The effect of this on him was palpable and immediate, and she felt as if she were petting a large, skittish animal, like a horse or a bear, skillfully coaxing it to eat from her hand. With the drinks in front of him and the kiss behind him, and also maybe because she had cried, Robert became much more relaxed, more like the witty person she knew through his texts. As they talked, she became increasingly sure that what she’d interpreted as anger or dissatisfaction with her had, in fact, been nervousness, a fear that she wasn’t having a good time.
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In Early Modern English, the word kitten was interchangeable with the now-obsolete word catling. A group of cats can be referred to as a clowder or a glaring. Each module will include a video presentation, followed by a quiz. With a passing score of 80% or greater you complete the module and may move on. Once all modules are completed, you will earn your certificate which will be available along with your badge and additional resources by logging in at catvets.com/certificateprogram.
While most cats have alert and upright ears, the natural ears of this breed will fold just below the tip, causing the tip of the ear to fold downward. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘cat.’ Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Today, the government is trying hard to eliminate cats from the landscape and is even involved in the invention of new cat poisons and gory things, which are upsetting to cat lovers. The five-year-old female cat had been collared by a local researcher before and is believed to have some neurological problems.
They also retain the rough tongue that can help them clean every last morsel from an animal bone . Their diets vary with the whims of humans, however, and can be supplemented by the cat’s own hunting successes. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Alley Cat Allies is here for you and cats as the COVID-19 outbreak causes major upheavals in our lives. We’re making it possible to keep food banks for animals stocked.
