All cats except the tiger and cheetah can climb. Lions climb poorly, but they often like to climb out on the low limbs of trees to stretch out with feet dangling. On this perch they can sun themselves, catnap, and survey a small part of their territory. All cats have extremely acute and accurate vision, and their senses of hearing and smell are exceptionally keen. Members of the cat family, including the domestic cat, are among the most highly specialized of all the meat-eating animals for hunting game.
Cats are solitary animals and usually hunt alone.
A notable exception is the lion, which lives in a group called a pride and may cooperate with others while hunting. A cat pursues its game with noiseless stealth, moving across the ground on padded feet that make no sound. It is a superb stalker and can wait absolutely motionless for long periods until the moment comes to strike. When that moment comes, it gathers all its forces for the spring to attack. These forces are, of course, its muscles, which have enormous power and bulk in proportion to the animal's size.