Abyssinian Cat

The Abyssinian cat is a medium sized with a triangular face, large pointed ears, lean body, and long tail. The almond-shaped eyes are hazel to orange, and the fine, short haired coat ranges from light brown to silver. Each hair is ticked with darker brown, or black. The tail and ears are darker toward the tip. The red Abyssinian is a recognized breed.

Despite its name, the Abyssinian probably originated in the upper Nile Valley and may be the closest living relative of the scared cat of ancient Egypt. It differs from many cats its that it enjoys playing with water.

The Abyssinian cat, a short haired domestic breed, is believed to be related to the cats depicted in ancient Egyptian art.

Silver Abyssinians are a separate group among the breed. Although this color has been in existence for decades and is very attractive, it is not recognized by the Cat Fanciers' Association, the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats. In Silvers the undercoat is always a pure silvery white. The markings include black, blue, warm dark cream and cinnamon. Good Silver Abyssinians are difficult to breed because they sometimes have undesirable tan patches in the coat. In addition to this, any spots in the coat show up more clearly on a silver coat.

Others Cat Type:

Russian Blue Cat

Domestic Cat

Rusian Blue

The Rusian Blue cat, once known as the Aechangel Blue, is noted for its coat of remarkable quantity; soft, thick, and silky like sealskin, and in varying shades of blue including lavender. The body is long and slender, the head broad with wide set vivid green eyes. The ears are large and pointed. The Rusian Blue was brought to Great Britain about 1860 by sailors trading from Baltic port.


The Rusian Blue cat has a double coat of short blue hair with a silvery sheen. Lighter shader-are preferred in competition.

The Russian Blue has a lean elongated body and a short, plush, blue-grey coat. The color is a bluish-grey that is the dilute expression of the black gene. The coat is known as a "double coat," with the undercoat being soft, downy, and equal in length to the guard hairs, which are an even blue with silver tips. Only Russian Blues and the French Chartreux have this type of coat, which is described as thick and wonderfully soft to the touch. The silver tips give the coat a shimmering appearance. Its eyes are almost always a dark and vivid green. Any white patches or yellow eyes in adulthood are seen as faults in show cats.

Russian Blues should not be confused with British Blues (which are not a distinct breed but rather a British Shorthair with a blue coat), nor the Chartreux or Korat which are two other naturally occurring breeds of blue cats, although they have similar traits.

Cat Body

Skeleton

The myth story of the domestic cat says that cat have seven soul, this may observe through the skeleton arrangement. If compare to human cat have more than human, cat have 7 cervical vertebrae like almost all mammals, 13 thoracic vertebrae (humans have 12), 7 lumbar vertebrae (humans have 5), 3 sacral vertebrae like most mammals (humans have 5 because of their bipedal posture), and, except for Manx cats, 22 or 23 caudal vertebrae (humans have 3 to 5, fused into an internal coccyx). The extra lumbar and thoracic vertebrae account for the cat's enhanced spinal mobility and flexibility, compared with humans. The caudal vertebrae form the tail, used by the cat as a counterbalance to the body during quick movements. Cats also have free-floating clavicle bones, which allows them to pass their body through any space into which they can fit their heads

Ears
Thirty-two individual muscles in each ear allow for a manner of directional hearing, a cat can move each ear independently of the other; some human also can do as a cat. Because of this mobility, a cat can move its body in one direction and point its ears in another direction. Most cats have straight ears pointing upward. Unlike dogs, flap-eared breeds are extremely rare. When angry or frightened, a cat will lay back its ears, to accompany the growling or hissing sounds it makes. Cats also turn their ears back when they are playing, or to listen to a sound coming from behind them. The angle of cats' ears is an important clue to their mood.

Mouth
Cats include of carnivore so the teeth composition similar with other carnivorous animals. Cat have specialized teeth that is used for killing of prey and the tearing of meat. The cat's tongue has sharp spines, or papillae, useful for retaining and ripping flesh from a carcass. These papillae are small backward-facing hooks that contain keratin which also assist in their grooming. Cat tongue can form a tortuous so can be used for take a water to drink.

Legs
Cat use their claw to catch their hunting. Like nearly all members of family Felidae, cats have retractable claws. In their normal, relaxed position the claws are sheathed with the skin and fur around the toe pads. This keeps the claws sharp by preventing wear from contact with the ground and allows the silent stalking of prey. The claws on the forefeet are typically sharper than those on the hind feet. Cats can extend their claws voluntarily on one or more paws at will. They may extend their claws in hunting or self-defense, climbing, "kneading", or for extra traction on soft surfaces (bedspreads, thick rugs, etc.). It is also possible to make a cooperative cat extend its claws by carefully pressing both the top and bottom of the paw.

Cat sometime also sharpening their claw, by scratching their claw into the three or other material that sometime causes property damage.

Cat as Scavenger

Apart from a decrease in body size, the most notable anatomical contrast between domesticated and wild cats is the increased intestinal length in the former. This may correlated with the domesticated cat’s turning from chiefly predatory to chiefly scavenging habits, and the resulting reliance on a low-protein diet; theoretically, increased small-intestinal length would maximize absorption of amino acids. One study of the stomach contents of stray city cats revealed that only 3 percent of their comprised rodents; the balance was garbage. Many studies have been devoted to the question of the depredations of cats on birds. Cats would seem to have only a modest effect, and generalizations are risky.

Breeding Habits

The breeding cycle is controlled by sensitivity to light. At equatorial latitudes, cats may breed throughout the year and have three or four litters. In temperate latitudes, they normally have one litter in the early spring and another in late summer. Domestic cats living under artificial light may breed at any time. Reproductive life begins at 7.5 months and continues until an advanced age, 15 years or more. The gestation period is usually 63 days, and the average litter is four kittens.

Health
A cat’s normally temperature is about 38.6^oC (101.5^oF). The critical environmental temperature is about 36^oC (97^oF), at which point a cat begins to pant to cool itself. Sweat glands exist in the pads of the feet and scattered over the body, but sweating is not a temperature regulating mechanism in cats.