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- 001
- Introduction
- int,360,360
- danger,400,400
- Nomore
- Welecome to ArcMedia Cats.
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- In it you will find information,
- pictures and diagrams all about the
- Cat family.
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- To select a frame of information simply
- click on any word that appears in blue.
- Further detailed information on that
- frame can be found by clicking on the
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- click on the Help button at any time.
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- [010Big Cats]....[015Small Cats]....[600Cat Facts]
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- 010
- The Big Cats
- Tiger,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- There are seven species of big cat:
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- [020Lion]
- [040Tiger]
- [060Leopard]
- [100Snow Leopard]
- [120Clouded Leopard]
- [140Cheetah]
- [080Jaguar]
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- [015Small Cats]....[600Cat Facts]
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- 015
- Small Cats
- Bobcat,360,360
- None
- Nomore
- There are twenty-eight species of small
- cat including:
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- [160Lynx] [340Sand Cat]
- [180Bobcat] [360Fishing Cat]
- [200Puma] [380Geoffroy's Cat]
- [220Wildcat] [400Margay]
- [240Domestic cats] [420Leopard Cat]
- [280Serval] [440Jungle Cat]
- [300Caracal] [320Golden Cat]
- [460Flat Headed Cat] [260Ocelot]
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- 020
- Lion (part 1)
- Lion,400,400
- lioness,400,400
- More
- (Panthera leo)
- Several thousand years ago lions were
- found all over [700Europe] and the Middle
- East. Now, lions are found in [500Africa],
- and live mainly in the grasslands.
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- The males are about 3m long (including
- tail), with females a little shorter.
- Shoulder height is about 110cm.
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- Hunting by day or night, lions eat
- [550ungulates], but they will also eat
- rodents, hares & reptiles.
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- Mass: 122-240 kg
- Life span: 15 years
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- 021
- Lion (part 2)
- Lion2,400,400
- Lion,400,400
- Nomore
- Lions live together in a family group
- called a pride. A pride includes several
- adult males, many females and cubs,
- some of which may be nearly fully grown.
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- Most of the hunting in the pride is done
- by the females (lionesses). They usually
- work as a group, surrounding prey and
- then moving in.
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- The males defend the pride from males
- outside the pride - the mane makes
- them look bigger and more powerful,
- even though it is just fur.
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- 040
- Tiger (part 1)
- Tiger,400,400
- None
- More
- (Panthera tigris)
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- One of the most powerful of all cats,
- with a coat ranging in colour from
- orange/brown through to cream
- coloured (this is sometimes called a
- white tiger).
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- Tigers live in jungle, forests and rocky
- areas, and are mainly nocturnal hunters.
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- Prey includes [550ungulates], monkeys and
- somtimes birds and frogs.
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- Mass: 130-260 kg Gestation: 103 days
- Life span: 15 years
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- 041
- Tiger (part 2)
- Tiger,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- Tigers have stripes to help them blend
- into the tall grasses where they live. A
- tiger in tall grass is very difficult to
- see and this helps the tiger stalk its
- prey.
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- It can move very silently because of its
- padded feet, and when it is close enough
- will pounce.
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- Small prey is killed with a bite to the
- back of the neck, but larger prey is
- suffocated.
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- 060
- Leopard
- Leopard,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Panthera pardus)
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- A powerful cat with a very long tail
- Sometimes this cat has a black coat
- and so is called a black panther, even
- though it is really just a black coated
- leopard.
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- Living in all sorts of regions, right up
- into snowy mountains, it hunts in the
- morning, late afternoon and at night on
- all types of deer and antelope, baboons,
- jackal, hares and large birds.
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- Mass: 30-70 kg Gestation: 90-105 days
- Life span: 12 years
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- 080
- Jaguar
- Jaguar,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Panthera onca)
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- The Jaguar is a heavily built compact
- cat with powerful legs and a large,
- roundish head. The body colour can be
- anything from yellowish brown through
- to browny red.
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- The Jaguar likes to live near water in
- tropical forest and savannah. Hunting
- at dawn and dusk, prey includes
- capybara (a large rodent), deer, fish,
- monkeys, turtles & frogs. Although the
- Jaguar is a good climber, it usually
- attacks prey on the ground.
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- Location: Central & South [705America]
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- 100
- Snow Leopard
- SnowLeo,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Panthera unica)
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- Living in the high mountains, above
- the tree line, this cat eats [550ungulates]
- and large birds. Because it lives in
- moutain regions it has large paws and
- very powerful legs.
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- As it lives in parts of Asia difficult
- to reach, little is known about this rare
- cat. These cats spend much of their time
- on their own, and unlike other big
- cats, do not roar.
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- Gestation: 98-103 days
- Life span: 12 years
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- 120
- Clouded Leopard
- Cloud,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Neofelis nebulosa)
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- Although classed as a big cat, the
- Clouded leopard is really somewhere
- between a big and small cat.
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- This cat has a compact powerful
- body, with short legs and a long tail.
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- It spends much of its time in the trees,
- hunting monkeys, birds and squirrels.
- In fact it is such a good climber that
- it can run down trees head first.
