Flatcat

A flatcat is a small carnivorous animal indigenous to [Kampos (Ellis IV)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RAXxrxr7M5-kampos-ellis-iv). Because it evolved on a high-gravity world, the flatcat has a wide, squat body and stocky, muscular legs. A social animal, it lives in groups of between two and forty individuals in its natural habitat. During dawn and dusk when they are most active, flatcats hunt together, sometimes taking down prey much larger than themselves. Their resemblance to the domestic cat endeared them to the people of the [United Empire of Earth](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) (UEE) and sparked a trend for pet flatcats in the early 30th century SEY that proved short-lived when their natural strength and tendency to scent-mark surfaces showed that they were not suited for indoor living. However, the animal still has some enthusiasts, and there are multiple breeding programs on Kampos dedicated to creating a true domestic flatcat.

Die Wohnungskatze ist ein kleines fleischfressendes Tier, das auf [Kampos (Ellis IV)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RAXxrxr7M5-kampos-ellis-iv) heimisch ist. Da sie sich auf einer Welt mit hoher Schwerkraft entwickelt hat, hat die Wohnungskatze einen breiten, gedrungenen Körper und stämmige, muskulöse Beine. Sie ist ein geselliges Tier und lebt in ihrem natürlichen Lebensraum in Gruppen von zwei bis vierzig Tieren. In der Morgen- und Abenddämmerung, wenn sie am aktivsten sind, jagen die Wohnungskatzen gemeinsam und erlegen dabei manchmal Beutetiere, die viel größer sind als sie selbst. Ihre Ähnlichkeit mit der Hauskatze machte sie bei den Menschen des [Vereinigten Imperiums der Erde](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) (UEE) beliebt und löste im frühen 30. Jahrhundert SEY einen Trend zu Hauskatzen aus, der sich jedoch als kurzlebig erwies, als ihre natürliche Stärke und ihre Neigung, Oberflächen zu riechen, zeigten, dass sie nicht für ein Leben in Innenräumen geeignet waren. Dennoch hat das Tier immer noch einige Liebhaber, und es gibt mehrere Zuchtprogramme auf Kampos, die sich der Schaffung einer echten Hauskatze widmen.

A flatcat is a small carnivorous animal indigenous to [Kampos (Ellis IV)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RAXxrxr7M5-kampos-ellis-iv). Because it evolved on a high-gravity world, the flatcat has a wide, squat body and stocky, muscular legs. A social animal, it lives in groups of between two and forty individuals in its natural habitat. During dawn and dusk when they are most active, flatcats hunt together, sometimes taking down prey much larger than themselves. Their resemblance to the domestic cat endeared them to the people of the [United Empire of Earth](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) (UEE) and sparked a trend for pet flatcats in the early 30th century SEY that proved short-lived when their natural strength and tendency to scent-mark surfaces showed that they were not suited for indoor living. However, the animal still has some enthusiasts, and there are multiple breeding programs on Kampos dedicated to creating a true domestic flatcat.

A flatcat is a small carnivorous animal indigenous to [Kampos (Ellis IV)](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/RAXxrxr7M5-kampos-ellis-iv). Because it evolved on a high-gravity world, the flatcat has a wide, squat body and stocky, muscular legs. A social animal, it lives in groups of between two and forty individuals in its natural habitat. During dawn and dusk when they are most active, flatcats hunt together, sometimes taking down prey much larger than themselves. Their resemblance to the domestic cat endeared them to the people of the [United Empire of Earth](https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/VyvyKxy4v6-united-empire-of-earth) (UEE) and sparked a trend for pet flatcats in the early 30th century SEY that proved short-lived when their natural strength and tendency to scent-mark surfaces showed that they were not suited for indoor living. However, the animal still has some enthusiasts, and there are multiple breeding programs on Kampos dedicated to creating a true domestic flatcat.