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(by Commander Data, United Federation of Planets)
Felis Cattus, is your taxonomic nomenclature,
an endothermic quadruped carnivorous
by nature?
Your visual, olfactory and auditory
senses
contribute to your hunting skills,
and natural defenses.
I find myself intrigued by your
subvocal oscillations,
a singular development of cat communications
that obviates your basic hedonistic
predilection
for a rhythmic stroking of your fur,
to demonstrate affection.
A tail is quite essential for
your acrobatic talents;
you would not be so agile if you lacked
its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aide
in locomotion,
it often serves to illustrate the
state of your emotion.
O Spot, the complex levels of
behaviour you display
connote a fairly well-developed cognitive
array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot,
and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true
and valued friend.
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