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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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How do wild cats keep warm?

i guess it would depend on where they live. for example, the lion, they have short hair becasue they live in a hot place. Snow leapards have thick fur because they live in cold places.

Who eats sand cats?

Sand cats, as in the wild cats in the desert, eat rodents, lizards, birds, and insects, usually rodents. They can go for months on just the water in their food, though they will drink water when it is available.

What is stronger a lion or a jaguar?

Poportonally, the jaguar. It is the strongest of all the cats in relation to size

Difference between a cheetah and a hyena?

lions can roar and cheetahs can't, lions are "big cats" and cheetahs aren't, lions can extend and detract claws and cheetahs can't and so on...

Which is strongest big cat?

strongest big cat in order:

1. amur tiger

2. tiger

3.jaguar

4.lion

5.leopard

6liger

7.hyena

8panther

9.lynx

10.puma

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the weakest big cat that is not smaller than a doberman is the cheetah.

What is the common ancestor of the leopard and cheetah?

A bobcat is a specie of lynx, which is a member of the family Felidae or cat family.

Where there any big cats ever in the wild in the Philippines?

No. Except the tiger (species unknown) on the island of Palawan, due to it's close proximity to Borneo, but that was before the Holocene period (contemporary geological period) which begun more than 12,000 years ago. Of course Palawan is quite some distance from most of the Philippines. In terms of Luzon, Visaya and mainland Mindanao, there appears to be no geological fossil record supporting the presence of tigers, and no contemporary reports of their existence in the wild. It seems strange as you would have thought that the Philippines would have been an ideal tiger territory in its virgin state of wilderness several thousand years ago. That having been said it is geographically located at some distance from mainland Asia and due to it's geological history probably broke away long before tiger populations reached it.

What is the locomotion of a cat?

The abdomen region of a grasshopper consists of the wings, tympanum, spiracles, and two pairs of legs. The wings, tympamnum, spiracles, and legs are used for locomotion of the grasshopper.

How large are cougars?

Adult cougars can grow to be between five to nine feet from head to tail. The males can weigh about 150 pounds while the females weigh around 100 pounds. Cougars live in different habitats that include deserts and mountain regions.

What are cheetahs defensive mechanisms?

When threatened by animals such as lions, they can use their incredible speed to run away to avoid injury, but a mother cheetah with cubs is a different story. They can become very feirce, and will use their speed to swerve and dash around the lion, frightening it with occasional blows from the claws. They have been known to either "freak out" other predators and send them running away, or run away themselves, simply to avoid injury.

Are big cats colourblind?

Wild animals that depend on movement more than color to recognize prey have more rods than cones in the eye. If you don't have cones then you can't see color. If you have lots of rods you can see movement and in the dark easier.

Are jaguars and leopards faster than lions?

Yes, the cheetah is the fastest land animal on earth-it can reach speeds up to 70 mph. It needs to be fast because there is little cover for stalking prey where it lives. The jaguar lives in forests/jungles so all it can stalk its prey until it is really close.

When did cats come to America?

The first Siamese cat in America was reportedly given to Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes (the first lady to the nineteenth President of the United States) in 1878 by the U.S. Consul, David Stickles, living the rest of its days in the White House. In the 1900s, Siamese cats participated in various cat shows and today, occupies the top place among short haired cat breeds. Due to its popularity, the Siamese breed has been used to form many modern cat breeds including the Ocicat, Himalayan, Burmese, Tonkinese, Korat, Snowshoe, and myriad Oriental breeds (Oriental Shorthair, Oriental Longhair, Colorpoint Shorthair, Colorpoint Longhair, Balinese, and Javanese).

Why do leopards not get along with jaguars?

Actually speaking lions and tigers dont live in the same habitat. Even in india where they both live, they live in jungles in different parts of the country.

They may not get along because they are both apex predators and compete for the same food.

What are the big cats in order from largest to smallest?

The big cats all belong to the panthera genus. Largest to smallest:Tiger

Lion

Jaguar

Leopard

Snow Leopard

How fast do savanna cats run?

Average Savannah's can run 35 up to about 45 mph.

How are leopards and cheetahs alike and dislike?

They are both cats. Both have spots.
They are both animals.
Cheetahs and Leopards are smilar as Leopards and Cheetahs can get mixed up between each other. This is because of their markings which look similar, but the Leopard has rosettes and the Cheetah does not. The cheetah is also distinctive because of its tear like markings on its face, its body is slimmer and lightweight to help the cheetah run faster.

Leopards and Cheetahs can live in the same habitat (I.e: Africa).

What are the differences between wild cats and domestic cats?

There really aren't many differences. The overall body shape is the same, their diets are the same, and a domestic cat will eat and hunt food in much the same manner as a wild one.

There are some differences, though. The main difference is that wild cats cannot be domesticated, whereas domestic cats have evolved and adapted to live alongside humans. Wild cats vary wildly in size, from smaller than a domestic cat to many times bigger, whereas domestic cats are mostly similar in size. Some coat patterns found on a domestic cat are never found in the wild, such as coloured points found on a Siamese cat.

Big cats, such as lions, tigers and leopards, can roar but cannot purr, but smaller species of wild cat can indeed purr just like our domestic cats.

Which big cat lives the longest out of the panther lion or tiger?

Largest natural big cat is the Amur (Siberian) tiger.

However, if a male lion and a female tiger breed they produce a Liger, which is bigger. This does not happen naturally in the wild as tiger and lion ranges do not overlap. There are several Ligers and Tigons (female lion x male tiger, not as big as a Liger) in captivity. Just because ligers are a cross breed does not make them unnatural because unless we as humans forcefully indoce the DNA into the future mother then it will be natural because the parents are chosing to mate with each other. Even though the Liger and Tigon are currently only breed in captivity scientist know believe that because there used to be a species of lion that lived with tigers that there is a possibility that they did mate however the liger or tigon offspring would one not be able to hunt do to enormous size but also because they would be killed while the mother would try to give birth to the huge cubs. So in the wild the largest cat is the Amur or Siberian tiger.
The Siberian tiger is the largest species of cat in the world being 3.70 m long and weighing 350 kg. But the liger is not called a species but is a mixture of lion and tiger their 14 ft long and weigh 410 kg. The largest recorded cat was a liger in 1973 weighing 798 kg.
The Tiger
the Siberian Tiger is the largest living cat.
w.r.t. overall body length it was the American Lion-Panthera Leo atrox.

w.r.t. body mass it was a Sabre toothed cat called Smilodon populator weighing more than 550 kg.

Both are now extinct.

What is a female wild cat called?

An female cat is refered to as a Queen; a group is refered to as a clowder; a male cat is referd to as a Tom

a female cat is a molly only upon pregnancy or lactation is she called a queen

What big cats have spots?

It helps them blend into their surroundings. It is like their camouflage. Cheetahs, Leopards and Servals are some cats that have spots, although the Leopard is the only big cat to have spots.

What is the world's strongest wild cat?

Tiger is the largest and strongest cat, not a lion.

It is widely claimed that the strongest of the wild cats is actually the jaguar. This i believe is because it is known to have the strongest jaws and highest muscle density.

Jaguar is the strongest cat compared to its size. But overall, The largest cat is the Tiger. So Tiger is the Strongest Cat because of the advantage of their size.

Are lions and tigers part of the feline family?

Panther is a generic term that applies to all members of the Panthera genus and includes lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards and jaguars. All are members of the Felidae (cat) family.