Ship's cat
The ship's cat has been a common feature on many trading, exploration, and naval ships, and dates back to ancient times. Cats have been carried on ships for many reasons, the most important being to catch mice and rats. These rodents aboard a ship can cause damage to ropes, woodwork and eventually as technology progressed, electrical wiring. Also, rodents threatened the stores the ship carried. Rodents may devour the foodstuff carried to feed the crew, and could cause economic damage if the ship was carrying grain or similar substances as part of its cargo. Rats and mice were also sources of disease, which is dangerous for ships that are at sea for long periods of time. For example, rat fleas are carriers of plague and it is believed rats on ships were one of the main spreaders of the Blac
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Ship's cat
The ship's cat has been a common feature on many trading, exploration, and naval ships, and dates back to ancient times. Cats have been carried on ships for many reasons, the most important being to catch mice and rats. These rodents aboard a ship can cause damage to ropes, woodwork and eventually as technology progressed, electrical wiring. Also, rodents threatened the stores the ship carried. Rodents may devour the foodstuff carried to feed the crew, and could cause economic damage if the ship was carrying grain or similar substances as part of its cargo. Rats and mice were also sources of disease, which is dangerous for ships that are at sea for long periods of time. For example, rat fleas are carriers of plague and it is believed rats on ships were one of the main spreaders of the Blac
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Les chats de navire sont des c ...... aires au début du XXIe siècle.
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Os gatos de navio são gatos co ...... comerciais e militares atuais.
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Schiffskatze (auch Bordkatze, ...... geschichte und Reiseabenteuer.
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The ship's cat has been a comm ...... s, especially in times of war.
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Les chats de navire sont des c ...... aires au début du XXIe siècle.
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Os gatos de navio são gatos co ...... comerciais e militares atuais.
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Schiffskatze (auch Bordkatze, ...... ist und toleriert werden kann.
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The ship's cat has been a comm ...... the main spreaders of the Blac
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Chat de navire
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Gato de navio
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Schiffskatze
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Ship's cat
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