12/4/24 Flashcards

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How many cats are in the world?

A

600 million

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2
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How many pet cats are in the US?

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75-95 million

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3
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How many cats are in shelters in the US?

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3.5 million

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4
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How many cats in the US are adopted?

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1.5 million

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5
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How many cats in the US are euthanized?

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2 million

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6
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How many cats in the US are stray?

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70 million

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7
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How many vet visits will cats have per year?

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1.6 a year

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8
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How much do household cats cost a year?

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$836

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9
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How many cats a year are used for research?

A

20k cats

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10
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What is the terminology of a female cat?

A

Queen

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11
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What age do female cats get puberty

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6 months

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12
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Are cats polyestrous or seasonally polyestrous?

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Cats are seasonally polyestrous

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13
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How long do cat breeding cycles last for?

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15-21 days

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14
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How long are cats heat?

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7 days

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15
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How many offspring can a cat have in a lifespan?

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150 kittens

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16
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What kind of uterus do cats have?

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Bicornuate uterus

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17
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How long is cat’s gestation?

18
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How big can kitten litter sizes be?

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1-10 kittens

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What age to cats wean?

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What is the terminology of a male cat?

21
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What age do male cats get puberty?

22
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How are female cats stimulated to ovulate?

A

From male cat-spined penis due to keratinous

23
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Can female cats be mated with multiple males?

24
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What other things does the male cat spine keratinous do when mating?

A

The spines extract semen from other male cats that bred with the mom.

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Can female cats have kittens with different dads?
Yes kittens may have different fathers in the same litter
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How many keratinous will male cats have for mating?
100-150
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What type of melanin makes orange cats?
Pheomelanin
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What melanin makes black cats?
Eumelanin
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What does it mean if the orange gene is sex-linked?
The gene is only located on the x chromosomes
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Orange male cats must have what type of gene?
One dominant "O" for orange gene
31
How do animals thermoregulate?
Cuddling, sun bathing, shivering, painting, rolling in puddles, removing excess skin, and grooming themselves
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What is thermoregulation?
The state of homeostasis where the animal is maintaining a comfortable body heat in different environments
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What are the critical temperatures for cattle?
0-22 degree Celsius
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What are the critical temperatures for cats?
30-36 degree Celsius
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What are the critical temperatures for adult dogs?
20-35 degrees Celsius
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What are the critical temperatures for puppies
30 degree Celsius
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What are sexual behaviors for animals
Ovulation and heat
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What is coprophagy?
When animal consumes its own feces for nutrients
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What does it mean when an animal has PICA?
When the animals eat bones of other animals
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PICA occurs in animals when they have what?
Ca/phosphorus deficiency
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What are the female genetic
XX
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What are the male genetics
XY