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Cats are similar in size and anatomy to the other Felids, with light, flexible bodies and teeth adapted to killing small prey. A skilled predator, the cat hunts over 1,000 species for food, using its excellent eyesight and hearing. Unusually, cats have lost the ability to taste sugar and in some breeds show hereditary deafness. Despite being solitary hunters 646-230 exam, cats are a social species and use a variety of vocalizations, pheromones and types of body language for communication. These include meowing, purring, trilling, hissing, growling, squeaking, chirping, clicking, and grunting.[8] They are also bred and shown as registered pedigree pets. This hobby is known as cat fancy. Until recently the cat was commonly believed 350-050 exam to have been domesticated in ancient Egypt, where it was a cult animal.[9] A study in 2007 found that the lines of descent of all house cats probably run through as few as five self-domesticating African Wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) circa 8000 BC, in the Near East.[JN0-201 exam] The earliest direct evidence of cat domestication is a kitten that was buried with its owner 9,500 years ago in Cyprus.