Sand cats live solitary lives outside of the mating season. They inhabit burrows, typically using either abandoned fox or porcupine burrows, or enlarging those dug by gerbils or other rodents. The completed burrow is generally straight, with a single entrance, and reaching up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) in length. The sand cat comes out after dusk to hunt rodents, lizards, birds, and insects, although their diet may consist mostly of rodents.[3]
They "skulk" close to the ground and will use any available cover to protect themselves. Using their large ears they listen for prey, digging rapidly when they hear it underground. Since the Sand cat obtains all the water it needs from eating its prey, it mostly stays far away from watering points where other predators may harm it.
Sand cats congregate only for mating, so counting them is a difficult task. It seems however that their numbers have been declining in the Arabian desert following a decrease in their prey. They have been observed to travel from 5 to 10 kilometres (3.1 to 6.2 mi) per night in search of prey, but, unlike most other cats, do not defend their territories, and may even "take turns" over burrows.
Threats to the Sand cat include humans, wolves, snakes, and raptors.[4] They are generally docile, and unafraid of humans.
Sand cats communicate using scent and claw marks on objects in their range, and by urine spraying, although they do not leave their feces in exposed locations as many other felids do. They make vocalizations similar to domestic cats, but also make loud, high-pitched barking sounds, especially when seeking a mate.[3]
There are no sand cats in Australia.
there is no such things of sand cats.
Like normal cats!
Eye color has not been linked to behavior in cats. Cats with yellow eyes do not display any particular behavior traits.
Cats does have furry bad behaviours.
water
no the moon doesnt effect the cats behavior I disagree, I have always had cats and each time there is a full moon they would act crazy...
Sand cats are nocturnal hunters. They have a sinister sense of hearing making them able to locate insects, rodents, and reptiles underneath the sand. They prey on venomous snakes.
The sand cat has a variety of enemies. These include venomous snakes, jackals, owls, as well as humans. Sand cats can be killed in traps made for foxes and jackals.
This is a strange question. If this is a legitimate question, the answer is NO. I have never seen my sand cats (felis margarita) eat whiskers.
near threatened
about 6