Felis

With a name as blatant and descriptive as “black-footed cat,” the literal translation of Felis nigripes is almost certainly assumed to have black feet, however, its name is slightly misleading. Melvin and Fiona Sunquist, authors of Wild Cats of the World, note only the soles of the black-footed cat’s feet are truly black, whereas the visible upper parts are no different from the rest of its tawny colored coat (76). The name is further misunderstood within the Felidae family, since the African wildcat also has dark fur on the soles of its feet. The common name, “small-spotted cat” was introduced in 1980, as Sunquist and Sunquist suggest, to relieve confusion between the two species, but at the same time created new issues in deciphering between Felis nigripes and the similar-sized “small-spotted genet” since they share the same South African habitat (76). Felis nigripes is referred to by both black-footed cat and small-spotted cat, depending on authority preference. It is also known in the South African language of Afrikaans as miershooptier, or anthill tiger, from its method of creating burrows in abandoned termite mounds (76). Description The black-footed cat is one of the smallest felines…

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…

Dodman presents the overall statement to determine the underlying cause of any form of aggression, the “absence of appropriate socialization and bonding in early life, cats will display an impressive range of wild cat behaviors” (92). Because domesticated cats share a plethora of genes within their genome as a tiger’s genome, they can revert to their wild instincts. Following their wild instincts lays the foundation for the common feral cat. Dodman explores a feral cat’s perspective as he…

Siamese Classification The classification of the Siamese cat is a Domestic house cat. Origin The Siamese is originally from Thailand. Its appearance and behavior caused the cat to become a royal favorite. The earliest signs of a Siamese was in 1871 when they were brought to Britain. The first Siamese to enter into North America was brought in by the First Lady of the United States Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. Because the popularity, the breed has been used to form many of the modern breeds…

sleep repeats, but this time it’s on my leg and it hurts! I jumped up from the old bench and fall on my behind facing it. I look under the bench and see a white figure underneath. I soon discover that this mysterious figure is just my brother, Feliciano. Feli has always been nice and all, but he is kind of annoying and he always get what he wants. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, being adopted into a family early.…

mild to severe morbidity, including severe encephalitis and fatalities. Its classic form is associated with a rat flea and rat cycle, although other ectoparasites and animal species are involved in the circulation of the etiologic agent, Rickettsia typhi. The disease was first described in 1913 in Atlanta, GA, and its distribution was progressively widened. Broad application of pesticides and rodenticides was thought to bring the disease under control for several decades in the USA. Use of…

"What is that Italy?", asked a now completely confused German. "It's Valentine's Day, silly Germany", Feli said as if it was self-explanatory. Ludwig looked at his calendar and sure enough, it was right on the date, but it really shouldn't have surprised anyone. After all, the German preferred to work thru most holiday. He sighed, "Es ist bereits Valentinstag, hmm". "So will you come over for dinner then?" In truth, Ludwig only had two papers left before he was done and they could wait, but he…

Once seen throughout the southeastern United States, fewer than 100 Florida panthers are estimated to live in south Florida today. The current range is less than five percent of their original range across Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and parts of Tennessee and South Carolina. Today, the main threats are habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation (National Park Service, n.d.). We need to recognize the signs and figure out how the stop the extinctions of today’s…

Chestnut is a stray or shall I say fluffy domestic female cat that likes to cuddle. Her breed is unknown but to classify what she is, scientifically she is a Felis Catus. The type of markings that her fur has, are tabby like ( blotchy, in a nice mixed kind of way). Cats naturally stay about the same size, and weigh around 8 pounds or so, but she weighs about 15 pounds because she likes to eat. All cats are local to land literally all over the world, apart from some particular places. Cats…

Lovi, that’s crazy!” They were standing in front of the gates that led to Austria’s house. Lovino was pacing back in forth his anxiety rising. Feliciano was at the gate, bucket of water at his feet, his excuse to come outside to meet his brother. “You want independence?!” “Yes Feli, I want independence, and our people do, don’t tell me you don’t feel it!” The younger looked down at his hands fidgeting with each other. “Yes I have felt something stirring but-” “But nothing! Those are our…