Familiar Animals

Familiar Animals — page 3 — DID YOU KNOW If you've ever been licked by a cat then you know cats have rough tongues They all do This is because their tongues are covered with little sharp edged pockets The pockets help them lick up water and groom their fur

Familiar Animals — page 4 — CATS The Tiger in Your House If a cat lives with you you have a member of a proud sometimes fierce family as a pet A tiger is a cat So are lions leopards and cheetahs Jaguars lynx and pumas are cats too SEARCH LIGHT What’s one All cats have five toes on their front paws and four on their back paws They have long sharp claws They use their claws for climbing trees catching food and protecting themselves against other animals All cats but the cheetah can move their claws in and out thing that house cats have in common with lions How are they different All cats purr making a low continuous rattling hum The purr is a relaxing self-comforting self-comforting sound that can signal a friendly mood Many cats also meow though big cats such as lions and tigers roar Most cats don’t like to go in water but they can all swim if they have to Cats can hear even faraway things And they can see at night when it’s very dark They are also among the fastest animals As a matter of fact the cheetah can run faster than any other animal but only for a short distance Though domestic cats are usually fed by their owners cats naturally get their food by hunting Pet cat being cuddled Jose Luis Pelaez Inc Corbis They’ll eat anything from mice to zebras depending on how big a cat they are Some will eat fish clams and snails When house cats play with string and small toys they’re displaying their ancient family hunting instinct Cats have existed on the Earth for a very long time The people of Egypt were the first to keep cats as pets They gave them milk in gold saucers and made statues of cats When cats died they were often buried in special graveyards or even made into mummies LEARN MORE READ THESE ARTICLES BIRDS DOGS RABBITS AND HARES The domestic cat house cat is one of the most popular house pets In ancient Thailand cats lived in kings castles Craig Lovell Corbis live in your house Lions are too big and too wild to be a pet have five toes on their front feet and are very quick But cats can Answer Both lions and house cats eat meat They also both purr 7

Familiar Animals — page 5 — Most Valuable In Iran they were sacrificed to the gods In India they are on Creatures treated as sacred In the ancient world they were used as money Almost everywhere they have been used as a source of milk butter cheese and meat Cattle have for thousands of years been humanity’s most valuable animals The word cattle once meant all kinds of domestic animals The word comes from the Latin word capitale which means Earth SEARCH LIGHT Fill in the blanks A is a male bovine and a is a female Top Cows at a livestock market Bottom Longhorn resting under a tree One popular cow is the Brown Swiss breed It is classified as a dairy cow in the United States and as a dual-purpose type in other countries It may be one of the oldest breeds of cattle A grown Brown Swiss cow weighs about 1,500 pounds Other popular breeds include the Guernsey the Jersey and the Holstein LEARN MORE READ THESE ARTICLES HORSES PIGS SHEEP 8 wealth or property The word cattle is used now only for certain bovines the animal group that includes oxen bison and buffalo A bull is a male bovine and a cow is a female though often we say cow for both A calf is the young of either sex A bovine between 1 and 2 years old is called a yearling The life span of cattle would be about 20 years but nearly all are sent to slaughter much earlier Today’s domestic cattle of Africa Asia and Indonesia are very much like the cattle that lived in those areas 2,000 years ago In Europe and America however cattle ranchers have produced new types Cattle today are classified as dairy beef or dual-purpose dual-purpose types Dual-purpose means that they are used for both dairy and beef

Familiar Animals — page 6 — CAUILE DID YOU KNOW Cattle and other bovine animals are ruminants animals that bring their food up after it has been swallowed to be rechewed and reswallowed This process is known as chewing the cud Cattle have served many purposes to human beings over the years Holstein Cows such as these can be a source of dairy products Guntur Marx Photography Curais female a is cow a and bovine male a is bull A Answer

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