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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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Which breed is the largest wild cat?

The largest extant feline in the world is the liger, which is a hybrid crossbreed of the male lion and the female tiger. Males can reach 3.5 m in length, excluding the tail, and a weight in excess of 370 kg.

The largest wild cat in the world is the Amur Tiger, also known as the Siberian tiger. Its length averages 3.3 m, excluding the tail, which is another 1m in length. Some males have been known to grow even longer. Adult males can also reach a mass of 320 kg, though females are a little over half that mass.

The largest domestic breed of cat is the Savannah cat, although there is some dispute as to whether this species is actually domestic, as it is the product of a cross between the Siamese cat and the serval, which is a wild African cat.

What sound does a jungle cat make?

Well, cats make a lot of sounds. You will usually hear people saying that cats say meow, but they also hiss when they feel in a fighting mood, purr when content or calm, and growl when agitated. Cats might meow if they are hungry, want attention, or surprised. They also yowl.

How do wild cats raise their young?

Cats all protect their young, teach them hunting skills, and seem to know exactly when it is time for them to become independent.

What is the big black animal that belongs to the cat family?

lion is the ferocious animal and the member of the cat family

Why do snow leopardshave blue eyes?

It's probably just a genertic mutation as it doesn't seem to be a survival trait.

What are the 10 most endangered big cats?

The top ten endangered big cats are:

  1. Amur leopard
  2. Mountain Lion
  3. Bengal Tiger
  4. Snow Leopard (also called an Ounce)
  5. Jaguar
  6. Ocelot
  7. Iranian Cheetah
  8. Iriomote cat
  9. Clouded Leopard
  10. Margay

Starting in the early 1500s, there were great expeditions into the wild and unknown rainforests and habitats that these cats lived in. And the reason for this was due the fur trade. Furs and leathers were a great rage all around Europe at the time, and because of this trade, a lot of animal species went extinct due to overhunting.

Fur in particular was most wanted because of its luxurious colors and the fact that furs kept someone warm in winter. And they also looked good as carpets in the house or as articles of clothing. And because the big cats of the world had some of the most beautiful furs that the world could offer, they were hunted almost to extinction.

Other great contributors to the endangered state of many big cats today are deforestation, pollution, and poaching.

Please see the following link for more information related to the fur trade: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_trade

Do big cats know how to swim?

well lions and cheetahs are the only one's that stay away from water

leopards don't mind water but they stay on dry land most of the time

now tigers and jaguars love water(jaguars use water more than tiger) and they can spends up to hours next and into water. they actually need water more than allot of other animals

all cats can swim though even if they don't like to

How do you kill cat spray smells?

A natural method is to use white vinegar. Soak the area with vinegar, let it stay and soak for a bit in then wash out with mild soap and water. Another wonderful product that I have found is actually called 'Dumb Cat'. It will remove the smell, and stop the cat from wanting to spray there again.

How much does a full grown tiger weigh?

Males can weigh 600 pounds or more, in the Northern sections of their range, in the coastal and Southern areas, 400 to 450 pounds is average, Females weigh 300 to 350 pounds.

Are there wild cats in the UK?

Sort of. Some "wild" species of cats have tabby markings. The modern domestic house cat line is traced back to a wild species called the African Wild Cat which can have tabby markings (which is part of the reason the African wildcat is attributed to being the "original" house cat). There are wild cat species on several continents that have markings resembling tabbies. House cats are also particularly good at reverting to their wild instincts (unlike dogs), probably because of their naturally solitary behaviour. When a domesticated animal reverts to the wild, it is not considered to be a "wild" animal: it is called "feral". The difference being that a truly wild animal has never been domesticated, like a tiger. A feral animal is a domesticated animal that has reverted to wild behaviour, like an abandoned house cat that manages to survive in the wild. So there are both wild and feral tabby cats.

Which cats are bigger than wild cats?

No. Cats are put into three different sections based on their size and tigers are in the big cat section. People may think that lions are bigger than tigers but tigers are the biggest of the big cats.

What are cats wild relatives?

All cats are related in a way. The domestic cat is in the Felis genus, which consists of six species of cat:

Domestic Cat (Felis catus)

Black-footed Cat (Felis nigripes)

Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)

Sand Cat (Felis margarita)

Wildcat (Felis silvestris)

Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti).

Domestic cats also share the same subfamily Felinae with many other species of cats such as the Cougar, Cheetah, Serval, Caracal, Lynx and Ocelot.

