Across
- 3. Cats' _____ may be self-soothing behavior, since they make this noise when they're ill or distressed, as well as then they're happy
- 4. Cats who have more than 18 toes are referred as to being _____
- 8. ______ is a behavior that cats developed exclusively to communicate with people
- 9. Cats have up to a ______ different vocalizations- dogs only have 10
- 12. There are about 88_____ cats in the US, which makes them the most popular pet in the country
- 13. Cats use their _____ to "feel" the world around them to determine which small spaces they can fit into, they are generally about the same width as its body
- 14. A group of cats is called a ______.
- 16. Cat's have the largest ____ relative to their head size of any mammal
- 17. ____ Catus is the scientific name for a domesticated cat.
- 18. Cats can spend up to a third of their waking hours grooming
- 19. A pregnant cat is called a _____
Down
- 1. Cats typically _____ for 12 to 16 hours a day
- 2. This is a sign of contentment and happiness and some people call this "making biscuits" Kittens do this when nursing to stimulate the let-down of milk
- 5. An intact (not neutered) cat is called a ___ cat.
- 6. Female cats have the ability to get pregnat when they are only _____months old
- 7. A group of kittens is called a _____.
- 10. Cats' claws all curve _________, which means they can't climb down trees head-first, they have to back down the trunk
- 11. Cats are believed to be the only mammals who don't taste _______
- 15. Despite popular belief, many cats are actually _____ intolerant