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Wild Cats
The 36 species of the wild cat family are spread across most of the globe. Big cats, like lions and tigers, get much of the attention, but the vast majority of the wild cat species fall into the small cats category. This is the category that will satisfy your curiosity about wild cats.
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The spiny anteater is more correctly known as the echidna. The biggest threat to echidnas occurs when they are young. Snakes will sometimes enter their burrow and eat the baby echidna. Other animals do not usually attempt to eat this spiky creature, but some echidna predators include very brave foxes and goannas.
look at the answers below, each type of big cat has is own speed.
tiger: despite a tigers large size it can run about 34 mph
lion: like a tiger a lion is heavily built and can run at 50 mph
cheetah: a cheetah has a flexible spine which allows it to run 70 mph but that's about the only thing good about it
leopard: a leopard is quite fast at 55mph
jaguar: like the leopard it has around the same speed but slightly lower
puma: pumas are successful 85% and cant run that fast
How many cheetahs are born or hatched in the litter?
Cheetah's mate and reproduce all year round. They don't have any mating season as such. After a gestation period of around 90 to 98 days, a female give birth to a litter of upto 9 cubs. But, the average litter size is between 3 to 5 cubs. The cubs weigh an average of 150 to 300 grams at birth and stay with the mother for approximately 2 years. During this period, the mother protects her cubs and feeds them.
What kind of a cat can purr but not roar and it is the only cat that can't retract its claw?
The Cheetah, although the Fishing cat as well as some other smaller cats can also not retract their claws. That is a misunderstanding as well. Cats claws retract automatically and forcefully protract. These cats are the only cats that don't have to forcefully protract their claws.
What can be done to get these big cats off the endangered list?
don't burn down to much of their land because it will cause habitat lose and will decrease their food/prey.
Which is the fastest cat out of the cheetah lion cougar jackal and hyena?
Cheetah
Also note that Jacals and Hyenas are NOT cats.
What is the biggest wild cat named?
That would be the Tiger, and they live in Asia. Does that help? ask another question.
What would you rather have as a pet a wildcat or lynx?
Wildcat and Bobcat are used as common names for the Lynx.
An Oncilla is a small cat that is located in Brazil, Costa Rica, and Argentina. Its diet is lizards, small primates, birds and insects. It is endangered because of the fur trade and the deforestation.
The oncilla is listed as "Vulnerable', not endangered, by the IUCN.
Jaguars and leopards, although all species of cat will try to catch birds, it is in their nature.
to a cat that sees a bird, it is almost like the cat is only playing around with the bird with no intention to kill. though a bird is made of small parts which can be easily broken, the cat usually ends up killing the bird. just like when a dog sees a moving ball, it will run after it. same goes for a cat and a bird, it will run at it and play with it
Where does the maneless lion live?
Maneless male lions can appear most anywhere the species is found, but the Tsavo region of Uganda appears to have the most of these maneless lions among the population. Sparse manes there are common, and the two lions that held up the building of the railroad there in the early 1900's because of man eating, were both maneless. (See Tsavo Lions)
What are the sizes of cats from smallest to biggest?
I don't know about felis, but I know pantherinae. Cheetah, Cougar, Snow leopard, Leopard, jaguar lion tiger(siberian)
What happens if some more cats in the wild became endangered?
We will have to save them to increase their numbers
If a leopard or a jaguar is black what is it often called?
A black leopard or jaguar is often called a panther.
Are black footed cats endangered?
Yes the black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) is endangered. The species is naturally rare and only occurs in Southern Africa, however their small populations are being threatened by loss of habitat and persecution. Their status on IUCN Red Data list (2008) is Vulnerable - which means the species is likely to become Endangered (high risk of extinction) if circumstances continue to deteriorate.
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What wild cats are endangered and what is the percentage of these cats left in the wild?
All types of Tigers, all kinds of Leopards, Lions, all types of Lynx, Caracal, Barbary Serval, Snow Leopards(which are not really leopard, they're totally different species of cat), Ocelot, Puma, Jaguar, Panther (which is a black Jaguar or Leopard) are all endangerd, plus more. All the cats have different percentages left, so it depends which cat you're talking about.
Difference between wild and domestic cat skulls?
The wildcat and the domestic cat skull differ in that the wildcat's skull is much larger. Wildcats were domesticated about 10,000 years ago. The change in the skull are a result of domestication.
