Izinhlobo zamakati ezithandekayo zikhona! Ukucabanga ukuthi amakati anezinhliziyo ezibandayo akulungile (futhi ngokuvamile kuvela ekuqhathaniseni nezinja). U-Karen Hiestand, udokotela wezilwane kanye nomphathi we-International Cat Care, utshela i-BBC ukuthi abantu nezinja baye bahlala futhi bezingela ndawonye iminyaka eyinkulungwane—futhi izinja ziyizilwane ezipakishayo. I-Felines, ngakolunye uhlangothi, injalo izidalwa ezihlala zodwa abasanda kufuywa ngabantu. Ukuziphatha kwekati nakho kunzima ukubikezela (kodwa, njengezinja, iningi lokuxhumana kwabo nabantu kungokomzimba ). Izinhlobo ezahlukene zamakati zibonisa uthando ngezindlela ezahlukene. Izinhlobo zamakati kulolu hlu ziyaziwa ukuthi zinothando kakhulu kunezinye. Yiqiniso, zonke izilwane zihlukile futhi zingaphambuka esimisweni sohlobo.
Lubukeka kanjani uthando lwekati?
Uthando oluvela ekatini lungabukeka njengokuginqika phansi futhi luveze isisu salo kuwe. Ungakuhlikihli! Mane uncome futhi wazi ukuthi badalule izingxenye zabo ezisengozini kakhulu kuwe ngoba bayakwethemba. Uthando luphinde lubukeke njengokuhlikihla ubuso babo emlenzeni wakho. Bakha iphunga elimnandi, inhlanganisela yephunga lakho nelabo, ngoba ungumuntu wabo. Njengoba i-Jackson Galaxy isho, Amakati aphethwe yiphunga. Ngisho nokukubuka ngobuso obungabonisi noma ukubheka kude nawe kuyizimpawu zokuthi ikati lakho liyakuthanda. Futhi, ama-felines anolimi lwawo lothando.
Ukuze ukhuthaze ngempela uthando oluvulekile ekati lakho, kunezinto ezimbalwa ongazenza. Okokuqala, ungalindeli ukuthi ikati lakho lifane nomuntu noma lenja lapho libonisa uthando. Lokhu kungabadida futhi kuqede ukuzethemba nomuzwa wabo wokulondeka. Okwesibili, yamukela ubuciko be-catification. I-Galaxy ichaza i-catification njengobuciko bokwenza izinguquko nokulungiswa kwekhaya lakho okuhlangabezana nezidingo zakho nobabili nekati lakho (ngobuhle nangokwendawo). Kusho ukuguqula ikhaya lakho libe yindawo lapho ikati lakho lingaba ikati. Badinga ama-perches aphezulu kanye nokubhala okuthunyelwe! Ukudla nodoti akufanele kube ekamelweni elilodwa! Njengoba nje ubungenza kusana olusanda kuzalwa, kufanele ulungiselele ikhaya lakho ukuthi libe yindawo evamile, ephephile futhi emema ikati lakho.
Manje, uma ufuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uzothatha ikati elingesabi ukukhombisa uthando lwalo kuwe, khetha uhlobo olwaziwayo ngePDA ethile. I-International Cat Association (TICA) ibona izinhlobo ezingama-71 zamakati ezihlukile—nazi ezinye ezithandwa kakhulu.
Izinhlobo eziyi-11 ezithandwa kakhulu zamakati
Izithombe zikaJosef Timar/Getty1. Owase-Abyssinian
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Maphakathi
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 8 kuya ku-9 amakhilo
Ukunakekela: Phansi
Ubuntu: Athletic, ejabule
Akukhona nje ukuthi la makati ayimiphefumulo emidala (izithombe zawo zibonwe emisebenzini yobuciko yaseGibhithe lasendulo), kodwa angaphila kuze kube yi-20s! Bangabantu bezenhlalakahle futhi bayathanda ukuxhumana nokudlala nabantu. Ifaneleka kakhulu imindeni ekhuthele, i-Abyssinian ithembekile futhi inothando.
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2. I-American Bobtail Shorthair
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Maphakathi
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 11 amapondo
Ukunakekela: Phansi
Ubuntu: Ukuhamba kalula, ukuzethemba
Amakati aseMelika e-bobtail shorthair awanakho ukufakazela, kodwa awanandaba nokukuthela ngothando. Olunye lwezinhlobo zamakati ezingavamile ezitholakalayo, lezi zilwane ezifuywayo ezinemisipha zilangazelela ukujabulisa nokuzijabulisa okuningi. Bahlakaniphe kakhulu futhi, ngakho zama amathoyizi asebenzisanayo. Bangase ngisho bajabulele ukuqeqeshwa kwe-leash !
Izithombe zikaNico De Pasquale / Getty Izithombe3. IsiBurma
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Okumaphakathi kuya kokukhulu
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 12 amapondo
Ukunakekela: Phansi
Ubuntu: Uzinikele, unobungane
Amakati e-Birman anamajazi amade anemibala eminingi namehlo agqamile, aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ziyaziwa ngokulandela abantu bazo, zilinde umlenze ukuthi uziveze ukuze zizisonge zilale. Ama-Birman ajwayelana kahle nezimo ezihlukahlukene futhi agodole ngokwanele kokubili izingane nabadala. Qiniseka ukuthi ubanika insada yothando nokunaka ngokubuyisela!
