Cats 2.0

The life expectancy of cats has nearly doubled since _____ - from _____ years.

1930, 8-16

The ______ were the first to introduce cats to North America

Pilgrims

According to Hebrew legend, Noah prayed to God for help protecting all the food he stored on the ark from being eaten by rats. In reply, God made the lion sneeze, and out popped a cat.

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The first true cats came into existence about _____ years ago and were the Proailurus

12 million, Proailurus

Cats have ___ teeth (12 incisors, 10 ____, 4 canines, and 4 molars), while dogs have 42. Kittens have baby teeth, which are replaced by permanent teeth around the age of __ months

30, premolar, 7

Some cats are born with as many as ______ and extra back toes (____).

7 front toes,polydactl

What is the cat's scientific name?

Felis silvestris catus

______, the primitive ancestor of cats, was a small, _____ creature from some _____ million years ago.

Miacis, tree-living, 45 to 50

What are some activities that Ginger does?

She loves to roam around our house and enjoy shady areas. Unlike our other cats, Ginger does not run away from our land. We always see her everyday unlike our other cats.

How did you get Ginger?

Tell story about Jeff and the cat mom that ran away.

We feed the cats ___________________

Tuffy's Dinnertime Dry Cat Food. We get it from Stockman's.

What did we do to prepare them for the fair?

We bathed them to make a silky shine on their fur, we bought new collars for them, we brushed them, and they are usually outside cats so we brought them inside to make sure they don't run off.

Cats have a rapid _________ rate

breeding

A group of cats is a ______

clowder

A female cat will be pregnant for approximately __ weeks - between _______ days from conception to delivery.

conception ,9, 62 and 65

Ginger is a ________________________

domestic spayed tortoiseshell female

Tortoiseshells are usually ________. (m/f)

female with very rare exceptions

Cats with ______ bodies are more likely to be _____ and more protective and vocal than those with a stocky build.

long, lean; outgoing;stocky build

The cat's tongue has backwards-facing spines, which are called _____ . These are quite _____, as they contain _______.

papillae, rigid, keratin

When your cats _____ against you, she is actually ______ you as "hers" with her scent.

rubs up, marking

A cat's jaw can't move _____, so a cat can't chew _____ chunks of food

sideways, large