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About 10 percent of your cat's bones are in the tail - up to 20 vertebrae. These small bones are encased in muscles that allow finely graded movements, such as elevation of the tail its movement from side to side, and the lowering or curving of it around the body. Interestingly, the domestic cat is the only feline species able to hold the tail vertically while walking

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