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Owner of two pet bobcats claims that they instinctively prefer to use the human toilet

PoC avatarPosted on March 2, 2021 by Michael BroadMarch 2, 2021

MELISSA, TEXAS, USA – NEWS AND COMMENT: Tucked away in this YouTube video about Mick and Melissa’s two gorgeous pet bobcats, Melissa says that both the bobcats like to use the human toilet rather than going outside or using a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bobcat | Tagged american bobcat, bobcat, cat video, exotic cats, exotic pets, wild cat pets, wild cat species | Leave a reply

Do cheetahs live in the desert?

PoC avatarPosted on February 26, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 26, 2021

Yes, cheetahs still live in the desert. In 2002, Mel and Fiona Sunquist in their book Wild Cats of the World wrote: “Cheetahs mainly hunt by day, but the hours vary slightly from area to area. In the Sahara, where … Continue reading →

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When do tigers become adults?

PoC avatarPosted on February 25, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 25, 2021

‘Young tigers continue to put on muscle until they are about five years old’. Those are the words of Fiona Sunquist in Wild Cats of the World, an excellent and reliable book by her and her husband Mel. They strongly … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiger | Tagged bengal tiger, Facts about Cats, tiger behavior, tiger character, tiger ecology

Do cheetahs live in India?

PoC avatarPosted on February 23, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 23, 2021

No, cheetahs don’t live in India but they used to four hundred years ago when they were common in western and central India south of the Ganges, where its range mirrored that of its major prey animal at that time, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheetah | Tagged cheetah, cheetah distribution, wild cat history

Can leopards change their spots?

PoC avatarPosted on February 22, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 22, 2021

No, an individual leopard can’t change their spots once they are fully developed. But the background colour varies considerably across the cats huge distribution. And leopard markings are, in fact, dark spots to rosettes which vary in ‘size, shape, thickness … Continue reading →

Posted in leopard | Tagged amur leopard, cat coats, cat genetics, common leopard, genetics, leopard

How big is a Canada lynx?

PoC avatarPosted on February 18, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 18, 2021

Canada lynx are medium-sized wild cats. Sometimes people refer to them as big cats but they are aren’t. They are larger than typical domestic cats but much smaller than the big cats such as the leopard. They weigh approximately 8-11 … Continue reading →

Posted in Lynx | Tagged canada lynx, lynx, lynx cat, wild cat species

What do jaguars eat the most?

PoC avatarPosted on February 17, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 17, 2021

The jaguar seems to prefer peccaries (javelina or skunk pig) although their diet reflects the abundance of whatever prey animal is available. There have been a number of studies which indicate that jaguars “have a particular fondness for peccaries” (the … Continue reading →

Posted in Jaguar | Tagged jaguar, jaguar ecology, jaguar prey

How many miles do mountain lions travel?

PoC avatarPosted on February 16, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 17, 2021

How many miles do mountain lions travel in a day? Unfortunately there isn’t much information on this topic but nonetheless I have some information. M.E. Musgrave tells us in their “Some habits of mountain lions in Arizona” (1926) published in … Continue reading →

Posted in Puma | Tagged mountain lion, mountain lion behavior, puma, puma behavior | 2 Replies

Tribrid leopard-lion-tiger

PoC avatarPosted on February 15, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 15, 2021

I have called this three-way hybrid big cat a ‘tribrid’ because that is what it allegedly is. A tribrid has three components (offspring of three different species) while a hybrid has two components, which is the offspring of two different … Continue reading →

Posted in WIld Cat Hybrids | Tagged leopon, wild cat hybrids, wildcat hybrid | Leave a reply

Are jaguars…13 questions answered about the Jaguar

PoC avatarPosted on February 11, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 11, 2021

Are jaguars dangerous? Yes (obvious). Are jaguars endangered? Yes (IUCN Red List classification: Near Threatened which in layperson’s terms means endangered). Are jaguars and panthers the same? They can be because the word “panthers” is used sometimes to describe black … Continue reading →

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