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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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