is a cat’s tail made out of bone or some form of cartilage? – Secondary 11

Question: is a cat's tail made out of bone or some form of cartilage?
- Keywords:
  bone,
  cartilage,
  cat
Asked by jiaping to Amylou, Maria, Mark L, Mark U on 2 Jul 2012.
- Mark Uphill answered on 2 Jul 2012:
  
  Hi jiaping, I think the answer might be both? I wouldn’t recommend any experiment to find out as this information is probably already accessible and wouldn’t pass the appropriate ethics committee 🙂

Question: is a cat's tail made out of bone or some form of cartilage?