First reading[edit]

General comments[edit]

• In the lead, change "...with strong, flexible bodies..." to "...with a strong, flexible body..."
• In the lead, change "...to extinction of..." to "...to the extinction of..."  duplicate of Comment #4
• In the lead, change "...to extirpate a bird species within a specific region..." to "...to extirpate bird species within specific regions..."
• In the lead, change "...contributed to extinction of..." to "...contributed to the extinction of..." Appears to already have been done. --Proud User (talk) 11:06, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• In the lead, change "...7,500 BC...8000 BC..." to "...7,500 BCE...8000 BCE..." (this is more of a religious preference, so it's okay if you don't do it)
• In the lead, are cats really the most popular pet? Are you going off of households with cats (in the US) or number of cats (in the US)? If households, dogs are the clear winner Fixed.--Proud User (talk) 11:01, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• In the lead, change "African wildcats" to "Near Eastern wildcats" to avoid confusion (since you said African wildcats split in Asia); this is optional
• In the lead, do any of the listed cat associations have a Wikipedia article? If they do, wikilink them
• In the History and mythology section, change "...Quanhucun in China..." to "...Quanhucun, China..." and wikilink if there's an article on it
• In the History and mythology section, it says "Direct evidence for the domestication of cats 5,300 years ago in Quanhucun in China has been published"; published by who? Specified. --Proud User (talk) 20:45, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• In the History and mythology section, change "...first- or second-century..." to "...first-or-second-century..."
• In the Nomenclature and etymology section, change "...a prepubescent juvenile..." to "...an adolescent..."
• In the Nomenclature and etymology section, change "...or forage in rubbish..." to "...or forage for food..." since "rubbish" means "junk"
• In the Anatomy section, change "...very small cats (less than 1.8 kg (4.0 lb)) have been reported" to "..., very small cats, less than 1.8 kg (4.0 lb), have been reported"
• In the Anatomy section, well actually in the entire article, round numbers to the nearest whole number instead of providing decimal places  Done

The conversion template used in the article automatically provides conversions that contain decimals, even if the number being converted doesn't have a decimal. For example ((convert|6|miles|km|abbr=on)) produces "6 mi (9.7 km)." --Proud User (talk) 01:53, 15 December 2015 (UTC) Issue fixed. --Proud User (talk) 02:16, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm referring to ((convert|3.9|kg|lb)), where it should be ((convert|4|kg|lb))

• In the Anatomy section, change "...allow them to pass their bodies through any space into which they can fit their heads" to "...allow them to pass their body through any space into which they can fit their head"
• In the Anatomy section, don't wikilink scissors
• In the Anatomy section, you did a good job at explaining technical jargon, but separate the word from the explanation with a comma instead of a semi-colon (paragraph 4); this is optional
• In the Anatomy section, change "...also found on the paws of big cats and of dogs" to "...also found on the paws of big cats and dogs"
• In the Physiology section, wikilink "pant for heat relief" to [[Thermoregulation#Endothermy]] or [[Endothermy#Avoiding overheating]]
• In the Physiology section, you contradicted yourself when you said "...they can survive on a diet consisting only of meat..." and "...a diet composed only of meat may cause calcium deficiency" (isn't that fatal?) Removed second sentence mentioned. --Proud User (talk) 20:34, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• In the Senses section, removed "Indeed"
• In the Senses section, change "...whiskers (vibrissae) over their bodies..." to "...whiskers (vibrissae) over their body..."
• In the Health section, it says "Non-neutered cats in the U.S. are four times as likely to be hit by a car"; why? The claim itself was nonsense and wasn't even mentioned in the citation given, so I removed the claim entirely. --Proud User (talk) 10:05, 16 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
• In the Health section, change "favourably" to "favorably"
• In the Poisoning section, change "Phenol-based products (e.g. Pine-Sol, Dettol (Lysol) or hexachlorophene)" to "Phenol-based products (Pine-Sol, Dettol/Lysol or hexachlorophene)"
• In the Behavior section, what does "Free-ranging cats" mean? Did you mean "Outdoor cats" or "Feral cats"? Clarified.
• In the Behavior section change "...may be more active in the morning and evening (crepuscular behavior)" to "...may be crepuscular, meaning they are active (at dawn and dusk/in the morning and evening)" or "...may be more [[crepuscular|active in the morning and evening]]"
• In the Behavior section, change "...varies, usually 12–16 hours, with 13–14 being..." to "...varies usually between 12 and 16 hours, with 13 to 14 being..."
• In the Behavior section, change "Some cats can sleep as much as 20 hours in a 24-hour period" to "Some cats can sleep as much as 20 hours"
• In the Communication section, change "...of whole body, and kneading of paws..." to "...of the whole body, and kneading of the paws..."
• In the Communication section, change "...social signal mechanisms in cats, e.g. with a raised tail acting as a friendly greeting, and flattened ears indicating hostility" to "...social signal mechanisms in cats; for example, a raised tail acts as a friendly greeting, and flattened ears indicates hostility..."
• In the Grooming section, change "...which makes them quite rigid" to "...which makes them rigid"
• In the Grooming section, remove the clarification needed template, I don't understand why that's there  The reason for the tag was "[Citation] Missing publication date," which is no reason to use a ((clarify)) tag.
• In the Fighting section, change "...cuts to their ears and noses" to "...cuts to their ears and nose"
• In the Hunting and feeding section, remove the clarification needed template, I don't understand why that's there
• In the Hunting and feeding section, why is there a paragraph on the cat righting reflex? It seems off-topic. Consider moving this to Senses, Anatomy, or History and mythology (last paragraph) section
• In the Hunting and feeding section, change "The perhaps best known element..." to "Perhaps the best known element..."
• In the Hunting and feeding section, change "Domestic cats select food based on its temperature, smell and texture, disliking chilled foods and responding most strongly to..." to "Domestic cats select food based on its temperature, smell and texture; they dislike chilled foods and respond most strongly to..."
• In the Hunting and feeding section, change "...aluminum foil/Christmas tree tinsel..." to "...aluminum foil..." (optional)

Images[edit]

• For File:Cat tongue macro.jpg, wikilink "papillae" Done
• For File:TapetumLucidum.JPG, wikilink "tapetum lucidum" Done