CAT AND DOG
Compare the movement of a cat when approaching its prey with the movement of the dog when chasing a squirrel.
Account for the difference.
The natural habit of the cat is to hunt alone and rely upon stealth, while dogs hunt in packs and tire their prey by running and by terrifying noises.
Other differences and their explanations, which the pupils should be led to discover are:
The dog is a more useful animal to man than is the cat.
The cat's body is longer and more slender, and this gives it greater suppleness in crawling and leaping.
The cat's eye is larger and the pupil is especially large at night, to enable it to see.
The cat's whiskers are longer; they help in guiding it at night.
The cat's tongue is rougher; it uses it for cleaning bones.