Felidae

This month I noticed that the temperature wasn’t very different but after comparing pictures, the grass was greener over a month ago. There are still bugs swarming though. After wandering the sight for a period of time, I found some ants, ant mound, and a four legged mammal. It appeared to be of the feline family and I determined it as nice. I chose this interesting lifeform because it appears to be so advanced but overlooked. After some quick research, my brother and I identified it as a…

Florida panthers can be found in prairies, swamps, and forests. They need an abundance of water and food as well as places with lots of shading or cover: such as Dens and Palmetto thickets. There are an estimated 100 Panthers in South Florida’s Everglades. In the 1990’s Their population had dropped to about 20-30 so in 1995 8 Panthers from Texas were introduced to the Everglades in a successful attempt to save the species. The everglades provides plenty of the wildlife that make up the panthers…

Which cat is the third largest one in the Americas? It’s the jaguar; this animal is the third largest cat behind the lion and tiger. One of the reasons for this is probably because jaguars’ can eat up to 85 different animals. They mainly just eat whatever they can catch. Although they eat a lot, jaguars’ are endangered. They are extinct in two countries,El Salvador and Uruguay, and they could be extinct in general if humans keep hunting them. They are illegal to hunt but people do it anyways for…

Gena Vona Professor Biesiadecki VT 100 20, October 2015 The British Shorthair The Cat Fanciers’ Association registers cat breeds in the United States and currently recognizes 41 breeds of cats (Romich 442). While there are numerous breeds of cats, one breed in particular called the British Shorthair is one of the most easy-going and versatile breeds. The ancestors of the British Shorthair made their appearance in Britain during the Roman conquest of Europe over 2,000 years ago (Helgren 2). The…

What are some really cool thing to know about a bobcat? During the winter a bobcat does not hibernate or migrate they stay active all year round.A bobcat lives in South America under downfalls,is two times the size of a house cat,and it eats rabbits and hares.They leave their mother when they are 1 year old.Bobcats are also born blind and they also,are known for being an excellent climbers. Bobcats are found in North America.Bobcats are found everywhere.The reason that is is because they have…

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…

TLANTA — Georgia police shot and killed a Bengal tiger on Wednesday after it escaped from a truck and wandered along a major interstate near Atlanta, frightening residents of a nearby subdivision. Feld Entertainment spokesman Stephen Payne said Suzy, a 6-year-old Bengal tiger that had once performed in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, somehow got loose when the truck hauling 14 big cats stopped south of Atlanta on its way from Florida to Tennessee. "We stopped in Georgia to feed…

Snow leopard Have you ever wanted to learn about a snow leopard? The Snow Leopard is a fascinating animal This essay will provide you with Its appearance, habitat and diet, and give you some interesting facts about it. The first thing that I will be telling you about the snow leopard is what they look like. Snow leopards have natural snow shoes because they are really fuzzy. And also snow leopards have thick hair so the can stay warm in extreme cold. Snow leopard have white fur with black…

The snow leopards have very light green or sometimes gray eyes, which is extremely unusual for the species of big cats, who usually have yellow or gold colored eyes. The snow leopard also has extremely beautiful, thick fur, it can be white, yellowish or a soft gray coat with spots of black and brown. The markings on the snow leopards fur help camouflage it from its prey. With the extremely thick coats, heavy fur lined tails and paws that are covered with fur, snow leopards are perfectly adapted…

Do people know declawing will be banned soon in most areas? Declawing means to remove claws from animals to cause less complication with furniture or harming. Declawing is a serious surgery toward animals to lose a high amount of blood or death. It became a huge problem for cats to live healthy because the surgery produces complications from declawing. Declawing should not be allowed because it can affect harm toward cats and their health. Veterinarians claimed to be helping cats by performing…