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Kaca anyar: {{Taxobox | color = pink | name = Ucing | status = {{StatusDomesticated}} | image = Cat outside.jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = [[commons:Category:Felis silvestris catus|Ucin... |
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== Anatomi jeung morpologi==
Gumantung kana spésiésna, awak ucing beuratna 2,5 - 7 kg. Tapi, sababaraha spésiés budidaya, misalna ''[[Maine Coon]]'', bisa nepi ka 11,3 kg. Malah, mun parabna kaleuleuwihi mah beuratna bisa nepi ka 23. Sabalikna, aya ogé ucing pangleutikna nu kungsi kalaporkeun beuratna kurang ti 1,8 kg<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.messybeast.com/dwarfcats.html |title=DWARF, MIDGET AND MINIATURE CATS |accessdate=2007-03-06}}</ref>.
▲Like almost all mammals, cats possess seven [[cervical vertebrae]]. They have thirteen [[thoracic vertebrae]] (compared to twelve in humans), seven [[lumbar vertebrae]] (compared to five in humans), three [[sacral vertebrae]] like most mammals (humans have five because of their bipedal posture), and twenty-two or twenty-three [[caudal vertebrae]] (humans have three to five, fused into an internal [[coccyx]]). The extra lumbar and thoracic vertebrae account for the cat's enhanced spinal mobility and flexibility, compared to humans; the caudal vertebrae form the tail, used by the cat for counterbalance to the body during quick movements.<ref>{{cite web | title=Cat Skeleton| url=http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/zoolab/Table_of_Contents/Lab-9b/Cat_Skeleton_1/cat_skeleton_1.htm |accessdate=2006-12-12}}</ref>
Cats have highly specialized [[tooth|teeth]] and a [[gastrointestinal tract|digestive tract]] suitable to the digestion of meat. The [[premolar]] and [[Molar (tooth)|first molar]] together compose the [[carnassial]] pair on each side of the mouth, which efficiently functions to shear meat like a pair of [[scissors]]. While this is present in [[Canidae|canines]], it is highly developed in felines. The cat's [[tongue]] has sharp spines, or [[papillae]], useful for retaining and ripping flesh from a carcass. These papillae are small backward-facing hooks that contain [[keratin]] and assist in their grooming.
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Spaying or neutering pets helps keep the overpopulation down.<ref>http://www.spayusa.org/main_directory/02-facts_and_education/stats_surveys/javma_articles/02dogs-cats-sterilized.asp</ref> Local humane societies, SPCA's and other animal protection organizations urge people to spay or neuter their pets and to adopt animals from shelters instead of purchasing them.
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