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Felis CatusBy Maribeth Villanueva & KarisHeidebrecht

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-Introduction-Many people might know the basics of what afeline or "cat" is, but who could considerthemselves an expert? Instead of researchingsome exotic animal, we decided to do acommon animal that most people only know afew things about. Also, Karis is going to be acrazy cat lady when she grows up, so considerher an expert.MV & KH

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-Quotes-"Domestic cats are characterized by a numberof well-known physical characteristics. Theseinclude a flexible and compact body, keeneyesight and adaptations for visual acuity atnight, retractable claws..."-J. Masterson, 2012This is important again because it is telling usmore information about the physicalcharacteristics of a cat. MV

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-Quotes-"If you take untailed cat, turn it with its backdown and then drop it youll see that cat willland on its paws while the altitude is less thantwo meters." -Dr. Robinson, 2005This quote is explaining about how a catdoesnt need a tail for balance. He proves thisby using the untailed cat from Man Island. MV

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-Quotes-"It is strange but the chances among cats tosurvive grow together with the altitude: only 5percent of them die after the falling from 6-31floor and 10 percents die after falling from 1-5floor."-J. Diamond, 2005I was reading an article about the nine lives ofa cat, (which, isnt true), when I came acrossthis quote. It is really interesting that theysurvive from higher up! MV

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-Quote 1-"Cats aura of independence fools some peopleinto thinking they need only minimal care. Thetruth is that the average age of stray cats andferals is three years; which should beadequate proof against this myth."-FrannySyufy, 2012.This quote proves that cats may seemindependant, but really they need human careand love to thrive. K.H.

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-Quote 2-"Both humans and cats have identical regionsin the brain responsible for emotion." -CatStuff, 2011This quote proves that cats do have emotions,just like humans. They may sometimes comeoff as emotionless animals, but they can feelthe same way we humans do. K.H.

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-Quote 3-"Domestic cats have been traced back to asingle wild ancestor whose relatives still livein the remote deserts of the Middle Easttoday."-lifescience.com, 2012This quote proves that house cats came fromwildcats, which explains some of theirbehavior. K.H.

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ConclusionAll of this goes to prove that the house cat,derived from african wild cats, are veryinteresting, emotional, lovable animals thatshould be treated with respect. They havemany unique characteristics, and are a specialspecies.

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-Reflection-Cats are very interesting creatures. They haveso much personality and they are so fun to bearound, but there are many facts about catsthat people dont know. We wanted to do apresentation about cats to inform peopleabout the less-known facts about the feliscatus.-K.H.

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-Reflection-The cat is much more than just a commonhousehold pet. It is like a child (actually achild to some) that wants to love you. If it washuman, I would guess that a cat would be ateenager, because they like to be lazy but arealso very energetic at times. MV

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-Complements-Karis gets really into cat facts, so just seeingher learn more about the creature she loves somuch. In my mind I see this as motivation forher to work harder! She collected some reallygood quotes too. -MVMaribeth is a really good worker, she getsthings done fast and easily, and its really niceto be able to do projects with her. She madeher slides really nice too. -KH

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-Maribeths Sources- Works Cited"Cat." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Mar. 2012. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Cat>."CFA: For Kids - About Cats: Feline Education for Youngsters." CFA: For Kids - About Cats: Feline Education for Youngsters. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://kids.cfa.org/>."Felis Catus." Felis Catus. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/felis_catus.htm>."How Do Cats Purr?" Animal Planet. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://animals.howstuffworks. com/pets/question394.htm>."What If All the Cats in the World Suddenly Died?" LifesLittleMysteries.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/2126-cats-world-died.html>."Why Do Cats Bury Their Poop?" LifesLittleMysteries.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://www. lifeslittlemysteries.com/1245-why-do-cats-bury-their-poop.html>."Why Do Dogs Love Water But Cats Hate It?" LifesLittleMysteries.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http: //www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/743-why-do-dogs-love-water-but-cats-hate-it.html>.MV

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KH-Karis Sources-Works Cited"Cats." About.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://cats.about.com/>."CatStuff: Cat Facts and Trivia." CatStuff: Cat Facts andTrivia. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012."Healthy Cats." Cat Health Center. N.p., n.d. Web. 04Dec. 2012. <http://pets.webmd.com/cats/default.htm>."House Cats Wild Ancestry." Livescience.com. N.p., n.d.Web. 6 Dec. 2012."99 Interesting Facts About . . ." 99 Interesting Factsabout Cats. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012.