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way, that a cat, if possible, always carries a mouse or a bird quite away from the spot where it may have been captured. The attack is, however, made with the claws first, and the cat does not seize with teeth only, as does the dog. At the front, between the tusks, will be seen six small incisors, and back, behind the tusks, on fangs, are the molar and premolar, or crushing teeth. The dentition of the cat is as follows (the letters i, c, p, m signifying incisor, canine, premolar, and molar) :—

i

3—3 3—3

c

1—1 1—1

p

3—3 2—2

m

1—1 1—1

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The milk dentition in the kitten is the same as to number, with the exception of the molars, which are absent,