Cat Perfection

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece" - Leonardo DaVinci

The point, I believe, that DaVinci is making is that by definition any size cat is worthy of praise in both its completeness and detail. All parts; its face, its fur, its behavior, all contribute to the dignity a cat deserves. The detail in the face of a cat is astounding. Individual stalks of hair (fur) arranged into patterns that would defy duplication by man. Perfectly round eyeballs, whiskers that are unique to each cat, both in number and arrangement. The ears complete with their internal lining of fur (used to screen out dust, I suppose). Muscular ears, individually controlled. One may be trained forward (in the same direction the eyes are facing) to identify objects in view and the other may be pointed in the opposite direction (and part of its attention is 'listening' to all activities not in direct view).
Maybe DaVinci started with his observations of a full sized cat and then extrapolated down to the smallest cat possible. Maybe he simply made observations of a kitten. Either way, I believe he got it right, Cats are a masterpiece.