What affects us affects cats
Bearing in mind the popularity of the diminutive and impressive sand cat, the only true desert cat, there may be some people who are interested in whether a domestic cat has mated with one to create sand cat x domestic cat hybrids. Sarah Hartwell on her website messybeast.com tells us that there is a …
This page is a reality check on buying a sand cat and I discuss the true overall costs. Overall costs When working out the cost of an exotic species of animal such as the sand cat you must factor in the lifetime maintenance of that animal. The question is not asking how much a …
The sand cat copes with a wide variation in temperatures in its chosen habitat, the desert. For example, in the Karakum Desert (in Central Asia) temperatures can be higher than 40°C and the upper layer of the sand can rise to over 80°C, whereas in the winter the temperature can fall to as low …
In order to figure out how to help sand cats you have to know what the threats are to the survival in the wild of this small wild cat. These are listed on the IUCN Red List website but sadly the latest information is almost 6 years old which tells me that the people …
We know that the sand cat is confined to areas of sandy desert. It is the only true desert cat. In the Sahara the typical sound cat habitat is flat and open covered with unstable sand out of which grows a few tufts of grass and occasionally there are small bushes (see photo). The …
There are three American stories of cute wild kittens today which provide us with some cute pictures from three different small-to-medium sized wild cat species. Cincinnati From Cincinnati Zoo we have some super looking ocelot kittens. They were created through frozen semen and artificial insemination. Five kittens were born in March of which three …
Yes, sand cats kill snakes very efficiently even if they are venomous. In some areas of the sand cat’s distribution reptiles play an important role in the cat’s diet. For example the nomads of the Sahara desert in North Africa say that the sand cat has a reputation for being snake hunters. This cute …
The sand cat is called ‘the cat that digs holes’ by Saharan nomads. I think uniquely, this cat makes its home exclusively in burrows. The sand cat is the only true desert cat. It either occupies an abandoned (or even a live one – see below) burrow made by a red fox, corsac fox, …
