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野貓又回到7-11商店，等待著人們的撫摸和食物
Stray Cat returned 7-11 store, waiting for people to touch and food. (Taichung,Taiwan)
A cat in greenery is a harmonious combination ... however, cats are always and everywhere harmonious :)
The ancient Egyptians had a special relationship with cats: they were revered as sacred animals; mummified like humans; depicted in sculpture and frescoes. And the very first cat "portrait" was written by the Egyptians.
For a long time it was believed that the Egyptians tamed cats. However, in 2004, a burial site dating back to 9500 BC was discovered in Cyprus. e., in which a cat was found together with a man. A wild beast would hardly have been put in a grave. It turned out that cats lived with people long before they appeared in Egypt. The Middle East began to be considered the birthplace of domestic cats, and Egypt was forgotten for some time. But not for long: in 2008, a burial was opened in southern Egypt, in which six cats were found - a male, a female and four kittens. Although this burial was younger than the Cypriot one (about 6000 years), it became clear that cats were known in Egypt much earlier than was thought until recently.
It is known that the ancestor of the domestic cat was the steppe cat Felis silvestris lybica - it still lives in the steppe, desert and partly mountainous regions of Africa, Western, Central and Central Asia, in Northern India, Transcaucasia and Kazakhstan. In 2007, it was possible to establish that all modern cats descended from him.
Seafarers brought the first cats to Rus' in the pre-Christian era. Exotic animals were a valuable commodity: the cost of a cat until the 15th century was comparable to the value of a healthy arable animal - an ox.
And again I could not pass by this beautiful cat :)
Adult, cautious and curious. Kitty was very interested in why I called him and what I had in my hands ... but caution prevailed. The cat did not come close to me and was ready to run away if I took a step towards.
The small village of Phikardou which I first visited in the summer of 1976, population then 3-4 old people. I chanced upon it when I was researching for my thesis on the Vernacular Architecture of Cyprus.
It has now become a must place to visit and even boasts a restaurant serving authentic local dishes. It's good to note that most of the 30 or so houses have since been refurbished even if it's only for weekend visits by owners that work further down in the city.
The floodlight, bottom left is pointed towards the church belltower and the galvamized pipes offer support to the overhead electrical mains cables.
makes a photograph, not a camera :-)
Anonymous
HFF! HPPS! Ukraine Matters!
variegated cercis, 'Alley Cat', j c raulston arbpretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
The Persian cat is a breed of long-haired cats, one of the oldest and most popular in the world..Now there are about 100 varieties of these cats in color. In the Soviet Union, the first Persian cats appeared only in the late 80s of the last century. They were brought from Europe by diplomats and were very rare..Persian cats can not live outside the house. This is one of the most difficult breeds to care for..Cute animal from the series Seliger cats, a chance meeting on the street of the city of Ostashkov.
Our "First Cat of the House" on guard duty...
Dushara Tatters and Rags (Somali cat), 09.07.2021.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
🙀 No, I did not find the cat at IKEA 😆 (first pic of 2022)
🙀 No, no encontré el gato en IKEA 😆 (primera foto de 2022)
🙀 Non, je n’ai pas trouvé le chat chez IKEA 😆 (première photo de 2022)
As "First Cat of the House" Rags of course had to be the first to test the new water fountain...
Dushara Tatters and Rags, 27.05.2023.
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
Someone feeds the homeless cats before his home, I believe there are 10 to 15 cats. They know what time he is home for feeding time.
Going through my old photos and came across the beautiful photo of a cat napping on the island of Alonissos Greece.
and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch :-)
Leo Dworken
Happy Caturday!!
emma, our 3 year old rescue cat, cary, north carolina
This is an old shot of Lucy that I found while cleaning out my photo files. My problem is as I'm sure it's the same with many of you is that I keep far too many photos but it sure is fun to go back and walk down memory lane. She's actually on top of my laptop which is covered with a kitchen towel to protect from her claws. She always has and still does insist on laying on top of everything I want to use.