Talk:Cat anatomy

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 7 February 2022 and 20 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): JustinDelC, Bitran0205 (article contribs).

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 17 February 2021 and 28 May 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Knowl8dge, Ashleypress0511, Nautas99, Cindydaily. Peer reviewers: NoahMcGoff, Balakay29, Taylorstokes21.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 16:56, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Expanding and Merging[edit]

I think this article could be improved by merging all the articles that it links into consolidated paragraphs in the body of this article. Kpstewart (talk) 07:44, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I will try to get it done. Dr. F.C. Turner - [USERPAGE|USERTALK] - 19:51, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Dr. F.C. Turner - [USERPAGE|USERTALK] - 20:12, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This article needs more expansion in most areas Format the muscle section in a way that is less confusing and chunky to the reader because it can become overwhelming. Skeletal needs more information because it seems to be cut short and there is more to discuss. introduction needs more information and can not be just one sentence. add more information to the Henry's pocket and not to assume. Claws section is mostly plagiarized and needs to be paraphrased. Citations need to be throughout the article especially if 37 are shown as references especially in the legs and skin section. Make sure the links can still be demonstrated even today for modern users. The formatting is very overwhelming and needs to be changed/improved It leads to the need for more information that is not expressed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ashleypress0511 (talk • contribs) 16:37, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Eyes[edit]

Why no section on eyes? Cat's eyes are perhaps the most interesting thing of their anatomy. – Alensha ^talk 07:22, 2 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Units[edit]

As stated in WP:UNIT “In science-related articles: generally use only SI units, non-SI units officially accepted for use with the SI, and specialized units that are used in some sciences. US Customary and imperial units are not required.”PlanCartesien (talk) 00:13, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The US Customary and imperial units (in this case Fahrenheit) are not required, but they help convey a better understanding of the data in the article. I don't see why the removal of this data was needed. See the section under WP:UNIT - MOS:CONVERSIONS. Barkeep^Chat/_$ 18:42, 2 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

==Super popularity==cat’s lay around and lick themselves Why is this one of the most popular articles which Wikipedia has ever had? Here is June 2013 traffic where it got almost 3 million views. For many months, the report shows that the article is very popular at the beginning of the month but toward the end of the month people no longer want to read this, then the cycle repeats in the new month.

One explanation - high school kids dissect cats. Blue Rasberry (talk) 18:43, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The subject doesn't have an especially high number of page views in any other language. If it were the result of natural interest in the actual subject, you'd see spillover in de and es and fr at least. It must be an artifact of search engine or bot activity. But why? --Dennis Bratland (talk) 18:59, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Temperature[edit]

It makes no sense to me to compare human oral temperature with cat rectal temperature. The average human core temperature, also known as the "commonly accepted average" of 37 C makes the most sense. Nit picking and recrimination over past misconceptions about human temperature belongs on human body temperature, not here. On Cat anatomy the only point is to give a reference for comparison, not to open up a whole different can of worms. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 22:19, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nomenclature and Spelling[edit]

Can someone explain to me why in so many instances in this article the Latin form of terms is used? I'm currently translating a German textbook into English and what I like about English is that it has managed to incorporate Latin anatomical words into normal language instead of keeping them obscure. An example: note how much smoother it sounds to say "lateral intercondylar tubercle of the tibia" as opposed to "tuberculum intercondylare laterale tibiae". So why, then, are terms such as Rhomboideus used here, when there clearly is an agreed upon anglicized version: rhomboid...? Also, why are some of the anatomical terms capitalized? If no one gives me a clear reason, I'll go ahead and make the changes. VetLH (talk) 11:19, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Mistake[edit]

" ===Head===cats have brains and cats have teretories just like humans do,so in a cats brain,then will hurt anything that goes beyond the point of the cats teretories. " This doesn't appear to be on-subject, and it's poorly spelled. 71.65.62.183 (talk) 06:40, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Domestic cat digestion[edit]

Please consider incorporating any useful material from the above submission into this article. The submission is eligible for deletion in 6 months. ~Kvng (talk) 21:23, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The text in that draft was copied into this page on 23 May 2017. DferDaisy (talk) 19:17, 10 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Great muscles of the head" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

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"Integumental muscles" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

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"Sagging belly" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

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"Deeper muscles of the neck and back" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

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Wiki Education assignment: Principles of Ecology[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 29 August 2023 and 14 December 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): AllenCamp28, Vanessabear (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Michael3468, BubblyBublik, PrincessAnna27, Glitter25.

