The answer has to be, yes, when you look at the two videos below. Lynx have been domesticated to a certain extent. One of these cats lives in an apartment in Russia and he looks very relaxed. We don’t know … please continue reading
The cheetah is alone in the genus Acinonyx. A ‘genus’ is a rank in the classification of the species (taxonomy). It is a sort of group of cats with the same fundamental features and in this case it is a … please continue reading
The video below gives us a nice feel for how a trekker might encounter a cougar (puma or mountain lion) in America. This incident occurred in California. I believe there is a misconception about the desire of mountain lions to … please continue reading
In the Gir National Park sometimes referred to as the Gir Forest a lioness is raising a leopard cub. This is highly unusual. This national park is well known as the home of the Asiatic lion. Counting lions is difficult … please continue reading
The wild cat species which is the the wild cat part of the purebred, wildcat hybrid, domestic cat called the Bengal cat is the Asiatic leopard cat; sometimes called the Asian leopard cat or simply the leopard cat. Asiatic leopard … please continue reading
As always, business and economic expansion is more important, at the end of the day, to wild species conservation. And the Trump administration, as we well know, is very keen on economic expansion in the USA together with the resultant … please continue reading
People are fascinated with the question: ‘Who will win a fight between a tiger and a lion?’ And there is positively no definitive answer. There really isn’t. I have run 2 polls on this subject and after over a thousand … please continue reading
How come lions don’t eat hyenas after killing them? Some asked this and all the answers that I have seen assume that the question is correctly stated by which I mean they have presumed that lions don’t eat hyenas. But … please continue reading
Cheetahs can meow. This cheetah also hisses and her meow is very gentle and kitten-like. Both these sounds are made by domestic cats as we all know. The excellent book I have on the wild cats does not refer to … please continue reading
If there was a house cat as big as a tiger, would she be just as dangerous as a tiger? The answer must be No. This is because there would be at least a couple of major differences. Socialisation Firstly … please continue reading
