If you live with one of these, there is!

如果你家有這幾隻小動物，那就是了！

I'm talking about cats!

我說的是貓咪！

And even if you do have a cat of your own, I bet you don't know some amazing things about our furry little friends!

即使你真的有一隻貓，我打賭你不知道有些關於這些毛絨絨的小朋友的驚人事實！

For example, did you know that all pet cats are actually related to lions, and other big cats, like tigers, leopards, and jaguars?

例如：你知道所有的寵物貓其實跟獅子與其他像是老虎、豹和美洲虎的大貓有親緣關係嗎？

Wait...this...is related to this?

等等，牠...跟牠有親緣關係？

Yes, it is!

對，沒錯！

All cats, from the biggest tiger to the tiniest of house cats, evolved from the same small, cat-like creature that lived millions of years ago called Proailurus...or "first cat."

所有的貓，從最大的獅子到最小的家貓，都是從幾百萬年前一種叫做原小熊貓的貓型生物演化而來的，又稱始貓。

Then, after a long time, there came to be two major types of cats.

然後經過一段很長的時間之後，貓演化成了兩大種類。

One kind became the bigger cats, like the lion and the tiger.

有一種變成了較大型的貓，例如獅子和老虎。

And the other kind became the smaller cats, which includes the ones we keep as pets today.

而另一種則變成了較小型的貓，例如我們今天養的寵物貓。

So…if all the big cats and all little the cats descended from this same animal from long, long ago...that means they're related!

所以，如果所有的大型貓和小型貓都是從古老的同種動物演化而來的......這表示他們有親緣關係。

Even if it is only distantly.

即使只是很遠的遠親。

That's one big furry family!

真是一個毛絨絨的大家族！

Now, another cool thing about cats?

想知道另一個關於貓咪酷炫知識嗎？

They have excellent hearing!

那就是牠們有絕佳的聽力！

Lots of animals, including dogs, have better hearing than we do.

包含狗以內的許多動物都擁有比人類好的聽力。

But cats can hear better than both humans and dogs.

但貓咪的聽力又比狗跟人類還要好。

Even if your cat just looks like it's curled up and enjoying a relaxing nap, it's still extremely aware of its surroundings.

即使你的貓捲曲著身體，看似正享受著輕鬆的午覺，牠對周遭環境仍十分警覺。

Their little ears are super-sensitive, and they're always listening.

牠們的小耳朵非常地敏銳，而且牠們隨時都在聽。

Your cat can hear everything that's going on around it, from the sound of you listening to music in your bedroom all the way upstairs, to the sound of birds chirping outside in your neighbor's yard.

你的貓可以聽見周圍所有動靜，從你在樓上房間聽音樂的聲音，到鄰居院子裡的鳥叫聲。

In fact, cats can hear things up to four times farther away than you or I can!

事實上，貓咪的聽覺範圍是你我的四倍。

Not only can they hear things from far away—they can figure out exactly where those far-away sounds are coming from.

牠們不只可以聽見遠處的聲音，牠們還能準確辨別那些東西的位置！

So if your cat's snoozing in the basement, and you open the kitchen cupboard where you keep their favorite treats, they'll probably come running.

所以如果你的貓正在地下室打盹，而你打開了廚房放著牠們最愛的點心的櫥櫃，牠們可能就會跑過來。

But if you open another cabinet in a different part of the kitchen, they'll probably be able to tell the difference and just keep snoozing!

但如果你打開廚房的另一個櫥櫃，牠們可能辨別出聲音的不同然後繼續打盹。

Thousands of years ago, cats needed this super sense of hearing to help them track down food and to escape predators in the wild.

數千年以前，貓咪需要這超級靈敏的聽力，幫助牠們獵捕食物與逃離荒野的獵食者。

Today, now that they live among humans who help provide for them, they don't need it quite as much.

現在，牠們與提供牠們食物的人類住在一起，靈敏聽力就沒那麼必要了。

But it's always good to know when that treat cupboard opens!

但能聽見點心櫥櫃被打開的瞬間還是蠻不錯的！

And lastly, our third cool thing about cats: They rule!

最後，第三件關於貓咪的酷炫事實：牠們是統治者！

Well, sort of!

嗯，算是吧！

Some ancient cultures—like people who lived in Egypt thousands of years ago—treated cats like royalty, almost as if they were kings and queens!

一些古老的文化，像是數千年前的埃及，像對待皇室一般的照顧貓咪，視牠們如國王皇后一樣！

Early Egyptians were thought to have had problems with rats in their homes.

據說早期埃及人家裡有鼠患的問題。

In order to get rid of the rats, they brought in cats to hunt them.

為了除掉老鼠，他們引入了貓來獵捕老鼠。

And the people liked the cats so much that they kept them and treated them extremely well.

人們非常喜愛貓咪，所以他們開始養牠們而且對牠們非常好。

Ancient Egyptians even mummified the animals for their journey to the afterlife—just like they did with their human rulers!

古代埃及人甚至將貓製成木乃伊好讓牠們能享受來世，就像對待他們的人類統治者一樣。

So, sorry, dogs.

抱歉了，狗狗們。

In ancient Egypt at least, cats ran the show!

至少在古埃及，貓咪可是老大！

Now, the next time you see a cat, you'll know that you're looking at a super-cuddly animal with super-hearing that was once treated like royalty and is related to lions and tigers!

好了，下次你看到貓，你就知道你正看著一隻超級可愛又有絕佳聽力的動物，且牠們曾經被當成貴族侍奉又與獅子和老虎有親緣關係！

And if you'd like us to sniff out more information about cats, or anything, just let us know!

若你想要我們嗅出更多關於貓的知識，或其他東西，請告訴我們！

Get help from a grown up and leave a comment down below, or send us an email at kids@thescishow.com.

找一個大人來幫你在底下留言，或是寄信到 [email protected].。

Thanks for joining us and we'll see you next time, here at the fort!

感謝觀看，我們下次再見！