and believes strongly in herself. Meathead Tom and Jerry A brown, mangy alley cat who wears a red toupee (which is occasionally seen the same color as the rest of his fur). He is generally portrayed as dull-witted and first appeared in the short, Sufferin' Cats! (1943), as Tom's rival. He also appears in Baby Puss and additional shorts as one of Tom's alley cat buddies/foes. He is known as Frankie in Heavenly Puss. In Scat Cats, his final appearance in the original theatrical shorts, he is portrayed with an all-gray color. Meow Space Dandy A dimwitted cat-like Betelgeusian (ベテルギウス星人 Beterugiusu-seijin?) who is brought aboard the Aloha Oe after Dandy and QT mistake him for a new species of alien. His real name is Me#$%* (pronounced Merowmreowreow) Mittens Bolt A black cat with white fore-paws, muzzle, belly, and tail-tip. She has three scarred cuts into her left ear. She is the, at first, unwitting companion of the CG animated film's main character, Bolt, and his hyperactive and somewhat insane "sidekick", Rhino. Mochi Big Hero 6 Hiro Hamada's cat. Mr. Blik Catscratch A black bombay cat who is selfish, vain and surly who insults his brothers with a short temper and cares about money. Mr. Cat Kaeloo He's Has A Crush On Kaeloo. Mr. Jinks Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks A ginger house cat with a blue collar on his neck. He frequently bullies the two mice Pixie and Dixie, but occasionally is a good friend to them and serves as their saviour in various episodes. His common catchphrase is "I hate meeces to pieces". Mr. Jolly Teacher's Pet One of Leonard's pets; a fat orange cat who is afraid of outdoors. Voiced by David Ogden Stiers. Mr. Mumbles Dan Vs. A black cat who Dan "adopted" during his mission to destroy the animal shelter. Despite the fact that Dan learns that Mr. Mumbles is a female, he still keeps the "Mr." in her name. Due to her cuteness, she is the only character who Dan doesn't get mad at. Mr. Whiskers Frankenweenie A angora cat are girls into vampire evil cat Nelson Martha Speaks Sneaky cat who tries to frame Martha the talking dog for cake stealing, but ends up going to the Vet! Nermal Garfield The self-proclaimed "world's cutest kitten". Nyan Cat Animated pixellated cat with the body of a Pop-Tart, flying through space, and leaving a rainbow trail behind it. Nyamsus Nyan Koi! Nicole Watterson The Amazing World of Gumball A blue cat and the mother of Gumball Watterson, and one of the main characters. Oggy Oggy and the Cockroaches A blue chubby cat who's often being harassed by a trio of cockroaches. Oliver Oliver & Company An orange tabby in a Disney film inspired by Oliver Twist. Opalescence (or Opal) My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Rarity's ill-tempered Persian cat. Dr. Paula Hutchison Rocko's Modern Life Pagan Griffin Extreme Ghostbusters Kylie Griffin's cat. Pantherlily Fairy Tail Pantherlily (パンサー・リリー Pansā Rirī) is an Exceed that used to work for the kingdom of Edolas as the Magic Militia's First Division Commander of the Royal Army.[3] He is currently a member of the Fairy Tail Guild and is Gajeel Redfox's cat companion. His head is that of a black panther's, but has a white muzzle and a scar running down across his left eye. Like his fellow commanders (except Hughes), he wore a personal set of battle armor with a long cape draped around his body, as well as a helmet. Peg-leg Pete Mickey Mouse universe Pete is a Disney cat, and main enemy of Mickey Mouse, and has been in comics and cartoons since the Alice cartoons. He's the oldest character in the Disney community. Penelope Pussycat Looney Tunes A mute and shy black and white cat. Often chased by Pepé Le Pew, being mistaken for a skunk because a white stripe of paint gets across her back. Poyo Satou Poyopoyo A spherical orange cat adopted by the main family in the show. He is adored by most other characters in the show. Princess Carolyn BoJack Horseman A main character in the series. A pink Persian cat who is a talent agent. Proud Heart Cat Care Bears One of the Care Bear Cousins. She has turquoise fur (originally pale orange) with a white tail tip, and her tummy symbol is a pink star with a red heart inside. Punkin' Puss Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse A hillbilly cat. Puss in Boots Shrek 2 A supporting character in the Shrek film series, as well as the protagonist of the 2011 spin-off prequel Puss in Boots (2011). He is voiced in the English, Spanish, and Italian versions by Antonio Banderas. He is based loosely on Charles Perrault's fairy tale character of the same name, and he is the main "other fairy tale character" in the three sequels. Pussyfoot Looney Tunes A small kitten who stands by the bulldog Marc Anthony's side. The Rabbi's Cat The Rabbi's Cat A cat which obtains the ability to speak after swallowing a parrot, and its owner who is a rabbi in 1920s Algeria. Rita Animaniacs A little grey and white kitten with green eyes. In her part, she sings a song when the going gets tough. She acts as the brains to ensure her and her best friend Runt's survival. Rubbish Rubbish, King of the Jumble An overfed cat with a rectangle head, who lives in the junk-filled attic of an old house. Ruff The Ruff & Reddy Show Reddy's best friend. Rufus The Rescuers An elderly cat who resides at Morningside Orphanage and comforts Penny when she is sad. Salem Saberhagen Sabrina, the Animated Series Talking black cat from the comic book, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and the television series of the same name in 1996, as well as the Sabrina, the Animated Series and its 2003 spinoff. Sawyer Cats Don't Dance A beautiful, but disenchanted secretary for Farley Winks and Danny's girlfriend. Scratchy The Simpsons Appears in a The Itchy & Scratchy Show, a show-within-a-show. Scat Cat and the Alley Cats (Billy Boss, Hit Cat, Peppo Cat, and Shun-Gon) The Aristocats Thomas O' Valley's band of friends. Scat is the sniot talking leader and plays the trumpet, Billy Boss plays the double bass, Hit Cat plays the guitar, People Cat plays the accordion, and Shun-Gon plays the piano and drums. Sebastian Josie and the Pussycats Snickering sidekick of Alexandria Cabot in the comic book and classic TV Cartoon series {although not shown in movie}. Sebastian and ALexandria are contemporary comic relief bumbling bad guys similar to Dick Dastardly and Muttley. {In fact Don Messick voiced both Sebastian Cat and Muttley!