THE CAT 15 



whiskers extend outward a long way. Any hole 

 which is so large that the whiskers do not touch 

 its sides is wide enough for the body of the cat 

 to pass through.) What are the whiskers sometimes 

 called? (Feelers.) Why? Notice what the cat 

 does even when you touch her whiskers lightly. 

 How do these feelers help her when she is moving 

 about in the dark? Some people think cats can 

 see well in the dark, but we are told, by people who 

 should know, that this is not so, hence it is well 

 that cats have feelers and hear well, if they wish 

 to hunt in the night. The cat's eyes are queer. 

 Notice pussy's eyes when the sun is shining brightly 

 in her face. What are the shape and size of the 

 pupil? Why does so little of it show? (The 

 circular curtain which gives color to the eye 

 has been drawn nearly together so as to keep 

 the sun from hurting the eye.) What is the 

 color of this curtain? Is it of the same color 

 in all cats? Notice the shape of the pupil when it 

 is nearly dark. Why is the pupil so large? (The 

 curtain has opened wide, to let in much light, so 

 that the cat can see well.) 



What besides mice does the cat sometimes catch? 

 How can it get birds ? One cat catches many birds 



