CatsFor five thousand years, cats have lived with humans, acting as guards of grain and homes. Learn how their bones and muscles help them stretch in amazing ways and run faster than people. These hunters still walk on the wild side; find out how in Cats. |
Contents
MEET THE QUEEN OF CATS | 4 |
TERRIFIC TEETH | 10 |
LIKE MY FUR COAT? | 16 |
LISTEN HEAR | 22 |
AMAZING FACTS | 28 |
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ancient AWN HAIR baby teeth back paw bird or mouse blood vessels body weighs bones brain sends orders BRAIN STEM breathe faster Brushing Cat coats cat lived cat's catnip CEREBELLUM CEREBRUM chew claws help Cleo's Clues Cats Cleopatra close to matching collarbones color Doctor of Veterinary EAR CANAL ear muscles eyes face forward feet 61 Flat molars four weeks old front paw FUN FACT Cats FUR COAT grown-up human GUARD HAIR HAIR DOWN HAIR hairs form hear heart beats help keep hunt INCISOR JACOBSON'S ORGAN jump nine keep me warm keep my claws Kids kind of hair kittens leap meat molars let mouth move mummies muscles let nerves that send nose pad odors Pet Cat Pointy molars pounce PREMOLAR prey pull pumps blood quickly roots saliva scruff send taste sense of smell shape sharp barbs spine tails help taste buds throat toes tongue vertebra Veterinary Medicine whiskers