There is an extraordinary story in the online newspapers this morning about a trail runner killing a mountain lion with his bare hands. In other words he strangled the cat. It is the first time that I have heard of … please continue reading
Which big cats eat fish? The big cats are the tiger, lion, jaguar and leopard. They will all eat fish when necessary but they won’t be a preferred prey item, far from it. This is because they’re too small and … please continue reading
Do fishing cats sometimes prey on livestock? I cannot find a clean answer but my distinct impression is, yes, this powerful and stocky small to medium-size wildcat does occasionally prey on livestock. Certainly, there are records of the fishing cat … please continue reading
Do lions eat birds? Lions will eat pretty well anything and have been recorded eating ‘almost every imaginable land mammal and even a few aquatic ones…’. This huge range of prey includes birds when they are available and there is … please continue reading
Yes, cheetahs purr. The sound is a louder version of the domestic cat purr. The cheetah purrs: during friendly encounters when resting and after meals You can hear the cheetah purr in this video. It sounds exactly same as the … please continue reading
This picture is shocking quite frankly. It was found on a confiscated mobile phone from a suspected tiger poacher. As you can see the man is standing over a dead tiger. He appears to be punching the tiger with his … please continue reading
You just have to know what you are doing! And you have to have an amazing relationship with these big cats so you know for sure that you are safe. I wonder if he ever thinks about the possibility of … please continue reading
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
