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a tiny predator practicing for a war it will never need to fight
means A young or baby cat, typically still small, playful, and dependent on its mother.
from From Middle English 'kitoun' or 'ketoun,' borrowed from Old French — a cousin of 'chaton,' the diminutive of 'chat' (cat). The trail runs back through Late Latin 'cattus.' So at its root, a kitten is simply 'a little cat,' the affectionate diminutive baked right into the word.
- eyes open
- Born blind, eyes open around day ten
- named instinct
- Pounce reflex sharpens fastest between weeks four and twelve
- purr early
- Kittens purr while still nursing, before walking
- baby teeth
- They lose 26 milk teeth like tiny human children
- sleep mode
- Sleep up to twenty hours fueling rapid growth