Shedding fur creates margin cases for the aggregates but not for Oscar, since biological organism-kinds are graded by overall functional and genetic integration, not boundary sharpness.

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aggregates(Buddhist doctrine as explained by the Buddha): The psychophysical elements that make up the person
boundary sharpness(used to explain that living things are classified by how well they function together, not by having perfectly clear edges): How clear and defined the line is between one thing and another; a sharp boundary has a clear dividing line, while a blurry one doesn't.
functional and genetic integration(used to explain what makes something count as a single organism rather than just a heap of parts): How well the parts of a living thing work together as a system (functional) and how much they share the same biological blueprint (genetic).
margin cases(used to describe ambiguous examples in philosophical classification): Situations that fall right on the borderline between two categories, making it unclear which group something belongs to.

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