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- Mass: 15-20 kg
- Life span: 15 years
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- 140
- Cheetah (part 1)
- Cheetah,400,400
- None
- More
- (Acionyn jubatus)
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- A tall slim cat, built for speed. Lives in
- dry open areas, semi desert and scrub.
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- Prey is small antelope and other similar
- sized creatures.
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- The Cheetah is famous for being one of
- the fastest land animals, although it
- can't run at high speed for very long.
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- Mass: 39-65 kg
- Gestation: 91-95 days
- Life span: 12 years
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- 141
- Cheetah (part 2)
- Cheetah2,400,400
- Cheetah,400,400
- Nomore
- Although Cheetah prey on many other
- animals the cubs still face many
- dangers.
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- [020Lions] will kill Cheetah cubs if they
- get the chance, but do not eat them. This
- is to stop the Cheetahs (when they get
- older) from catching prey that the [020Lions]
- might catch.
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- In this photograph a Cheetah has found
- her cub killed by a [020Lion].
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- 160
- Lynx
- Lynx,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis lynx)
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- A powerfully built cat, with short
- sturdy legs and a long tail. Easy to
- recognise because of the tufts on top
- of the ears.
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- The lynx lives in forests and thick
- scrub, hunting rodents, rabbits, hares
- birds, fish and small [550ungulates]. It is
- a nocturnal hunter.
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- Location:[700Europe]
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- 180
- Bobcat
- Bobcat,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis rufus)
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- Smaller than a [160Lynx], the bobcat has a
- fairly large head compared to its body,
- with sharp pointed ears.
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- The bobcat lives in a variety of places
- such as semi-desert, woods, rocky scree
- and swamp forest.
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- It is mainly a nocturnal hunter, its
- prey includes small mammals, small
- [550ungulates] and ground birds.
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- Location: [705America]
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- 200
- Puma
- Puma,360,360
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis concolor)
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- The cat is known by several names
- including mountain lion and cougar.
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- Found throughout the [705American]
- continent, this cat lives in regions
- ranging from forests (including
- tropical forests) to rocky scrub.
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- Hunting mainly at twilight, prey
- includes small rodents, deer, fish,
- large insects and small mammals.
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- 220
- Wildcat
- wildcat,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis silvestris)
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- A little larger than an ordinary
- domestic cat, the wild cat has a thick
- coat, long legs and a large broad head.
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- The cat lives in woodland and high
- rocky places, and sometimes on moors
- and marshes.
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- Hunting by night, prey includes small
- rodents, bird and rabbits.
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- Location: [700Europe] to India
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- 240
- Domestic Cat
- domestic,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- The domestic cat is thought to be
- decended from the African wild cat,
- and was kept by ancient peoples to
- keep rodents away from stored crops.
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- The name probably comes from the
- nubian (region in [500Africa]) Kadis, and
- has similar sounding names in many
- different languages: katt, katze, Kot,
- Kots, Chat & gatto.
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- Cats have had a special place in history;
- they were worshipped in ancient egypt,
- and have had special laws in other
- countries.
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- 260
- Ocelot
- Ocelot,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis pardalis)
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- The Ocelot, because of its beautiful
- coat, is in danger of becoming extinct.
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- The ocelot lives in most places, as
- long as it has cover to hide in. It is
- both an excellent climber and swimmer.
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- During the day it will rest in high
- trees; hunting at night. Prey includes
- birds, small mammals and reptiles.
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- Location: Central & South [705America]
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- 280
- Serval
- Serval,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis serval)
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- A lightly built cat, with very long ears
- which are a distinctive black with white
- spots.
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- The Serval always lives near water with
- dense cover such as tall grass, and
- usually hunts at night.
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- Prey includes rats, lizards and birds.
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- Location: Central & Southern [500Africa]
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- 300
- Caracal
- Caracal,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis caracal)
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- A thinly built cat, with long legs and a
- short tail - in some ways is similar to
- the [160Lynx]. The ears have distinctive
- tufts on top.
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- Like most cats, it is a good climber and
- jumper and hunts mainly at twilight.
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- Prey includes small [550ungulates], birds,
- rodents and small mammals.
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- Location: [500Africa] & Asia
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- 320
- African Golden Cat
- Golden,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- About twice as big as an ordinary
- [240domestic cat], the Golden cat has long
- legs and big paws, but small ears.
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- Living mainly in the forest, and
- hunting at night, the Golden cat preys
- on rodents, small [550ungulates], birds
- and small mammals.
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- Location: Central [500Africa]
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- 340
- Sand Cat
- Sand,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis margarita)
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- The Sand cat lives in dry sandy regions,
- and has special hair on its feet to
- protect them from the hot sand.
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- They are mainly nocturnal hunters
- and eat things such as Jerboas, other
- small rodents and small reptiles.
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- The Sand cat has a very broad head
- compared to other cats.
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- Location: North [500Africa]
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- 360
- Fishing Cat
- Fishing,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis viverrinus)
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- Fishing cats live in marshy areas and
- swamps, and have partially webbed
- feet and layered fur to keep them dry.
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- They eat fish, molluscs, frogs, small
- mammals, snakes and birds.
