Here are 4 ways domestic cats imitate snakes
Domestic cats imitate snakes in four ways. These traits have been inherited from the African wild cat. They are designed to aid survival as predators are wary of venomous snakes.
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Why do snow leopards have such long tails?
This is an easy question to answer. When you watch a snow leopard hunting on the steep, 40°, rocky slopes of its high plains habitat and mountain landscapes you will see his/her tail swishing from side to side as a counterbalance to the cat’s sharp, twisting movements as he chases down a blue sheep, …
Cat With Three Tails? No.
If you search for ‘cat with three tails’ you’ll find the video that you see below but you will also see other pictures and videos of cats dscribed as having three tails. I am sure that Sarah Hartwell would be able to explain this with reference to cat anatomy and biology. In the meantime …
Lots of Asian cats have bent and short tails. Why?
Rudolph Furtado, POC’s Asian reporter in Mumbai, India, has recently returned from Indonesia where he noticed a large number of short-tailed cats and some with kinked tails. Singapore SPCA say short tailed cats are common and they are born that way. That is the obvious reason: genetics and inheritance; however, Robinson’s Genetics (a well-known …
Cat Vaccinations in the Tail
Giving cat vaccinations in the tip of the tail is a new idea. The aim is to save legs from being amputated if cancer forms at the site of the injection. When that happens the cat’s owner doesn’t want to consent to amputation of the leg because (a) the cost (b) it disfigures the …
Cat Tail Types
The cat fancy likes to use elements of the anatomy of a cat to distinguish one cat breed from another. Body types vary a lot and ears are very popular with cat breeders. There is a huge range of eye colors and ear shapes and sizes, which through selective breeding helps to mark out …
