C is for Cat

For the A B See Photo Meme, I’m approaching it this way: my children will use this for their nature study. Each one has their own letter from the alphabet (starting at A) and they are to find something in nature that corresponds with that letter. They take a photo of it and place it in their Nature Study journal, as well as writing a few facts about it.

Serenity (11) had the letter C this week. She is really enjoying taking the camera and going outside to see what she can find. She’s giving her best effort.

I think the information below came from Handbook of Nature Study.

C is what I picked for my letter. Cats. We have two cats, one striped and named Stripety; our other one is black and white named Rocky. I feed them every morning. Cats are my second favorite animal. Cats are very soft and cuddly. I don’t spend a lot of time with them, but I still really like them.

A cat never chases it’s prey like a dog. It sits in an ambush and sits like a statue. Cats walk on padded toes. There are 5 on the front feet and four on the hind. A cat needs its claws to seize and hold its prey. If the claws struck the ground like the dogs do, then their claws would soon become dull.

Feeling loving, the cat will rub against your gown with its tail sticking straight out and vibrating and purr. When it’s angry it lays its ears back and lashes its tail around. When excited and frightened its hair stands on end, especially the hair on its tail. When caught in disobedience, it will let its tail droop and when running have its tail in the air curved. I hope I did a purr-fect job.

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