. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. 30 SUBKINGDOM VBETEBEATA. Felidse.—The Cats form the typical family of this order. They are all digitigrade (toe-walkers). Lest their claws should be blunted by coming in contact with the ground or impede their progress by getting entangled in the grass, they are retractile, i. e., the upper tendons of the foot hold them back without any exertion of the will. Eesting upon its soft, padded feet, and with its claws sheathed, the animal steals noiselessly toward its prey. As the fatal spring is made, the lower muscles suddenly contract, and, drawing the claws
. Fourteen weeks in zoology. Zoology. 30 SUBKINGDOM VBETEBEATA. Felidse.—The Cats form the typical family of this order. They are all digitigrade (toe-walkers). Lest their claws should be blunted by coming in contact with the ground or impede their progress by getting entangled in the grass, they are retractile, i. e., the upper tendons of the foot hold them back without any exertion of the will. Eesting upon its soft, padded feet, and with its claws sheathed, the animal steals noiselessly toward its prey. As the fatal spring is made, the lower muscles suddenly contract, and, drawing the claws forward, bury their sharp points in the victim's Fig. 27. Fig "S. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886. New York, Chicago [etc. ] A. S. Barnes & Company
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