©fitopardo/Getty Images4. EBhombayi
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Maphakathi
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 10 amapondo
Ukunakekela: Phansi
Ubuntu: Curious, ephilayo
Ikhuliswe ngokuhlanganisa i-American shorthair kanye neBurma, iBombay iyikati elithembekile, elinothando elinekhono lokukuthola noma ngabe ukuphi. Bazokuzulazula ngemuva kwakho usuku lonke futhi bangathandi ukushiywa bodwa isikhathi eside.
U-Alexandra Jursova/Getty Izithombe5. I-Maine Coon
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Okukhulu
Isisindo esimaphakathi: Amakhilogremu angu-13 (Abesifazane), amakhilogremu angu-20 (Abesilisa)
Ukunakekela: Kuphakathi kuya phezulu
Ubuntu: Kumnandi, kuhlakaniphile
Khuluma ngekati elikhulu! I-Maine coon iwuhlobo olukhudlwana olunejazi eliwugqinsi, elide. Ukuzihlanganisa nabantu kuwumsebenzi wabo abawuthandayo. Baziwa ngokuba mnene futhi bakwazi ukujwayela imindeni namaqembu ahlukahlukene.
Manje Klepac/Getty Izithombe6. Peterbald
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Maphakathi
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 7 pondo
Ukunakekela: Okulingene (okungenazinwele), kuphansi
Ubuntu: Okomphakathi, okudlalayo
I-TICA ichaza i-Peterbald njengekati elinothando olunamandla. Akuwona wonke ama-Peterbalds angenazinwele; abanye banejazi elikhanyayo, elifushane, elifiphele, kanti abanye banejazi lekati elide, elingokwesiko. Kuncike ekuzaleni kwazo. Into eyodwa engashintshi? Ukudlala nobuhlakani babo.
IsithombeAlto/Anne-Sophie Bost/Getty Images7. I-Ragdoll
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Okukhulu
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 15 amapondo
Ukunakekela: Kuphakathi
Ubuntu: Kumnandi, ubekezele
Imnandi ngezingane, i-Ragdoll iwuhlobo olungenangqondo olungahamba nokugeleza. Iphimbo elincane futhi likhuthele kune-Peterbald, lawa mabhola amakhulu athambile ahlala ephansi ukuze acashe noma aphumule. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kufanele uqiniseke ukuthi abatholi isisindo esiningi (okungadala izinkinga zempilo). Faka phakathi isikhathi sokudlala osukwini, ikakhulukazi njengeminyaka ye-Ragdoll.
kiszon pascal/Getty Images8. I-Scottish Fold
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Maphakathi
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 8 amapondo
Ukunakekela: Phansi
Ubuntu: Mellow, uthando
I-Scottish Fold, ebonakala ngezindlebe zayo ezigoqiwe nangezitho zayo eziwugqinsi, yayingeke ithande lutho ngaphandle kokuchitha usuku ihlezi eduze komuntu wayo embhedeni noma esofeni. Ukukhuthaza isikhathi sokudlala kubalulekile ukuze bangathuthukisi izinkinga zezempilo ezihlobene nesisindo!
UHeike Kelm / EyeEm/Getty Image9. Siamese
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Maphakathi
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 8 amapondo
Ukunakekela: Phansi
Ubuntu: Vocal, social
Kunzima ukuphuthelwa ukubukeka kwekati le-Siamese yesignesha: ijazi elikhanyayo; ubuso obunsundu ngokumnyama, izidladla nomsila; amehlo aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. La makati aziveza ngenjabulo ngokuphimisela futhi ajabulela ukunakwa yinoma ubani nanoma ubani. Ungabashiyi bebodwa isikhathi eside! Ukugijima kwabo nobuhlakani kungaholela esithukuthelweni ngaphandle kokuxhumana okwanele.
UJean Michel Segaud / EyeEm/Getty Izithombe10. ESiberia
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Okumaphakathi kuya kokukhulu
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 15 kuya ku-20 amakhilogremu
Ukunakekela: Kuphakathi
Ubuntu: Iyasebenza, izimele
Ngokungafani ne-Siamese noma i-Bombay, amakati aseSiberia awanamathele kakhulu. Bangase—noma bangabi—bakubingelele lapho ufika ekhaya. Zingase—noma zingakulandeli—zikulandele endlini. Abakucelayo nje isikhathi esithile esiseqophelweni eliphezulu nawe, kungaba ukudlala, ukuzilungisa noma ukugona.
Sean Savery Photography/Getty Images11. IsiTonkine
Usayizi Omaphakathi: Maphakathi
Isisindo esimaphakathi: 9 amapondo
Ukunakekela: Phansi
Ubuntu: Inobungane, iyasebenza
Ngempela enye yezinhlobo ezithandwa kakhulu ohlwini lwethu, amaTonkinese iyikati elihlakaniphe kakhulu, elijabule. Bazodlala nezingane ngenjabulo, bajoyine iqembu lezihambeli noma bahlale ngokuthula emathangeni akho, kuye nge-vibe yegumbi.
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