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Here are some specific details on the cat human
biologies:
Age:
Jellicles grow twice as fast as humans until they are 20. This means that it takes them 10 years to mature instead of 18-20 like humans do. After age 20, their growth rate is the same as humans but their age will essentially remain 10 years older. They can live up to approximately 70 years though some may grow older if given the right situations in life.
Senses and Physical
Differences:
The Jellicles can see better in the dark,
than humans, though not exactly as well as plain cats can.
They have fur covering their bodies that work just as
well as clothes. Though they can wear clothes, then don't
usually like to. They do not have whiskers to help them
sense things. Their hands are like human hands, except they
can extend small claws where the fingernails would normally
be and their fingertips usually in more like a point than
rounded like human fingertips. The claws look nearly like
fingernails, except that they are thicker and much stronger
and can be extended a little. Their feet look like human feet, but are different the same way the fingers are different. Their hearing is better
than humans, but not as good as regular cats. Their ears are similar to cats ears, but often are 'hidden' in the fur on their heads. They can move their ears a little bit, but not as well as cats do. (see art by Michaela or Ahdeya for a better idea of what they look like.) Though they
can eat things raw, they do tend to like their
food better cooked. They have tails that starts off
with having bone from the tailbone out about a little less
than a foot, then it turns into cartiledge that allows them
to control the tail with the muscles that surround the
cartiledge. They cannot talk to normal cats, but they can understand their body language better than humans. Jellicle's do not own pets. They may let cats live with them, but never claim ownership of them. Jellicle queens go into heat once a month, but it is not nearly as strong as a normal cats "heat". Jellicles have two short "fangs" on the upper half of their teeth. Jellicle's ears are more towards the top of their head and are shaped like normal cats ears. The Jellicles have a language of their own which is much more difficult to speak than english, the other primary language they know.
Kittens:
Pregnancy:
The Jellicles gestation period is
approximately 4
months.
Weaning:
Jellicle kittens can be weaned by 8
months.
Talking:
Jellicle kittens can begin to talk at one
year of age and become much more fluent by age two.
Walking:
Jellicle kittens can begin to walk at 9
months and become efficient at it by 12 months.
Growth:
Jellicle kittens grow twice as fast as humans.
By their second year, they are equivalent to approximately a
4 year old human. By year 5 they are equivalent to a 10
year old human. By year 7 they are equivalent to a
14 year old human. By year 10, they are equivalent to a 20
year old human and so on and so
forth.
Heaviside Layer
The Heaviside Layer is done as an almost instinctual action to a full moon once a year. Old Deuteronomy is somehow "empowered" by the "Everlasting Cat" to take one Jellicle to the sky and up to the Heaviside Layer. Like the myth of cats having nine lives, the Jellicles do get the chance to go to the Heaviside Layer. The Jellicle then appears the next day and a young kitten of about 2 or 3 human years (4-5 Jellicle years). The kitten will only ever have vague notions of and faint memories of his/her past life. The kitten will have the same markings of it's previous life and will be given the same name, but will have the option of choosing a new name once he/she is old enough. Jellicle's will not come back to a new life if killed or died of natural causes. The Heaviside Layer is the only way to come back. This is treated with reverence and is like a spiritual matter to the Jellicles.
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