Cat discovers it has ears!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. I had a cat who knew she had ears and where they were.

Most cats flatten their ears down when they are frightened or about to attack - this is to protect them if there's a fight. But Alice would fold up her ears when she was playing and trying to sneak up on me. She'd play peek-a-boo by slowly raising her head up from behind the couch with her ears flat against her head - maybe because she knew that I'd know she was there because I'd see her ears if they were up. Never knew any other cat who did that.