Siamese Cat

Kingdom: Animalia
multicellular with specialized eukaryotic cells
rely on other organisms for nourishment
ingest food and digest food in an internal cavity
have their own means of locomotion
Phylum: Chordata
bilaterally symmetrical bodies (they right and left side of body are a mirror image of each other.)
at some point of the life cycle they have apair of gills or pouches used to obtain oxygen in a liquid environment
have a notochord at some phase of their life cycle
members often have a head, tail and a digestive system with openings at both ends of their body.
Class: Mammalia
conceive their young within the reproductive tract of the mother
nourish young with milk produced by the mothers mammary glands
are hterodonts
are endothermic
they have hair and sweat glands
they have a 4 chambered heart
they have a complex nervous system
they have large brains
Order: Carnivora
Most members are known for their enlarged 4 upper teeth called premolar and first lower molar, which form a shear for cutting meat and tendon.
Medium sized animals.
Acute senses, good vision and hearing, large brains, excellent runners, and has a powering jaw
Family: Felidae
Good hunters
Short rostrum, a vestigal or absent baculum , retractable claws
Relaxed position so they can reach certain parts of there body
The skulls have bullae that are large and divided by a septum; no alisphenoid canal, and paroccipital processes
Genius: Felis
The average height- 8-10 inches
Long powerful bodies
Triangular ears
Rotate rapidly
The tail is an extention of a cats backbone
Cats are very balanced
Species: Felis silvestris
Quite social with humans due to domestication
They respond to speech, and humans believe that cats enjoy human compainionship
References: http://community.webshots.com/photo/4369858/4369976twhVzJoErd
1/10/00 Animal Diversity
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/felis/f._silvestris$narrative.html
12/13/00 Web Shots
Poem:
Cats are very friendly, and cute
They have different colors
Sometimes they have boots
They purr when they are happy, and proud
They are nice and cuddible
It sounds like they meowed