Wild Cats
adminWild Cats With their sleek fur, big eyes, and razor-sharp teeth and claws, wild cats are among the most beautiful and deadly creatures on earth. They are mammals, which means…
Cats in the Wild
Cats in the Wild Origin, Evolution, and Adaptation Ancestors of today’s wild cats go back 35 million years to the beginning of the Oligocene epoch. Even the cats were carnivores…
Misconceptions
Misconceptions Of all animals, cats are most associated with folklore, religion, witchcraft, and the supernatural. Ancient Egyptians considered them sacred animals, and in Myanmar (Burma), people thought cats had magic…
Felinae
Felinae Characteristics The Subfamily Felinae includes 24 of the 37 species of wild cats. These cats are much smaller than the so-called big cats, like Lions, Tigers, Panthers, and Jaguars.…
African Golden Cat
African Golden Cat Species name: Felis aurata Other names: gato dorado (Spanish); gnaou ya zamba (Lingala - West Africa); semaguruet (Kipsigi - East Africa) Description: With one of the most…
Andean Mountain Cat
Andean Mountain Cat Species name: Felis jacobita Other names: Bergkatze (German); chinchay (Spanish); osjo (Peru) Description: Living in the cold, rocky mountains of the high Andes, the Andean Mountain Cats…
Bay Cat
Bay Cat Species name: Catopuma Badia Other names: Bornean Bay Cat, Bornean Red Cat (English); kucing merah (Indonesia); chat bai (French) Description: One of the rarest of all cats, the…
Black-footed Cat
Black-footed Cat Species name: Felis nigripes Other names: Small Spotted Cat (English); Schwarzfusskatze (German); miershooptier (Afrikaans); tutchu (Naron Bushman - Botswana) Description: A very tiny felid, the Black-footed Cat is…
Asian Golden Cat
Asian Golden Cat Species name: Felis temmincki Other names: Temminck’s Cat (English); shonali biral (Bengali); jin mao (Chinese) Description: Similar in some ways to the African Golden Cat, the Asian…
African Wildcat
African Wildcat The African Wildcat enjoys the credit of being the ancestor of the Domestic cat. The former has various coat colors. This color variety helps them to easily blend…