CAT

THE MOST ADORABLE ANIMAL

By: Dang Anh Tu

Le Nhat Tan
Vo Nhat Minh
Class: AP3
OBJECTIVES
• Share general ideas
about cat
• Understand cat’s
features
• Role of cats over the
world
OUTLINE

01 ORIGIN

02 FEATURES

03 APPEARANCES
 PART I:
ORIGIN
THE CAT’S
ORIGIN

01 NAME AND BREEDS

02 BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN

03 EVOLUTION
 What is “CAT” ?
• Scientific name “Felis cattus”

• ”Cat” is refered to house cat

• 60 breeds of “house cat”

 What is “CAT” ?
Several domesticated cat’s breeds
British short
Japanese
American
Scottish
British long
Russian
Spynx hair
bob tail
Curl
Fold
hair
cat
 Biological Origin
• Small carnivorous mammal
 Biological Origin
• Felidae family
 Biological Origin
• Typical predator
 Biological Origin
• Sociality
 EVOLUTION

3,4 billion years ago 4000 years ago

Ancestor of modern cat Domesticated by
Egyptian

10,5 billion years ago The 15th century BC Today

The Felidae family Around Southern Spreading
Cyprus (Turkey around the world
nowadays)
 PART II:
FEATURES
 FEATURES

01 Physical features

02 Characteristics and habits

 PHYSICAL FEATURES

• Ears:
 Containing 32 muscles

 180 degrees rotating angle

 Distinguishing high pitches and tiny

sound

 A balance and orientation compass

 PHYSICAL FEATURES

• Eyes :
Many rod cells
=> see well in low-light environment
A layer of tissue reflects light
Vertical pupils => change size fast
Fast eyes 100 FPS
 PHYSICAL FEATURES

• Whiskers :
 Long, stiff touch receptors

 Detecting surroundings change

 Measuring tight spaces

 Expressing mood
 PHYSICAL FEATURES

• Paws :
 Sweat glands helps regulate body
temperature

 Secret oil with a scent between paw pads

 Dominant paw
 CHARACTERISTICS &
HABITS

• Hiding Instinct :
 Hiding when anxious or threatened

 Love unconventional spots

 High vantage points help to find prey easier

 Small spaces used to have prey

 CHARACTERISTICS &
HABITS

• Sleeping Habits :
 Cats sleep 2/3 of lifetime

 Sleep-wake cycle through day between hunts

 Purring help restore muscle and bones

CHARACTERISTICS &
HABITS

• Clawing :
 Sharpening claws

 Stretching back & leg muscle

 Reliving stress
 PART III:
APPEARANCES
APPEARANCE

01 History

02 Modern world
 HISTORY

• Ancient Egypt:
 Luck

 Justice

 Fertility
 HISTORY

• Ancient Egypt:

 Associated with god:

 HISTORY

• Japan:
 Lucky animal

 Involving Japanese folk stories and

pictures

 Imato Jinja –A shrine of cat

 Maneki Neko in Imata Jinja

 HISTORY

• Ancient Western:
 “Devil creatures”

 The pet of Witch

 The death of numerous cats

 The relation with “BLACK DEATH”

 MODERN WORLD

• Cats prominently in:

 Books

 Comics and Cartoons

 Internet memes
THANK YOU
FOR WATCHING