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What do sandcats eat?
Sandcats eat bugs, basically anything they find.
Where do sandcats live?
North Africa, Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan
What features does a sand cat have?
sandcats use lots of fur in winter..
Does a sandcat eat a rabbit?
Sandcats prefer smaller prey that is easier for them to catch, like rodents. However, it can and will eat a rabbit.
What cats live in africa?
In the African plains, most recognized cat species are : Cheetahs, Lions, Leopards (all big cats), Servals, Caracals, African Golden Cat, African Wildcat, Black-footed cat, and Sandcats (smaller wild cats).
How is a sand cat adapted to the desert?
The sand fox is nocturnal so it operates during the cool portion of the day rather than traveling in the scorching sun. It has developed large ears to improve its ability to cool itself as canine animals don't sweat like we do. and it burrows underground to keep it cool when it is sleeping.They favour flat or undulating terrain where there is little vegetation, they avoid areas where there is not very much food, like bare sand dunes. They have quite a wide range of survivability in regards to temperature which ranges from anything from -5°C to 126°C however during extreme conditions they will normally retreat back to their burrows. Most of their water comes from their prey so they normally don't drink additional water as they can survive months merely from the water aquired from their food. However if water is available they will drink it.They have very large auditory bullae which will enhance the cats hearing to help it to pick up the vibrations in the sand, as well as this their ears are widely spaced and can be flattend horrizontally or pointed down to aid their hunting further.Small rodents are their primary prey, with records from Africa including including Spiny Mice (Acomys spp), Jirds (Merionesspp), Gerbils (Gerbillus spp), and Jerboas (Jaculusspp. and Allactaga tetradactyla), but also young of Cape Hare (Lepus capensis). They have also been observed to hunt small birds like Greater Hoopoe Lark (Alaemon alaudipes), Desert Lark (Ammomanes deserti), and consume reptiles such as Desert Monitor (Varanus griseus), Fringe-toed lizards (Acanthodactylus spp.), Sandfish (Scincus scincus), Short-fingered Gecko (Stenodactylus spp.), Horned and Sand vipers of the genus Cerastes, and insects (De Smet 1988, Abbadi 1993, Dragesco-Joffé 1993, Sliwa in press). Sand-dwelling rodents made up the majority (65-88%) of stomach contents from carcasses collected in Turkmenistan and Uzebekistan in the 1960s (Schaenberg 1974). In Arabia the sand cat's distribution coincides with that of Sand Skinks and Arabian toad-head lizards; both reptiles are thought to be an important source of food for the cat [1][1] http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/8541/0
What is the evolutionary reason for canids having longer muzzles than felids?
Lions, tigers, lynxes, leopards, pumas, and cheetahs are all meat eaters, along with their smaller cousins the oscelots, bobcats, servals, sandcats and a few dozen more small wildcats. And all the wild dogs, wolves, foxes, and coyotes eat mostly meat, too. So how is it that canids evolved to have longer muzzles than felids? Good question! Especially since in some ways canids and felids have so much in common. Both have sharp teeth and jaws powerful enough to crush the necks of their prey. And species in both families can coordinate to hunt in groups, or singly when they so choose or have to. The answer comes down to a critical difference in hunting behavior. It is a difference in how cats and dogs finish their kill, easiest to see when they down big prey. Cats make lethal attacks from above, dogs from below. Cats jump on the animal they target, sink in sharp claws to maneuver themselves above the animal, then bite to sever the spine in back of the neck between head and shoulder blades. Dogs snap at their prey from the ground, bringing them down by the throat. All else equal, the most successful hunting cats to this day are the best jumpers and climbers. And the most successful dogs have the longest muzzles and the biggest teeth. Can you think of other ways the bodies of canids and felids evolved differently to help them in their own hunts?
