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with a sudden leap^ will strike its sharp claws 
into its prey. 
3. In the same manner, lions and tigers hmit 
Cat with her Kittens. 
other animals for food. They, as well as leopards 
and panthers, belong to the cat family, and, like 
the cat, they have teeth and claws just fitted for 
seizing and tearing 
flesh. 
4. The next time 
some gentle cat 
jumps on your knee 
to be stroked, look 
at its paws. On 
Cat's Foot showing Under Side of Cat's Foot, fJ[iQ UUdcr sid© of 
the Claws. showing the Soft Pads. 
them you will find 
some soft pads. On these the cat can walk 
without making a noise, and when it springs 
down from any high place, they keep its feet and 
