Intelligent, elegant and agile, cats are fascinating creatures that need lots of mental and physical stimulation – and lots of sleep(about 12 to 18 hours a day). While they love to give and receive affection, they are a little more independent-minded than dogs, a fact reflected in recent research suggesting that, rather than being tamed, they domesticated themselves around 10,000 years ago. All 600 million house cats in the world today are thought to be descended from five female wildcats. Today’s cats may be a little tamer, but they love toys that stimulate their natural hunting instincts.

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