tha kat (felis catus), alzo known az ff’ domestic kitteh or house kat tew distinguish itz form othr felineses, r an smal carniverous speiceses o’ crepuscular mammal thyat iz often valued bai humans fo itz’s companionship + itz ability too hunt vermin. itz gots been bumociated wid humans fur at least 9,500 yersa.

skilled predatr, da kitteh be known 2 hunt ovr 1,000 specieses phoar foodz. it is inteligent an cans be trained tew obey simple commands. individual kittehz has alzo bean known too learn onna their pwn 2 manipulate simple mechanisms, such az doorknobs. kittehz yuze an vriety ov vokulizations & typeses uv body language for comminication, including meowing, purring, hissing, growling, squeaking, chirping, clicking, en grunting. kittehz be populare pets + r alzo bred an shown az registered pedigree pets. this hobby is known az tehz “kat fancy”.

untill resently tghe cat wuz commonly beleived tew have been domesticated in ancient egypt, were it wbum cult animal. however an 2007 study foudn that aw house cats are probs descended frum a gropu of az few as five self-domesticating desert wildcats felis silvestris lybica circa 8000 bc, in teh nere east.