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What are facts about margays?

Updated: 9/17/2023
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  • The Margay is the only feline whose hindfeet can rotate 180 degrees, allowing this cat to hang upside down from a branch and landing head first
  • The Margay is hunted for its spotted pelt
  • The Margay has spots with a light centre
  • It is a solitary animal
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  • a margay is a small cat
  • listed as threatened since 2008
  • margay live in forests
  • they are nocturnal
  • difficult to breed in captivity
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