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SPEAKING III

CATS BEHAVIOUROleh

Arief Eko Priyo Atmojo

(K2211016/SBI CLASS 2011)

Dosen PembimbingTeguh Sarosa, S.S., M.Hum.

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CATS BEHAVIOUR

Cats social structure

Cats adaptation

Cats hunting Cats communication

Cats defensive behaviour

Cats mating Cats breeding

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Cats can live in groups but

they don't need to. Kittensare usually quite friendly and

playful with other cats and

their human family. The

kitten matures physically, but

mentally retains kitten-like

behavior. Cats that retain

kitten-like behavior adjust toand probably prefer group

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Cats adapt to theirenvironment in many ways.

Some important

adaptations of cats include

retractable claws, acute

eyesight, and agility. Most

cats have retractable

claws.

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The mother cat teaches her

kittens to kill to eat. Her firstlesson consists of bringing

home dead prey and

consuming it in front of thekittens. Soon they learn to

join in. At the end of this

stage, she brings the dead

prey home and leaves it forthe kittens to eat on their

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The second lesson is bringing

home partially dead prey andfinishing off the kill in front of

the kittens. The kittens are

then allowed to practice theirskills and learn to kill the

wounded, slow-moving prey

themselves. Finally the kittens

accompany the mother andlearn to hunt and kill

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Cats use scent, bodylanguage, touch, and sound tocommunicate with others.Odors are one of the mostimportant ways your catlearns about his environment

and other cats that live in it

Cats also use bodymovements and facialexpressions to let you andother cats know what's on hismind. To determine what your

cat is thinking, observe his

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The tail is a very important

way for cats to communicate

with other cats and with

humans. It is able to move inmany directions, from side-to-

side, up-and-down, graceful

and slow, and even whip like.

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In the wild, cats have two sets

of languageone to

communicate between

mother and offspring and

another to communicate withother adults within their

territory. The pitch, intensity,

frequency, rapidity, andvolume of the meowing reflect

your cat's different emotional

states and physical needs.

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Cats show their defensivebehaviour by these ways:

Crouching. Turning over and exposing the

belly

Arched back.

Tail shaped like an inverted U.

Ears rotated to the side and

downward.

Ears rotated back and totally

flattened.

Prolon ed stare.

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Cats mate in a unique way.

The queen will signal herwillingness to mate with a

unique posture: head down,

forelegs bent, rear quarters

raised to expose the vulva (

this raised posture is called

lordosis), with the tail raised

and held to the side of thebody, all designed to

accomodate entry by the tom

cat's penis. Her rear legs will

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Whole male cats have barbed

penises (much like afishhook). The barbed penis

stimulates ovulation. In fact,

breeders sometimes useteaser toms" to stimulate

ovulation and end the estrus

cycle in queens which are not

yet ready for breeding. TeaserToms are neutered by

vasectomy, leaving the barbs

on the penis to stimulate

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