Caracal Introduction The Name Classification Description Distribution Behavior Conservation Introduction This is the cat that features in the well known phrase, ‘to put the cat amongst the pigeons’. This harks back the era of Indian princes and maharajahs who, it … Continue reading →
This page looks briefly at conservation and appearance. This is a part of the Pictures of cats.org website where I like to present the best of Flickr photographs in large format. Caracal caracal – brief description This cat is a medium … Continue reading →
by Deborah-Ann Milettte (New York) Qe Tesh of the Nile (Egyptian for the God of Nature) surveys her domain Many people don’t realize that before I owned my famous boy “Motzie” I used to rescue, safe-capture and relocate exotic felines. … Continue reading →
Ranthambore National Park – India Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, part of the Nilgiri district (India) showing the Bengal tiger habitat – Photo by tdietmut Pench National Reserve, India, Photo Ben Robinson (Flickr) Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India – Photo by Avinash … Continue reading →
Photos from top left clockwise: Lion, tiger, leopard and jaguar. Photos by: Kjunstorm, Brian McKay, William Warby and Susan Shepard – all Flickr photographers and reproduced under creative commons licenses. Big cat toys should be toys that are based on … Continue reading →
by Anna (Northern California) About ten years ago, I was on a bike ride with my father and sisters and saw the strangest feline. We were riding through Bidwell Park in Chico, CA, which is a large, natural city park. … Continue reading →
China – Tiger Farms In truth, the Bengal tiger population is not clearly known. Today, December 2018, I have reviewed the Bengal tiger population and I note that Wikipedia states an estimate of 2500 and National Geographic presents a figure … Continue reading →
The list of big cat man-eaters show that they lived at a time when there were more big cats; thrust together as they were with people. Almost all took place in India and Bangladesh (Sunderbans). And almost all were the … Continue reading →
Black-footed cat. Photo by ‘guppiecat’. Overview The name of this diminutive cat, the smallest African cat species, is slightly misleading as the paw pads and undersides of the feet are black but nothing else. Attempts to rename the cat failed. … Continue reading →
Overview The “leopard cat” as it is more commonly called is one of the most commonly found wild cat species. It is an Asian wild cat that lives across a wide range of Southeast Asia. It lives habitat from scrublands … Continue reading →
