. The cat, a guide to the classification and varieties of cats and a short treaties upon their care, diseases, and treatment. Cats. 30 THE CAT tribe wishes to grasp anything, and use its claws, it flexes the bones of its digital extremi- ties, and tightening the tendon which is seen on the under-surface of both illustrations of. Fig. 7.—Upper Figure : Claw at Eest, Held back BY Elastic Ligament. Lower Figure : Claw Drawn DOWN BY Contraction of Tendon below, Elastic Ligament Stretched, and Claw Protruding. Figure 7, it draws the claw forward and downward, therebj^ stretching the elastic liga- m
. The cat, a guide to the classification and varieties of cats and a short treaties upon their care, diseases, and treatment. Cats. 30 THE CAT tribe wishes to grasp anything, and use its claws, it flexes the bones of its digital extremi- ties, and tightening the tendon which is seen on the under-surface of both illustrations of. Fig. 7.—Upper Figure : Claw at Eest, Held back BY Elastic Ligament. Lower Figure : Claw Drawn DOWN BY Contraction of Tendon below, Elastic Ligament Stretched, and Claw Protruding. Figure 7, it draws the claw forward and downward, therebj^ stretching the elastic liga- ment. This can readily be verified by taking your own cat at perfect rest, and after patting it gently on the head, pass the hand down over the ends of the toes, when you will find that. 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 Huidekoper, Rush Shippen, 1854-1901. New York, D. Appleton and company
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