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The <b>House Cat</b> is one of the most successful stories of introducing a pet to households around the world. While the exact origin of the first domestic cats is still debated, one thing seems to be for sure - humans love cats. According to [https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/cat-population-by-country Worldpopulationreview] there are about 353 million house cats in the world, Wikipedia guesses about 600 million. That is just about as many cats as there are dogs (<i>[[Canis familiaris]]</i>). However, since humans don't always take on the responsibility they were granted, street cat populations might raise that number significantly. | |||
Cats aren't just cute, they also pose a risk to bird populations. Bird numbers around the world are in decline because insect numbers have sharply fallen. In Germany the number of insects [https://www.science.org/content/article/germany-s-insects-are-disappearing has fallen by 82%] within just three decades. | |||
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The House Cat is one of the most successful stories of introducing a pet to households around the world. While the exact origin of the first domestic cats is still debated, one thing seems to be for sure - humans love cats. According to Worldpopulationreview there are about 353 million house cats in the world, Wikipedia guesses about 600 million. That is just about as many cats as there are dogs (Canis familiaris). However, since humans don't always take on the responsibility they were granted, street cat populations might raise that number significantly.
Cats aren't just cute, they also pose a risk to bird populations. Bird numbers around the world are in decline because insect numbers have sharply fallen. In Germany the number of insects has fallen by 82% within just three decades.
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