Why are cats digitigrade?
All cats are digitigrade; that is, they walk on their toes. You probably know this. Incidentally, they walk with a direct register gait which means that the paw prints made …
agility and athleticism
Infographic on caracal description
I don’t need to add many words here as the infographic says all that I’d like to say about this very popular medium-sized wild cat species. In America there is …
The essence of cats infographic
Here I am trying to summarise all that is felid in a short infographic for general use. The central point is that the domestic cat thinks they are a tiger. …
The claws of wild and domestic cats (infographic)
Together with the cat’s athleticism, their claws and teeth define the cat because they are essential to their predatory nature. The cat is a top predator and they live with …
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What’s faster: greyhound or cheetah?
The question asks if the top speed of the greyhound is faster than that of the cheetah or vice versa. Therefore, I’m not going to go into a long discussion …
Don’t modify something that is perfect – the domestic cat!
The domestic cat’s wildcat ancestor has evolved over about 2 million years. The domestic cat is almost identical to their wildcat ancestor, the North African wildcat. Two million years of …
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Very tense video of cat walking along bamboo bridge
If you would like to watch a little bit of exciting tension in a cat video this will do. I am not going to tell you what happens at the …
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A cat’s amazing feat of wall climbing – some examples
When I first wrote this article in 2009, there were very few pictures and videos of cats climbing walls. I’m referring to the outside walls of buildings, usually rough cast …
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