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- About twice the size of an ordinary
- domestic cat, they wait at the side of
- a stream for a fish - and then scoop
- them out of the water with their paw.
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- Location: Asia
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- 380
- Geoffroy's Cat
- Geoff,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis geoffroyi)
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- Named after a French naturalist, this
- cat lives in bush and scrubby
- woodland.
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- Hunting mainly at night, this cats prey
- includes small mammals and birds. It
- is a good climber and swimmer.
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- Location [705South America]
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- 400
- Margay
- Margay,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis wiedii)
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- A slim built cat, with long legs.
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- Margays live in forests, and spend
- much of their time amongst the trees as
- they are excellent climbers (like most
- of the cat family).
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- Their prey includes birds, tree frogs,
- lizards and small mammals.
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- Location: [705Central & South America]
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- 420
- Leopard Cat
- Leocat,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis bengalensis)
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- This cat has a variety of colours and
- markings, with spots covering the body.
- It lives in forests
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- Hunting at twilight and night, this cat
- will drop on its prey from trees as it
- is a good climber (as well as a good
- swimmer).
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- Prey includes birds, small rodents,
- small mammals & fish.
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- Location: Sumatra, Borneo, Japan.
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- 440
- Jungle Cat
- Jungle,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis chaus)
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- Jungle cats live in woodlands, reed
- beds, tall grassy fields near to humans.
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- They will hunt day and night, and
- their prey includes hares, birds,
- porcupines, frogs and snakes.
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- 460
- Flat Headed Cat
- Flathead,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- (Felis planiceps)
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- About the size of an ordinary domestic
- cat with a very long body and short
- legs.
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- This cat lives close to humans, eating
- fish, frogs and fruit. It is a nocturnal
- hunter.
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- It lives in forest and scrub. close to
- water if it can.
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- Location: South Asia
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- 500
- African Continent
- Africa,320,320
- Lion,290,290
- Nomore
- The continent of Africa is home to
- many species of cat including:
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- [020Lion], [140Cheetah], [060Leopard], [320Golden Cat],
- [300Caracal], [340Sand Cat] & [280Serval].
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- Most of North Africa is desert, while
- the west is covered in tropical rain
- forests. The east has large lakes and
- mountains and the south grasslands.
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- Africa is the second largest
- continent.
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- 550
- Ungulates
- GOAT,400,400
- zebra,400,400
- Nomore
- Ungulates is the name given to any
- animal that has a hoof. These animals
- are herbivores - they eat plants only.
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- Some examples of ungulates are: goats,
- zebras, wild boars, deer, antelopes,
- gazelles.
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- [010Big Cats] tend to prey on these kinds
- of animals.
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- 600
- Cat Facts (part 1)
- Cheetah,400,400
- lion,330,330
- More
- Speed:
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- Of all the animals the fastest runner
- is the [140Cheetah] which can run up to
- a speed of 115 km/h (71.6 miles per
- hour). However it can't keep up this
- speed for long.
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- All cats can run quickly for short
- periods of time, even [020Lions] can reach
- speeds up to 65 km/h (40 mph).
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- 601
- Cat Facts (part 2)
- Tiger,400,400
- None
- More
- Tigers:
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- The roar of a tiger can be heard up to
- 2 km (1 and a quarter miles) away.
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- Tigers purr, but only when they breathe
- out; domestic cats purr when they
- breathe in.
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- Most cats will not eat meat that has
- begun to go rotten - only tigers will.
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- An adult tiger can eat 31 kg of meat in
- a single night.
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- 602
- Cat Facts (part 3)
- Jaguar,400,400
- None
- More
- Although they are classed as big cats
- both the [080Jaguar] and [100Snow Leopard] do
- not seem to roar. Instead they snarl
- and 'grunt' when hunting or attacked.
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- Although the [705American] continent is
- huge, the [080Jaguar] is the only big cat
- found there.
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- 603
- Cat Facts (part 4)
- chesk,400,400
- None
- Nomore
- Skulls:
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- The skulls of all cats tend to look
- much the same - they have short faces
- and little nose cavities.
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- The large pointed front teeth are for
- grabbing and killing prey, while the
- back teeth are designed for tearing
- and crushing (they are strong enough
- to crush bone).
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- 700
- Europe
- europe,300,300
- None
- Nomore
- The northern parts of Europe are
- forested, while the southern parts tend
- to be hilly or mountainous.
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- Much of the area receives regular
- rainfall, and the land is fertile. In the
- extreme south, around the Mediterran-
- -ean Sea, the climate is mild all year.
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- Long ago [020Lions] were found throughout
- Europe, but now the only cats found here
- are [160Lynx], [220Wildcats] and [240Domestic Cats].
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- 705
- America
- america,320,320
- None
- Nomore
- The American continent stretches
- from Canada in the North, to Argentina
- in the south.
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- It has deserts, mountains, forests,
- grasslands & tropical rain forests
- within it.
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- This continent is home to: [180Bobcat],
- [380Geoffroy's Cat], [200Puma], [400Margay],
- [160Lynx], [080Jaguar] & [260Ocelot].
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- 999
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- Help,260,260
- None
- Nomore
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