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Soft, furry, friendly (most of the time), quick, and deadly predators. The domestic cat is not only popular (the most popular pet in North America) but also a secretive hunter that has (more…) ...
The Iriomote cat, aka Yamapikaryaa – mountain sparkling-eyed cat, Yamamayaa – mountain cat, Pingiimayaa – escaped cat, and meepisukaryaa – that which has flashing eyes, hails only from the island of Iriomote, off the coast of Japan. They prefer the mountainous, evergreen,...
The highland cattle, aka Scottish highland cattle, can be found primarily in Scotland, but there are also populations located in Europe, North America, and Australia. They prefer wet, mountainous (more…) ...
The Borneo Bay cat, aka Bornean cat, Bornean marbled cat, Bornean red cat, or Bornean Bay cat, is considered 1 of the rarest wild cat species in the world, to date. Nearly 1 century after (more…) ...
Looking like a miniature version of the famous snow leopard, the marbled cat hails from Nepal, south-eastern Asia, northern India, Sumatra, and Borneo. They prefer mixed deciduous-evergreen forests (more…) ...
The sand cat, aka Sahara cat or sand dune cat, can be found throughout northern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and southwest & central Asia. They prefer stony, arid, and sandy desert biomes with little vegetation or water. Even (more…) ...
The Andean mountain cat, aka Andean cat or mountain cat, is an extremely rare feline species found in Bolivia and southern Peru over to northwestern Argentina, as well as northern Chile (more…) ...
The Chinese mountain cat, aka Chinese steppe cat or Chinese desert cat, can be found on the north-eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. They prefer coniferous forest edges, alpine meadows (more…) ...
The African golden cat hails from equatorial Africa from western Sierra Leone to central Africa and even as far east as Kenya. Their preferred habitats are moist forests (more…) ...
1 of the smallest of Africa’s wild cats and definitely the most deadly, it’s the black-footed cat. These highly attuned predators have a knack for being lethal and are the most (more…) ...