17 facts about the small wild cats of the Americas
Here are 17 facts about the small cats of the Americas. Although each “fact” is more a combination of facts on a particular topic. I hope you find the page useful. The overriding message...
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Jaguarete – mystery cat?
The jaguarete is better spelled with an accent acute over the last ‘e’ like this: jaguareté. This means it should be pronounced: jaguareteh as in saying ‘eh you’ or ‘Eh? What’s this?’. I don’t...
How you say ‘oncilla’
So, what is the oncilla? The first point to make is that you do not capitalise the name because it is not a proper noun like the name of a place. This is a...
Big-hearted teenager opens animal shelter
Anápolis, Brazil: Remember the name Eduardo Caioado as I think he’ll become famous one day. He has a huge heart. His life is speeded up compared to most people. He is 17-years-of-age and has...
Priest takes Mass with church cat regularly on the altar
This stray cat made a church his home, attends Mass, and has boosted the congregation. In the town of Atibaia, Brazil (near San Paolo) a stray cat wandered into a church in the parish...
Lima, Peru, S.America: Mother Theresa of the Cat World
She says these magical lines: “My best gift of love and respect I give them in life,” Although Maria Torero cares for 175 sick cats in her large, 8-roomed apartment, her greatest gift, she...
Wild Cat Species of South America
The wild cat species of South America are listed below with distribution details. South America occupies 17,840,000 km², some 12% of the world’s land surface (6,888,062 square miles). South American geography contains great diversity...
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