birds are warm-blooded, bipedal egg-laying vertebrates that are characterized primarily by their physical features of feathers, forelimbs modified as wings, and hollow bones. birds range largley in size from tiny hummingbirds all the way up to the huge Ostrich.

Depending on how you look at it, and what your viewpoints are there are approximately ten thousand different species of living birds. Note the living. there are several others that have become extinct throughout human history. This mass in numbers makes birds the most diverse class of terrestrial vertebrates.

We often think of cats as being very independent animals. It seems as if they merely put up with their human owners. They seem to have their own interests, plans and preferences—none of which are really tied to the desires of their owners.

"You own a dog," they say, "but a cat owns you." Sometimes it can seem that way. Calling a cat to come to your side is often a hit or miss proposition. The cat will seemingly come to you when he or she feels like it, instead of when you would like it to do so. The positive reinforcement techniques that work so well in dog training are often eyed with a menacingly glare by a cat who will walk away from an attempt at training whenever the mood hits him or her.

You know there are benefits to dog ownership - especially since they drag you away from your computer to be walked every day. But did you know that cats are natural healers too? There is something about the tactile stimulation of warm fur and the rhythm of a contented purr that has a positive effect on blood pressure, pulse, and breathing frequency. The results of these tests are surprisingly similar to the body's condition after deep meditation.

[While I am writing this article, my hubby, Laurence, is in my "cat room" - setting up a large used crate that a friend gave me. I am fostering some felines from the Greater Sudbury Animal Shelter. His hobby is books, mine is cats. It works.]

When you watch your cats interacting, pretend you're watching a nature show about lions or tigers or leopards (and if you've never seen a tv show like that, look into it!). Sometimes the play/fights among the babies of the pride can get pretty rough. Now, I've never seen an animal parents break up a fight and I'm sure sometimes a youngster or two do get injured, so you don't want to completely mimic an animal mom or dad, but this background knowledge can help you understand your cats a little more.

Curious, to know the origin of the word cat, then here is
a brief history, which will help people to understand as how the word 'cat'
originated. The English word cat was not into usage until 300 AD. It is very
remarkable that, in numerous languages around the world, cat owners call this
domesticated animal by the term (name), which is very alike the English word of
cat or may be puss.

Top predators on earth, big cats depict excellence in nature's design!

What does your cat need to learn about potty training? In order to train your indoor cat to use a litter box you must first find out what your cat already knows.

Mother cats train their kittens to use the litter box in the same way that the mother uses it. Has the kitten grown up in your house with the mother cat also there? Do you even know who potty trained your kitten.

If you adopted the cat after it was 6-weeks old, you probably don't know who did the potty training. So you'll just have to start from the beginning and see what the cat already knows.

Living in the country, or a rural setting, is almost am impossibility without a cat or two to aid in varmint control. They will help in preventing the infestation, invasion, or property destruction of your house, foundation, or other buildings. But unfortunately, everything has its price, and having a feline or two around, puts you at their mercy. They will inadvertently deposit the evidence of their successes on your porch, path, deck, or in front of your door. It is almost as though they want you to see that they are doing their job, so they bring you indisputable proof.

Ever wondered when cats fall, they always seem to land
properly on their feet.  Moreover, they
do not suffer from any bruises or injuries. Does it have to do with the old
mythological saying that cats have nine lives? Some say cats survive huge fall
because they are tenacious and determined of life as compared to other animals.
However, why nine lives? Let us explore this issue.

According to the ancient Greek mythology, nine refers to
trinity of all trinities. Nine is a mystic number that invokes tradition and
religion. Greeks believed Atum-Ra the sun god gave life to nine gods. These
gods were together called as Ennead or Nine.