Do servals purr?
Do servals purr? Yes, they do purr. But don’t expect a purr that sounds exactly like the purr of a domestic cat. It is deeper and richer. Other sounds that they make are: growl, hiss, wah wah call and “a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Wild Cat Species
Can servals be black?
The picture below is of a black serval taken by a camera trap in the Kilimanjaro area of Tanzania. It is the first picture of a black serval that I have seen in Tanzania. Black servals are relatively common in … Continue reading →
Do female lions eat their cubs?
Do female lions eat their cubs? The answer is yes, female lions do, rarely, eat their cubs under certain circumstances. Recently a lioness, Kigali, ate her newborn cubs three days after giving birth at a German zoo to the horror … Continue reading →
Rescued ocelot plays with dog companion
CLICK TO READ ABOUT THE OCELOT Please be patient while the video loads and becomes playable. It is worth the wait. It is charming to see the rare ocelot playing with a dog companion at a rescue center in Peru. … Continue reading →
Do cheetahs scavenge?
Do cheetahs scavenge? Yes, cheetahs occasionally scavenge although at one time it was believed that the cheetah was one of the few carnivores who did not. For the sake of clarity cheetahs do sometimes feed from the carcasses of animals … Continue reading →
Bengal tiger poachers trap them in metal jaws and skewer them in mouth and anus
In order to preserve the fur coat I’m told that tiger poachers in India trap adult tigers with metal traps which clamp around their paws and while they are incapacitated they skewer them in their mouth and from behind (which … Continue reading →
Can you domesticate a rusty-spotted cat?
Yes, you can domesticate the rusty-spotted cat to a certain extent or you can tame it according to two naturalists who lived over 100 years ago. The rusty-spotted cat is a wild cat species and the smallest in the world. … Continue reading →
Picture of seven frozen tiger cubs for Asian body parts market
This is a picture of four out of seven frozen tiger cubs. It is an horrific picture. It is a very sad picture. To think these beautiful tiger cubs were killed and frozen like this for commercial gain on the … Continue reading →
What does the rusty-spotted cat eat?
The rusty-spotted cat’s diet consists mainly of birds and small mammals, and possibly insects, lizards and frogs. This diminutive wild cat is also known to kill domestic chickens and ducks when the chance arises. This cat has an enormous appetite … Continue reading →
Can tigers have identical twins?
It is surprising that after a considerable amount of research through many books that I have on cats including wild cats and on the Internet (and I’m a good Internet researcher) I cannot find clear, definitive information that tigers can … Continue reading →