Similarities Felidae members are carnivores so the k9’s are an important part of the fossil record. The rough feet and sharp claws are meant for gripping things like trees or prey, so all felidae members have them. All species are carnivores and have keen eyesight. They also have an acute sense of hearing to locate prey. Most likely if there are felines in an environment, then they are one of the top predators and have the job of keeping lower levels from overpopulating. One member of the felidae family is the leopard and it can be found in bush forests. Leopards can haul kills into trees to keep them from other predators and can also attack from trees where their spotted coat gives them camouflage. The leopard can also…
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…
front legs are shorter than their back legs and their tail is short with a black tip. They are medium sized, a little bigger than a house cat weighing from 11-40 pounds and reach 19-22 inches in height. Habitat and Behavior Canada lynxes can be found in Canada and Alaska. They are also located in some northern states like Washington and Montana. They live in forests and prefer cold, snowy, and swampy areas. They make dens under trees that have fallen or in thick brush or shrubs. Male Canada…
kittens who love to follow toys and play fight. Play fighting among kittens may be a way for them to practice and learn skills As a member of the kingdom Animalia, locomotion is a distinct characteristic. They are part of the phylum Chordata. Firstly, they have bilateral symmetry which allows for a very distinct head region. Also, cats have three germ layers and a complete digestive tract. Class Mammalia feed their young with milk from mammary glands. They also have bodies covered with fur and…
this reason these majestic creatures can live close to people and go by unnoticed. Wild cats also hunt alone and sometimes remain unnoticed, a trait that may have evolved from tigers in the sense. Tigers attack people out of fear or if it’s a learned behavior. Cats can be the same way; they typically learn the most between two and eight weeks of age, which happens to be a similar timeframe to when tigers learn most of their characteristics (Meyer). During the Old World of North Africa,…
The white tiger is a rare bengal tiger that has a double recessive allele in its genetic code that produces its distinctive white coat. The common name is white tiger because of its coloration, however it is in the same subspecies as the bengal tiger. The scientific name is Panthera tigris tigris. The genus Panthera includes four species of animals, the tiger, the lion, jaguar, and the leopard, all of which have the ability to roar. The white tigers’s full classification is as follows: Domain:…
in the wild! The bobcat is a North American cat that appeared during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago. Containing 12 recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico, including most of the contiguous United States. Bobcats are carnivores and eat a variety of small animals including feral cats, rats, rabbits, cottontails, wild birds, mice, chickens, squirrels and small fawns. The bobcat is 2.3 FT (In adult size.) And they weigh up to about 3 pounds in…
back teeth act as scissors to cut the pieces of meat, and the rest of its teeth are conical which are designed to cut and tear the meat. However, they do not chew their food, they simply cut it up in chunks and then swallow. Their tongue has papillae which are rough spikes used to scrape the meat off bones and for self grooming. Lastly, is their roar which is used to alert other lions of its presence. It has enough intensity to raise a cloud of dust, and can be heard up to five miles away. They…
Declawing Cats: It Should Be Illegal In 2015 New York lawmakers considered a bill to ban the practice of declawing cats. The proposed legislation caused many debates amongst veterinarians, animal behaviorists, and pet owners as to whether or not it should be illegal. Onychectomy or declawing is a procedure where the toe bones and attached claws of a cat are amputated through a surgical operation. Advocates of declawing cats argue that it is a necessary procedure to provide cats a better chance…
Article 1 1. The question the researchers are trying to answer is whether or not the time of year has an impact on the reproductive capabilities of a male Siberian tiger. The researchers want to know if the time of year has an effect on how much sperm the male tigers are able to create and the quality of their sperm production. They predicted that the female tigers were the only ones whose reproductive system was affected by the time of year and that the males would show no variance, this was…