Hmm... going for a stroll before the extreme hot! Algarve

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Hmm... trying to catch me? No way!

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Hmm... I'm the king of the world! Alentejo

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Hmm… how many colours do I have?

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Belfast Castle - A very different cat! - Northern Ireland

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Cat invaders!

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The cat - a special personality!

Cats, like dogs, are for the most part domesticated and found wherever humans are.

Some Native Americans, for instance the Oglala, would not have anything to do with any felines because they believed that cats had powerful magic and the ability to curse people.  However, the Egyptians had great reverence for cats.  They had multiple cat goddesses, including Bast, Sekmet (goddess with the head of a lioness), and Mafdet (goddess having come before Bast, who represented feral Egyptian cats).

The Celts also had a fondness for felines, associating them with their goddess Brighid.  In this case, cats were representative of friends and companions, much like dogs are thought of. 

As for symbolism, cats are symbolic of rebirth and resurrection, per their nine lives.