SOME CAT TRAITS.
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Cats work while we sleep.
Cats do not mind the cold.
Cats sing to show friendship.
Cats scratch or bite when annoyed.
Cats cannot catch game by running.
When hunting prey, cats’ claws are sheathed; when seizing prey, their claws are quickly uncovered and thrown out.
When winking at us, cats’ eyes become dull and expressionless.
When darkness approaches, pupils of cats’ eyes dilate and shine brightly.
When daylight strikes pupil of a cat’s eye, it contracts until only narrow vertical slits remain.
Cats’ ears always stand erect to catch sound, except Chinese cats, who have drooping ears.
Cats show less fondness for human beings than do most animals.
Cats are expert hunters of birds, squirrels, fish, mice, rats.
Cats spit or purr.
When scared, cats lay back ears, show thirty sharp teeth, arch back, raise tail.
Cats have five toes on each front paw and four on each back paw. To each toe is attached a sharp nail or claw. These claws are covered by a sheath except when in use.
Cats have twelve cutting teeth—six above and six below. Cats also have four longer teeth known as canine teeth, similar to those of nearly every carnivorous animal.
Cats love to sleep by day and prowl by night.
When cats catch prey they play with it for a long time before killing it.
Cats always wash after eating or drinking.
Ques.—What is the name of the plant most fatal to mice?
Ans.—Cat-nip.