} Sergeant Tibbs One Hundred and One Dalmatians The cat who helps save the Dalmatian puppies from Cruella de Vil and her lackeys. Shii-chan Kamichama Karin Si and Am Lady and the Tramp Unpleasant Siamese cats, best remembered for their song, The Siamese Cat Song. Simon's Cat Simon's Cat A cat who goes to extreme lengths to get his master to feed him. Snooper Snooper and Blabber A cat detective. Snagglepuss The Quick Draw McGraw Show A pink anthropomorphic mountain lion sporting an upturned collar, shirt cuffs and a string tie with a great desire to be a stage actor. Snowball II The Simpsons Originally Snowball V, there have been many housecats in the show. Speedy Cerviche Samurai Pizza Cats Speedy is the leader of the Pizza Cats.[1] As his name implies, he is nimble and fast on his toes, a trait which comes in handy both when delivering pizzas and when fighting crime. He wields the magical Ginzu sword (Masamasa), whose power is unleashed in almost every episode as Speedy's special attack, the Cat's Eye Slash. Speedy is very self-confident and loves to pose for the camera after each victory. He has a sharp sense of humor and often provides sarcastic and witty dialogue but remains very committed to his duties. He has green eyes and wears white armor. Speedy has a crush on Lucille and later, Polly, towards the final episodes. There has been controversy over the spelling of his English name. Initially, it was thought that Speedy's surname was spelled "Service" ("service" pronounced with Italian phonics sounds like "ser-vee-chay," making the name "Speedy Service" a tidy pun) which came from the Saban Powerhouse stories published by Acclaim Comics. However, most official packaging (such as the VHS box for the movie) spells his name "Cerviche," making it the de facto spelling. Ceviche (also spelled as "cebiche" or "seviche") is actually a seafood dish prepared not by cooking but by using citrus to treat the meat. Also known as Yattarō from the Japanese series Pizza Ninja Cats. Spot Hong Kong Phooey Comic relief Sidekick to Henry the Janitor aka "Hong Kong Phooey"; Spot ended up doing most of the work and gets none of the credit. Stimpy Ren and Stimpy A red and white, rotund cat with a blue nose, purple eyelids, no tail, hands with gloves that have fingernails, human-style buttocks, flat feet, and a brain the size of a peanut. He is portrayed as intelligent enough in some cases and sometimes as nonsensically stupid. Stinky Doug Roger's pet cat who was later revealed to be a girl at the start of the third season. Streaky the Supercat DC Comic books Cat who accidentally received superpowers; pet of Supergirl; ancestor of Whizzy the Supercat; later appears as comic relief sidekick in Krypto the Superdog. Street cats The Casagrandes A vicious gang of Bombay cats that terrorize residents of Great Lakes City. Sylvester the Cat Looney Tunes Black and white cat who commonly carries out predatory schemes on Tweety and Speedy Gonzales. Tama Nyan Koi! Thomas O' Malley The Aristocats A cat who befriends Duchess (whom falls in love with) and becoming a stepfather of Berlioz, Marie and Toulouse to help them get back to Paris. Tiger An American Tail A cowardly, long-haired, orange, bushy-tailed tabby cat who befriends Fievel Mousekewitz. He is also a vegetarian (with the exception of the occasional fish). Voiced by Dom DeLuise. Tom Cat Tom and Jerry An anthropomorphic grey/blue cat who has a love-hate relationship with Jerry Mouse. Top Cat Top Cat The yellow furred, laid back and clever main character. He wears a purple hat and vest. He often rips off and/or tricks his gang and Officer Dibble. He does respect the effort the gang does for him, but he often takes credit for it. Topsy Tom and Jerry Tom's alley kitten friend. Torakichi Ohayō! Spank Spank's friend/enemy. Toulouse The Aristocats A kitten who is Duchess' son and brother of Berlioz and Marie. Waffle Catscratch A silly chill cat who is the brother of Mr. Blik and Gordon. White Kitty The Powerpuff Girls The main antagonist of the Season 1 episode "Cat Man Do" Yoko Timothy Goes To School A friendly gray tabby cat originally from Japan who is typically sweet and is the most warm-hearted child in the school. She plays the violin well and sees the best in people. Yoko enjoys different aspects of Japanese culture, including sushi and origami, which has occasionally caused problems for her and her classmates. She is Timothy's best friend and they are often seen together. She wears a yellow dress with a red cardigan. She's nicknamed "little cherry blossom" by her mother. Voiced by Lisa Yamanaka. Yzma (transformed) The Emperor's New Groove When Yzma accidentally steps on the potion, she transforms into a small, white kitten.[6] See also List of fictional cats References  Rovin, p. 15.  Rovin, p. 22.  "Sanrio - Chococat". Archived from the original on October 13, 2008.  "SANRIOTOWN – YOUR SANRIO COMMUNITY AND EMAIL SERVICE WITH SPECIAL WALLPAPERS, ECARDS, GAMES AND VIDEO FEATURING HELLO KITTY". www.sanriotown.com.  "Littlest Pet Shop A World Of Our Own". Hasbro Studios. Retrieved 2017-04-15.  "Video". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-06-29.

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