— Assignment last updated by BubblyBublik (talk) 02:28, 20 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Temperature regulation" removal[edit]

The following was added:

Studies have shown circadian rhythms affect temperature of undisturbed free-ranging cats, increasing to a peak at around midnight, and dropping again around sunrise.^[1]

References

^ Hilmer, Stefanie; Algar, Dave; Neck, David; Schleucher, Elke (2010-07-01). "Remote sensing of physiological data: Impact of long term captivity on body temperature variation of the feral cat (Felis catus) in Australia, recorded via Thermochron iButtons". Journal of Thermal Biology. 35 (5): 205–210. doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.05.002. ISSN 0306-4565.

I've removed this because a) it doesn't appear to be encyclopedic information (no significance of this apparent trivia has been explained), and b) it appears to directly contradict the previous sourced material that cats generally don't have circadian rhythms. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 19:44, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Dubious longevity claim, etc.[edit]

This material:

Cats are innately carnivores and have a genetic tendency to hunt. They carry this trait with them despite environment. Feral cats are domestic but are born and live without much human contact, unlike a pet. Feral cats are closer to pre-industrial cats' lifestyle. Feral cats live off of a natural diet of prey, such as rodents and birds, rather than store-bought foods. This affect is shown in fatty-acid content within the body, with street cats having significantly lower amounts consumed with a more natural diet, increasing metabolic health and longevity.^[1]

References

^ Plantinga, Esther A.; Bosch, Guido; Hendriks, Wouter H. (October 2011). "Estimation of the dietary nutrient profile of free-roaming feral cats: possible implications for nutrition of domestic cats". British Journal of Nutrition. 106 (S1): S35–S48. doi:10.1017/S0007114511002285. ISSN 1475-2662.

appears to directly contractict numerous reliable sources showing that feral cats have markedly shorter lifespans than indoor pet cats, and even that indoor-outdoor pet cats have shorter lifespans than indoor-only ones. Either this source is unreliable or it has been misinterpreted.

Some of the other material added by the same editor uses a lot of confused and redundant wording with numerous gramatical errors. Pretty much all of this material needs examination by a subject-matter expert. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 19:54, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And now more dubious and poorly written material has been added making various claims about "a study" and then mutiple "studies" that don't seem to be the originally meant "study", and all cited to a source that has been recycled from elsewhere in the article [1]. I did some cleanup work on it [2] but the entire addition is dubious and should probably be reverted unless its sourcing can be clarified and examined. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 21:24, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Someone just drive-by deleting the {{dubious}} tag doesn't resolve the problem. The claim that feral cats live longer directly conflicts with a large body of evidence to contrary. Feral cats that survive to adulthood (a large proportion of them do not) live about 2–5 years, usually toward the shorter end of that range. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 03:57, 1 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The study simply claims that the diet of a feral cat may be beneficial to a pet cat. It does not state that they live better, merely that they - potentially - eat better.

Using ti to claim street cats have increased longevity is incorrect. The most you could say is the diet of a street cat has potential for better longevity for a cat. But it'd be better to just say metabolic health. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:13, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Hilmer, Stefanie; Algar, Dave; Neck, David; Schleucher, Elke (2010-07-01). "Remote sensing of physiological data: Impact of long term captivity on body temperature variation of the feral cat (Felis catus) in Australia, recorded via Thermochron iButtons". Journal of Thermal Biology. 35 (5): 205–210. doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.05.002. ISSN 0306-4565.

[2] Plantinga, Esther A.; Bosch, Guido; Hendriks, Wouter H. (October 2011). "Estimation of the dietary nutrient profile of free-roaming feral cats: possible implications for nutrition of domestic cats". British Journal of Nutrition. 106 (S1): S35–S48. doi:10.1017/S0007114511002285. ISSN 1475-2662.

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