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Quadrupeds. 
often sitting stroking their faces with their paws, as if 
washing themselves. 
In the eye of the Cat, the pupil is perpendicularly 
oval, extending from above downwards, and when con- 
tracted appears like a straight line. This conformation 
is suited to the habits of these animals, for they are not 
content with prowling along the ground, but occasion- 
ally spring to great heights, their heads being directed 
upwards, and their eyes placed in front and more nearly 
parallel. This structure of the eyes occurs in all the 
Cat tribe. 
THE WILD CAT. (Felis Catus.) 
The Wild Cat is a native of the forests of Europe, and 
was formerly abundant in Britain, but is now confined 
to some of the wilder parts of this country. It is a 
stouter and more powerful animal than the domestic 
Cat, and is of a greyish colour with black stripes, some- 
thing like an ordinary tabby. It is a fierce creature, 
and is very destructive to birds and small quadrupeds. 
