Cat SkillsBy his way of life as a hunter in nature, the cat needs an agile, strong and fast reaction body and of especially sharp senses.The cast body: Constitution: the skeleton gives the body stability and protects the vital organs from damage. Its constitution permits the tendons, to join the movable muscles, to move the bones in the articulations in such a way that the cat develops an enormous capacity for jumping and a great velocity. Skin fair and the skin that covers the body protects the organism as a coat, segregates sweat and this way regulates the contents of water in the body and the temperature of it. Also, in the skin it has nervous cells that transmits to the brain information as, for example, pain sensations. The fur is an excellent protection against the cold and humidity. Paws, nails, tall: The cat has on the fronts paws five fingers and on the rear paws four fingers. While he runs, the sharp nails retract into small sacks on the skin, this way, he protects its nails and keeps them sharpen. He can't retract the nails from the rear paws. For that reason, this wear off with time. The cat displaces itself in such a silent way due to the elasticity of its motive apparatus and to the soft cushions on its soles. The tail helps the cat to keep its balance on sumps and falls. Denture: The cats denture, with 30 teeth, is adapter for carnivorous alimentation. Its big crooked turned backwards incisive (2up and 2 down) call the attention, with them the cat holds its prey. . With molars, that act as scissors, he tears apart the prey. The cats denture is not fully develop until he is seven or nine months old. The tongue, rough, endowed with corneal papillae, they have the function of separating meat and bones from the prey. Also, it is an excellent instrument for hair caring. |
