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tended ; and the whole tail, or the tip alone, is lashed or curled from 

 side to side. The hair is not in the least erect. Thus far, the attitude 

 and movements are nearly the same as when the animal is prepared to 

 spring on its prey, and when, no doubt, it feels savage. But, when 

 preparing to fight, there is this difference, that the ears are closely 

 pressed backward ; the mouth is partially opened, showing the teeth ; 

 the fore-feet are occasionally struck out with protruded claws ; and the 

 animal occasionally utters a fierce growl. [See Figs. 5 and 6.) All, 

 or almost all, these actions naturally follow (as hereafter to be ex- 

 plained) from the cat's manner and intention of attacking its enemy. 



Cat, in an Affectionate Feame of Mind. (By Mr. Wood.) 



" Let us now look at a cat in a directly opposite frame of mind, 

 while feeling affectionate and caressing her master ; and mark how op- 

 posite is her attitude in every respect. She now stands upright, with 

 her back slightly arched, which makes the hair appear rather rough, 

 but it does not bristle ; her tail, instead of being extended and lashed 

 from side to side, is held quite stiff and perpendicularly upward; her 



