The two big cats of India, leopard and tiger, have no where to go. They are increasing coming into conflict with people. To see a large leopard wandering through the streets of a city in India looks crazy and it … Continue reading →
Through the discovery of a big cat fossil deposited by a river in the north slopes of the Himalaya range, Central Asia, scientist can roll back by millions of years the time when big cats first roamed the planet and … Continue reading →
WDRB 41 Louisville News This is a little snippet of an American cat story. You would never see a story like this in the UK or even Europe. “Pets” were going missing in Indiana. A couple were concerned that their … Continue reading →
Are leopards wandering around Europe? If you decide that Armenia is in Europe, the answer is yes. Personally, I don’t really consider Armenia to be in Europe but they did enter the European Song Contest. Does that make them European? … Continue reading →
The humble, yet extremely useful, cardboard box proves that the essence of the cat resides in all cats; wild to domestic. They like to sit inside them. It makes them feel comfortable. That has to be reason for the domestic … Continue reading →
We are told that “extreme animal rights fanatics” are causing a crisis in private ownership of wild cats in the United States¹. I don’t believe this. If there is a crisis with respect to wild cat ownership it is due … Continue reading →
This is an African continent, wild cat species story; specifically Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. The black element in this ‘battle’ is the government of Robert Mugabe and the white element is British colonialism and the white farmers that remain in Zimbabwe. … Continue reading →
Overview The leopard is smallest of the big cats. It is a highly competent generalist. It has adapted to a wide range of habitat conditions and prey items. This is because it has the widest distribution of any felid on … Continue reading →
by Michael (London, UK) Why do leopards have spots? Answer: camouflage – evolution has created a coat that is made for the leopard’s preferred habitat: leopards usually live in forests near rivers, woodlands and grasslands…but they are, in fact, so … Continue reading →
by Rudolph.A.Furtado (Mumbai) Mumbai National Park – photo of white tiger by Darrel Ronald (Flickr) There was a televised documentary of the perils and dangers with comparisons of the “Man-Eating leopards of Mumbai National Park” and of a fatal Cougar … Continue reading →
