Dudhwa Tiger Reserve is on the border with Nepal. A tigress named Beldanda living in the reserve had lost her entire litter of five cubs last year. On this occasion rangers came across the body of one of her four … Continue reading →
Domestic and feral cats sometimes live in groups and the lion, a big cat, always lives in groups. These are the only two cat species who live in groups. Domestic and feral cats Domestic cats often live solitary lives and … Continue reading →
Artist Peter Hall was on a game drive in the central regions of Kruger National Park in South Africa, reports the EarthTouch News website. A “game drive” is one in which the participants sit in 4×4 vehicles looking out at … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS (COMMENTS): Tran Kieu Trang, 30, a Vietnamese smuggler, attempted to smuggle 127 lion claws and 36 lion teeth through Mozambique’s international airport together with, incidentally, 4.3 kg of rhino horn. She tried to confuse Sasa, a six … Continue reading →
The Pallas’s cat does not make a good pet. ‘Pallas cat’ is strictly speaking not the name of this wild cat species. It’s more scientific name is ‘manul’ and it is sometimes referred to as ‘Pallas’s cat’ after the German … Continue reading →
Pallas’s cat is sometimes referred to as ‘Pallas cat’. The former name is the accurate one together with Manul. The status of this small wild cat species in captivity was and probably remains precarious. They are considered to be a … Continue reading →
Background There are actually three subspecies of lynx which is not specified in the question. So if I am going to answer the question fully I have to refer to each subspecies of lynx. Canada lynx The main prey of … Continue reading →
Background “Black panthers” normally refers to melanistic leopards. These are leopards that are born black (dark charcoal) because of a genetic mutation. They are called melanistic leopards. I’m referring to the common leopard. Although the term “black panther” can also … Continue reading →
Concerned wild cat observers ask whether the Iberian lynx is endangered or even extinct. At one time, around 10 years ago, there was a real possibility that this rarest of wild cat species was indeed going extinct. The main cause … Continue reading →
NEWS AND VIEWS: You might have thought that I was discussing a genetically mutated jaguar in Belize and Guatemala which has a short tail very similar to that of the bobcat but I’m not. This beautiful jaguar had, at one … Continue reading →