As for big cats, domestic cats are are in different subfamilies: Domestic cats are in the subfamily Felinae, whereas big cats (Lions, Tigers, Leopards and Jaguars) fall under the subfamily Pantherinae.

What is the size and height of a cub?

They are usually the size and weight of a Guinea pig-12 to 14 inches long and around 1 lb at birth

Can cats eat small fish?

No, not in the wild. They just love the tinned cat food that most contain fish because many cats love eating smelly foods such as fish.
Fish is one of the main meats in a cat's diet, so most likely yes.

How many black footed cats are left today?

Estimated Black footed ferrets population from the descendants of 18 animals captured in Wyoming in the late 1980s.

As of 2007, the total wild population of black-footed ferrets numbers well over 600 in the United States, with about 250-270 ferrets being housed in six captive breeding facilities throughout North America.

Approximately 200 black-footed ferret kits from captivity are released into the wild each year and have been reintroduced at 11 release sites in six western states: Arizona, Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. They have also been released in the Chihuahua desert of northern Mexico. Surveys indicate that approximately 700 ferrets now live in the wild, Many agencies and organizations are involved in black-footed ferret recovery.

Source: Wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-footed_Ferret As of 2008, an estimated 1,000 black-footed ferrets live in the wild. Around 1000, in the wild, and 2000 in captivity.

What is the fourth biggest wild cat?

The felis concolor or puma cat is the fourth-largest species of cat on earth and is second only to the jaguar in size among American big cats.

Is the African wild cat a predator?

All wild cats are predators. Small ones eat prey such as rodents and bird, while big cats hunt large game such as deer, boar, and wildebeest. Cats are rarely hunted for food, but small cats or Cubs may be eaten occasionally by animals like crocodiles, jackals, hyenas, or birds of prey.

Which is the largest wild cat?

AnswerSiberian Tigers are the largest cats that naturally occur in the wild, with males weighing upwards of 700 pounds and perhaps as much as 850.

The Liger (Tiger & Lion combined) is the worlds largest cat although ligers do not occur naturally in the wild.

What are the top 5 largest cats?

There are several types of big cats in the world. The top ten in descending order are as follows: Caracal, clouded leopard, Eurasian Lynx, Cheetah, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cougar, Jaguar, Lion, and Siberian Tiger.

How fast can an African golden cat run?

The cheetah is the fastest African cat, in fact it's also the fastest land mammal

How did wild cats became domestic cats?

Human civilization began in the Fertile Crescent, a section of the Middle East in the area of what is now roughly Jordan, Iraq and Turkey. This is where grains were first grown from wild stock and slowly domesticated through selection to become high-yield crops.

The first farmers, finding that they had surpluses, stored the extra wheat, which had two historically interesting effects. Most importantly, surplus food meant that not everyone had to spend their time food gathering, and for the first time some were able to pursue other forms of labor, building a class of tradesmen, scholars, priests, and later warriors to protect the fields (and take over other peoples fields). It also meant that people could, for the first time, live in the same place year-round and not run out of food.

In short, extra food made towns possible. But it also drew rats, mice and other rodents, giving them a great place to live year-round.

There is a breed of small wild cat native to that area called the Desert Cat (Felis silvestris lybica). These cats took to hanging around the grain stores to catch the abundant rodents. Over time, those with a predisposition toward being friendly moved closer to human habitation, and eventually moved in and took over. Through the centuries these cats, valued for their ratting, evolved through interbreeding into a breed of their own (Felis catus). A recent genetic study has shown that all domestic cats trace back to perhaps as few as five individuals of F. silvestris that lived in the Middle East about 9,500 years ago.

Cats are known to prey on over 1,000 species, including snakes and scorpions. They are now thought to be the most popular pets in history, with an estimated 600 million living with their humans all over the world. In most rural areas they still pursue their self-chosen careers of helping their humans combat the rodent hordes.

Why is lion and tiger belong to different species even thoug they can sometimes breed?

Lions and tigers belong to different species because they are classified under separate species due to differences in their genetic makeup, behavior, and ecological niches. While they can interbreed and produce hybrids like ligers and tigons, these hybrids typically have reduced fitness and fertility issues, which is a key factor in defining species boundaries. The biological species concept emphasizes that species are groups of actually or potentially interbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups, which helps explain why lions and tigers are distinct despite their ability to breed.

What snow leopard eat?

Snow leopards, like all cats, will eat only meat and nothing else.

Whats the only big cat with non-retractable claws?

Most cats claws retract automatically. It takes force for them to protract. So most cats actually have protractable claws. The fishing cat (front feet), cheetah and Onza are the only cats whos claws do not fully retract and sheath.