Siamese cat, circa 1908 Identifier: cu31924053956946 (find matches)Title: The standard cyclopedia of modern agriculture and rural economy, by the most distinguished authorities and specialists under the editorship of Professor R. Patrick Wright ..Year: 1908 (1900s)Authors: Wright, Robert Patrick, 1857- edSubjects: AgriculturePublisher: London, The Gresham publishing companyContributing Library: Cornell University LibraryDigitizing Sponsor: MSNView Book Page: Book ViewerAbout This Book: Catalog EntryView All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image: ' Text Appearing After Image:Cat 133 sharp-pointed retractile claws, which they usewith great ferocity and effect. A very charac-teristic feature of the Felidse is the spotted orstriped markings upon the fur, and everyonemust know that cats with such markings uponthem are more abundant than whole-colouredspecimens, even though the last named are socommon in a state of domestication. The useof the markings is to render the animal lessconspicuous whilst hunting its prey. As juststated, the Felidse have retractile claws, the lastinter-phalangeal joint having an elastic liga-ment, which is fixed to the outer side of thelower end of the second phalanx, and by theother (lower) end to the last phalanx, imme-diately above the root of the claw. Contractionof the ligament draws the claw inwards. Theact of projecting the claw is obviously a volun-tary one, and employed not only as a means ofoffence and defence, but also for climbing pur-poses. The head is short and round; the earssmall, with the auditory opening so placed aNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.

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