Felidae

Once upon a time, an adorable jaguar was born in the Amazon rainforest. The news spread throughout the forest and friends of the jaguar family came by to give their best wishes. “Wish this baby will run as fast as your father,” said the sloth trying to balance himself while giving out his leaves as a welcoming present. “Bless this baby will have great vision as your mother,” yelling from the back, the leopard family stormed in as usual. One by one they gave their best wishes to the little jaguar…

Cute, adorable, fluffy, and awesome are some of the words we use to describe our pet cats. But there is something very odd about the smell of their pee and poop like an unstoppable force going haywire inside your nostrils. Let’s find out the reason behind the strong smell of their excretion. Cat Pee: Why Does It Smell So Bad? Cats survived in various circumstances for many generations and one of their hidden ability is to use water efficiently than most animals. Their physiology extracts every…

There are four characters in the story. Each of these characters represents a part of us. :- Hem and Haw – Little people Sniff and Scurry – mice Sniff: Good and always sniffs out changes early before others are aware of it. Scurry: search what is needed and takes actions immediately. Hem: tries to deny and resists change as he fears it will lead to something worse. Haw: Always learns to adapt in time when he sees change can lead to something better. All four characters in the story search for…

Canine California There it was- Cantine California. A food truck innocuously parked in the middle of the Marché Raspail. It’s presence felt a bit like encountering a sleek house cat in a jungle safari. If not for the French language floating through the air I would have thought I had somehow stumbled back to Ann Arbor. The menu listed outside including a range of burgers made with organic free range beef and sustainable local ingredients. Starving and curious, I took my place in the decent…

Cat’s and their instincts play a big role in your life and you don’t even realize it. These small creatures are arguably one of the most symbolic and religious animals to ever exist. Practically every religion has a cat involved in it as a symbol which shows they have a huge importance. Felines are very mysterious and unpredictable creatures that are very interesting to learn about and no one can deny that. There are a lot of stereotypes about cats that aren’t true at all. People say cats aren’t…

Ecology of Desert Fox in a saline Grassland ecosystem of Banni in the Kutch district of Western India 1. Introduction: Foxes belong to genus vulpes, the most widely distributed carnivores, found across the earth apart from Antarctica. Three species of foxes occurs in the different habitats of Indian sub-continent. Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis) found throughout the Deccan peninsula, arid and semi-arid bio-geographic region of India, Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) found in Tibetan plateau of…

Cats Kneading: Kneading is the one of the most common behavior of the domestic cats. Kneading is basic trait of the cats that develop during the early age. Cats are the caring and interesting creatures. Kneading is their way of showing love and affection. Normally, cats knead to express their happiness and emotions, it is the source of complete contentment. What is Kneading?  Kneading is the rhythmic motion which cats make with their paws by pushing in and out, alternating between left and…

Pet owners know that the dog has a strong sense of smell. But, cat owners know that their pet feline has a distinct ability to distinguish odors. The cat’s nose has “45 to 80 million microscopic olfactory receptors,” Sidney Stevens wrote in her article for the Mother Nature Network. Though dogs have around 149 million and 300 million receptors, your feline has more than 5 million smell receptors compared to you. Also, your feline can smell through its mouth. The vomeronasal organ, also known as…

The animal I classified was the snow leopard. Basic information that I will be researching about the snow leopard are it's habitat, food, size, and it's features and adaptations. In the summertime a snow leopard usually lives in alpine areas that elevate from 900 to 5,500 meters. Alpine areas are areas that mountainous and steep with high altitudes causing it to be windy and cold. In the winter, snow leopards migrate to lower altitudes. These areas where snow leopards live are located in 12…

Cats are wonderful creatures. You will note that most people normally keep them in their homes. If you have a cat at your home, you need to take care of it. You need to ensure that it is well fed and so on. In addition, you need to ensure that it has a well-sheltered. How can you understand your cat better? You will note that cats can be very unpredictable. Sometimes, it is difficult to determine what exactly your cat wants. However, if you want you want understand your cat well, you should take…