How does the smallest African cat protect itself?

Answer 1

Cats have two main defense options - one being their claws, which are estimated to be about one inch with their curve; and their 30 teeth (12 incisors, 10 premolars, 4 canines, and 4 molars).

Cats have amazing balance which allows them to make quick escapes over walls, fences and even from very high up (balcony, etc).

Cats also have heightened senses. They have a very acute (good) sense of smell, due to a well-developed olfactory bulb, which will allow them to smell out a potential threat. Cats also have excellent vision, even at night, due to their split pupils.
first they hunch up their back,put their tail between their legs,flatten their ears and HISSSSS SCRACH!!!!!!! all that stuff makes them look bigger

Answer 2

they can hiss, they have their claws, and they can go up in that Halloween stage....they hunch up REALLY big to make them selves look REALLY big. or they can run away or go up a tree if that's not their fight

Answer 3

There is very little that a house cat needs to protect itself from. Apart from dust motes, balls of string and perhaps the occasional wilful child, a house cat lives in a secure environment. On the odd occasion that the house cat is threatened by aforementioned wilful child or the family dog, it will arch its back, raise its fur so that it looks larger than it actually is, hiss and possibly raise a paw with claws outstretched threateningly. If provoked to attack, it can deliver a sharp bite or scratches from its equally sharp claws. It can also jump or climb to higher ground, out of harm's way.

Answer 4

Cats protect themselves with their claws and teeth. When another animal strikes or attacks them, they will use their sharp claws to defend themselves.

Answer 5

by scratching others