Arizona’s most well-known cat, El Hefe, as been stalking the mountains of Arizona since no less than 2011. Since then three extra jaguars have been noticed within the forty eighth state — together with a possible new cat noticed in January:
But Arizona is home many extra cats of the felis catus selection — or the domesticated cat. These tiny predators have made themselves very a lot at home in our city environments and in lots of our hearts.
In truth, podcast host Kaely Monahan’s “unscientific” ballot of The Arizona Republic newsroom reveals that the paper leans closely Team Cat.
But what makes cats so endearing to so many? Perhaps its on account of the truth that cats and people share 90.2% DNA in widespread, as a against dogs who solely share about 84%.
In at the moment’s episode of Valley 101, we unravel 5 cat details that simply may shock you.
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