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Cats show us a lot about how they are feeling with their

bodies. Let’s look at two emotions, or feelings, in cats:
fear and happiness.

How can you tell if
a cat is scared?
A cat may be afraid of a loud

noise, a new person, or a

predator — an animal who hunts
other animals. When a cat feels
the emotion of fear, he may A cat who is really scared may

try to run away from what is fight. She may arch her back up.

happening. He may hide or make Her hairs will stand up to make
himself look smaller by lowering her look as big as possible. She
his body to the ground. may also hiss, or make a sharp

sound that sounds like the word.
She may scratch an animal or

person who comes close.

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