They were very fast runners, and they were good at kicking and they would kick their predators.…
The cat had a lot of significance in the Medieval Era and it held a lot negative connotations with the people of the time. The cat at the time was usually thought of as a pet/helper for witches or they were thought to be witches themselves. So with that thinking people started killing and torturing cats thinking that they were getting rid of witches by doing so. The reasoning the people at the time had for torturing cats is that cats move from here to there and not domesticated and this was behaviors of witches and heretics. In the popular play Macbeth a familiar which took the form of a cat appeared to help the witches show Macbeth his future.…
Compared to other pinniped they also have relatively long whiskers that allow them to navigate under water and helps them capture prey easily. Steller sea lion also use their fore flipper to swim. According to the Alaska Sea otters and Steller sea lion commission “ Average adult male Steller sea lion is about 1250 lbs. they can get up to 10- 11ft. in length and weight up to 2500 lbs. on the other hand adult female are from 75-95 ft. in length and can weight up to 770 lbs.”…
For my final write up, I will be talking about interesting adaptions of the Great Blue Heron. From my research, I found that Great Blue Herons are foragers. They usually hunt alone, and can be found across much of the United States. The Great Blue Heron is the largest of the North American herons and can live up to 17 years of age. This species is often seen wading slowly through shallow areas of water, or standing absolutely still, staring into the water for prey such as fish and frogs.…
Cats are known for having the ability to fend for themselves in the wild. While on the other hand household pets have their owners to depend on for care and feeding. For instance, scientific studies show that the lifespan of most cats can live up to around…
One really cool trait is that they have three extra cervical vertebrae which allow them to turn their head…
It is due to vertically asymmetrical ears and different shape of the ear openings. Because the sound reaches the ears at a different time and is of different intensity, the northern saw-whet owl can very precisely localize its prey. Such accurate sound localization allows it to hunt in a complete darkness by hearing…
Can someone intentionally walk away from a person in distress on the street? People assume that onlookers nearby will help the distressed person by assisting or phoning emergency services. Yet, most people will not lend a helping hand. For example, in 1964, there was a bizarre crime in New York City; a young woman named Catherine Genovese, commonly called Kitty, was murdered and thirty-eight onlookers witnessed the act and yet nobody came to her assistance or phoned the emergency services. Despite several people witnessing the incident, what is the reason why nobody assisted the woman?…
They are known to be relatively difficult cats to handle but relatively quiet. Ragdoll - Ragdolls are a large cat breed. The Ragdoll has a moderate body type and a long coat which requires an above average amount of grooming. Ragdolls' activity level is fairly low relative to other cats. They are known to be relatively easy cats to handle and…
Have you ever seen so many spots on one animal? Well now you have because the clouded leopard has so many spots there is no way to count all of the spots. The clouded leopard is one of the many species in the big cat family. They are rare and also known to be endangered they are very beautiful animals that live in evergreen forests and are very good hunters, also the clouded leopard lives in Southeast Asia, it has big black spots, and eats small prey such as rodents. The clouded leopard live throughout the forests of Southeast Asia.…
The clouded leopard is one of the best climbers in the cat family. It lives in forests across Southeast Asia and the Himalayas in a variety of climates. The clouded leopard has spots that resemble clouds on its coat and has a strong adapted body built for climbing. Clouded leopards are carnivores and eat a variety of animals depending on the location they inhabit. In short, clouded leopards inhabit forests and marshes across Southeast Asia and the Himalayas, they have a cloud-like, spotted coat, and they eat many species of animals.…
If a female Olive Ridley is on land when a predator is near then she will flap her front flippers to defend herself. (Animal Diversity,…
Domestic Cat SCIENTIFIC NAME: Felis catus TYPE: Mammals DIET: Carnivores SIZE: 28 in WEIGHT: 5 to 20 lbs PRESENCE IN WORLD HISTORY Ancient Egyptians domesticated cats first as early as 4,000 years ago. They were the first to keep and use cats to control vermin and other pests to protect stored food.…
Do you know why cats and rats hate each other? It’s a common occurrence to hear that rats and cats hate each other, but do you know why? In Cat and Rat: Legend of the Chinese Zodiac they have a race to decide which months the animals will be connected with. It shows how Rat betrayed Cat by pushing her so he could win the race despite saying they’d win together. In How Cats and Mice Became Enemies it shows how Cat and Rat needed to cross a river so they used a pumpkin.…
Elusive, obscure, and eclipsed in popularity by their larger cousins, small cats are amazing, high-performance predators. “She’s very close,” Germán Garrote whispers, pointing to a handheld receiver picking up Helena’s signal. Somewhere in this olive grove beside a busy highway in southern Spain, the Iberian lynx and her two cubs are probably watching us. If it weren’t for her radio collar, we’d never know that one of the world’s rarest cats is crouching among the neat rows of trees. At five years old Helena has learned to meld invisibly into the human landscape, even hiding with her newborns in a vacant house during a raucous Holy Week fiesta.…