Domestic Cat Skull Replica

$91.00

The Cat skull is unusual among mammals in having very large eye sockets and a powerful specialized jaw.  Within the jaw, cats have teeth adapted for killing prey and tearing meat.

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Description

Domestic Cat Skull Replica measures 3.8 inches. Domestic Cat Skull Replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Made in USA. Our precise skull can be used as a teaching tool, museum skull exhibit, home décor skull, or office décor skull.

The Domestic cat or Felis catus is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from the wild members of the family.

A cat can either be a house cat, a farm cat or a feral cat; the latter ranges freely and avoids human contact. Domestic cats or Felis catus are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to hunt rodents. About 60 cat breeds are recognized by various cat registries.

The Domestic Cat or Felis catus is similar in anatomy to the other felid species: it has a strong flexible body, quick reflexes, sharp teeth and retractable claws adapted to killing small prey. Its night vision and sense of smell are well developed.

The Domestic Cat or Felis catus communication includes vocalizations like meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling and grunting as well as cat specific body language. A predator that is most active at dawn and dusk, the cat is a solitary hunter but a social species.

It can hear sounds too faint or too high in frequency for human ears, such as those made by mice and other small mammals. It secretes and perceives pheromones.

Female Domestic cats can have kittens from spring to late autumn, with litter sizes often ranging from two to five kittens.

Domestic cats or Felis catus are bred and shown at events as registered pedigreed cats, a hobby known as cat fancy.

Failure to control breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering, as well as abandonment of pets, resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, contributing to the extinction of entire bird, mammal, and reptile species, and evoking population control.

Cats were first domesticated in the Near East around 7500 BC. It was long thought that cat domestication was initiated in ancient Egypt, as since around 3100 BC veneration was given to cats in ancient Egypt.

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Additional information

Weight 2 lbs
Dimensions 3.8 in
Domesticated Cat Facts

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Felis
Species: F. catus
Binomial name: Felis catus
Conservation status: Domesticated