The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)
    

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A man comes to a shop to sell a fish to a woman who sells poultry, fish and vegetables, watched by a cat. Engraving by J. Burnet after W. Mieris.

Caring for your pet / Seven Seas Veterinary Division.

A monster representing an influenza virus hitting a man over the head as he sits in his armchair. Pen and ink drawing by E. Noble, c. 1918.

Farm cats : the farmers friends / The Cats Protection League.

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Orange cat

Hayley Mills and her cat in her film, "That Damn Cat!"

Two cats with tails intertwined, and two candles, under a crescent moon

A witch in a yellow dress and hat with a black cat

A mother, her son, and their cat watching a storm through the window of a cottage. Engraving.

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Orange cat

Hayley Mills and her cat in her film, "That Damn Cat!"

Two cats with tails intertwined, and two candles, under a crescent moon

A witch in a yellow dress and hat with a black cat

A mother, her son, and their cat watching a storm through the window of a cottage. Engraving.