. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. THE CAT 93 In the first place, mice do not afford sufficient nourishment, and the hungry hunters will soon learn to go after birds and chickens ; or they will seek other food, often very injurious, and so fall ill and die. The patience of a cat when watching a mouse is really un- speakable, but as soon as the favorable moment arrix-es it moves forward, its belly to earth, gently shaking its hind quarters, that the elasticity of its hind legs may
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. THE CAT 93 In the first place, mice do not afford sufficient nourishment, and the hungry hunters will soon learn to go after birds and chickens ; or they will seek other food, often very injurious, and so fall ill and die. The patience of a cat when watching a mouse is really un- speakable, but as soon as the favorable moment arrix-es it moves forward, its belly to earth, gently shaking its hind quarters, that the elasticity of its hind legs may be in com- munion with the rest of the body ; then the spring is made, and it never misses its stroke. Trainers, bow your heads! Here Nature has trained, and the pupil has absorbed the science in its blood, in its mar- row, and in every muscle. XI. The Cat's Way of Climbing and Falling Young cats love to climb, a pleasure readily granted to them, for however hazardous their performances may appear, there is usually little danger. Thanks to its sharp claws a cat can climb a tree very rapidly, as can tigers and other felines ; the taste, however, among tame animals seems confined to kit- tens and young cats. Old cats apply this faculty only to attain some purpose, — to reach the top of the garden wall or the gutter of the house. When cats fall from a considerable height they come down safe nine times out of ten ; but it is an exag- geration to say that they always fall on their feet, that is to say, without any accident, for we could cite many instances in. Climbing Digitized by IVIicrosoft®. 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 Voogt, Gos de, 1863-1918; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott; Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed. Boston, Ginn & Company
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