Labels: text | animal | mammal | cat | felidae | small to medium-sized cats | whiskers | domestic cat OCR: MOVEMENT AND BALANCE A CAT'S BODY is well adapted to its hunting lifestyle. The body is lithe, muscular, and flexible, enabling the cat to accelerate quickly with perfect balance and to pounce accurately and quietly on prey, which can often be fast and agile. FORWARD THRUST As it starts to leap, the cat pushes off with both back legs together in order to achieve maximum forward movement. TAIL PAWS MUSCULAR HINDQUARTERS
