Stats

Lifespan

12-18 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Crepuscular

Social

Solitary

Biome

Human settlements

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Running

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Speed

Status

Common

About

A social, silky-coated cat bred in North America from Siamese and Burmese crosses, recognized for its striking aquamarine eyes — a colour that falls midway between the Siamese's blue and the Burmese's gold due to an intermediate gene expression.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn cub

   A blind, helpless cub nurses constantly and depends on its mother for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A lanky young cat learns to stalk and pounce, following adults to practice hunting.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown, holding territory and hunting on its own.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Felidae

Genus

Felis

Species

Felis catus