the basic cat coat colouring, tabby (see top photo), gives it good camouflage in grass and woodland. the cat creeps towards a chosen victim, keeping its body flat and near to the ground so that it cannot be seen easily, until it is close enough for a rapid dash or pounce. cats, especially kittens, practice these instinctive behaviours in play with each other or on small toys. cats can fish. they use a flip-up movement of a front paw which, when successful, flips the fish out of water and over the cat's shoulders onto the grass. dutch research showed this to be an innate (inherited) behaviour pattern which developed early and without maternal teaching.