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Video cameras installed in the Sumatran jungle in Indonesia have captured close-up footage of a tiger and two cubs. This is the first time that the World Wildlife Fund has recorded evidence of tiger breeding in central Sumatra in what should be prime tiger habitat.
The Sumatran Tiger is the smallest of all surviving tiger subspecies. Male Sumatran tigers average 204 cm (6 feet, 8 inches) in length from head to tail and weigh about 136 kg (300 lb).
Analysis of DNA is consistent with the hypothesis that the Sumatran Tigers have been isolated after a rise in sea level at the Pleistocene to Holocene border (about 12,000-6,000 years ago) from other tiger populations. The Sumatran Tiger is genetically isolated from all living mainland tigers.
Wouldn’t it be nice to see the photos those tigers could take with the awesome cat cam?
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Scientific American has a long and interesting article on: The Evolution of House Cats
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Maru, a Scottish Fold, in Japan has his own cat blog. This is a second post on Maru: Friday Cat Fun #7: Curious Cat and Boxes
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Scuba cat with pal – scuba dog. What does scuba stand for? Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
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© Farid Belbachir/ZSL/OPNAThe first systematic camera trap survey across the central Sahara, identified four different Saharan cheetahs using spot patterns unique to each individual. ‘The Saharan cheetah is critically endangered, yet virtually nothing is known about the population, so this new evidence, and the ongoing research work, is hugely significant,’ said Dr Sarah Durant, Zoological Society of London Senior Research Fellow.
Farid Belbachir, who is implementing the field survey, adds: ‘This is an incredibly rare and elusive subspecies of cheetah and current population estimates, which stand at less than 250 mature individuals, are based on guesswork. This study is helping us to turn a corner in our understanding, providing us with information about population numbers, movement and ecology.’
The Northwest African cheetah is found over the Sahara desert and savannas of North and West Africa, respectively, including Algeria, Niger, Mali, Benin, Burkina-Faso and Togo. The populations are very fragmented and small, with the biggest thought to be found in Algeria.
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Cat, Neo, is surrounded by puppy agent smiths.
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Another video of a curious cat experimenting to learn about the road less traveled.
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Very cool, it is amazing what happens in life. And that bird is remarkably patient. Getting, even playfully, ambushed by a cat doesn’t seem like something what would come naturally. At least with polar bears and huskies they both are used to playing rough with their own.
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Fun but, pretty short. Why not see some more cat fun: Bunny and Kittens: Friday Cat Fun #5 – Cat running up a $300 water bill – Dolphin Rescues Beached Whales
| This cat seems to enjoy the ride as a Roomba vacuums. My cat would always go crazy when the vacuum cleaner went on.
Buy a Roomba for your cat to ride. Or get your cat a camera and put their photography online. You can also shop for people with our selection of some science and engineering gadgets and gifts. Related: Gutter Cleaning Robot – Treadmill Cats – Cat Ridding the Bus – The Wonderful Life of a Cat |
See more adventures of this curious cat from Japan. Or see this one of a curious kid.
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| Once again the tortoise show persistence can pay off:
a fierce little tortoise that would not allow a cat to invade what it perceived to be its territory. Instead, it actively sets about attacking and ultimately expelling the feline, which at first cannot believe the sheer audacity of this small but spirited creature.
… Ever-encroaching urbanisation is just one of the onslaughts natural spaces around the world are facing. The killer tortoise of Port Elizabeth, South Africa as this little fellow has become known is a small but powerful symbol that some things are worth fighting for. Related: Bunny and Kittens – Backyard Wildlife: Turtle – fun with cats – Ageless Turtles |
Mom cat adopts bunny into her litter of kittens.
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This kind of message is very important in the wild, where cats battle for territory. Run across a neighboring cat and you’d better make your intentions clear, or you may find yourself in a fight. The blink serves to say: all’s well here.
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So, why do cats blink at us, when we aren’t cats and don’t understand such feline messages? Well — do you ever speak to your cat?
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Have a nice day
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