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cats today lion
the Swahili word for lion simba also means king strong and aggressive
prime habitat for lions is open woodlands
thick grassland and brush habitat where there is enough cover for hunting and
denning these areas of grassland habitat also
provide food for the herbivores that lions prey upon
lionesses work together to hunt and help rear their cubs
being smaller and lighter than males lionesses are more agile and faster
during hunting smaller females chase the prey towards the center of the hunting
group the larger and heavier lionesses ambush
or capture the prey lionesses are versatile and can switch
hunting jobs depending on which females are hunting that day and what kind of
prey it is a lion chasing down prey can run the
length of a football field in six seconds
their eyes have a horizontal streak of nerve cells which improves their vision
following prey across a plain
lions have been spotted taking down prey as large as buffalo
and giraffes they may even drag this heavy prey into
thickets of brush to keep other wildlife from getting to it
the lioness generally raises male cubs until they're just about two
once they hit that stage in life the mother usually runs them out of the
group and they are on their own sometimes the sub-adult males form
bachelor groups and run together until they are big enough to start challenging
older males in an attempt to take over a pride
if the cubs are female the mother cares for them until about two years of age
and they usually stay with the pride they were born into
a mother and daughter may live together for life
nomads are generally young males working in pairs or small groups and often
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tiger it has adapted to a great variety of
environments from the Siberian tiger when nights can
be as cold as minus 40 degrees celsius to the mangrove swamps of the Sundabans
where the temperatures may reach 40 degrees centigrade
tigers haunt the ruins of buildings such as courts and temples and are at home in
habitats ranging from dry grassland to rainforest
having evolved in the temperate and subtropical forests of eastern Asia
the tiger is less tolerant of heat than other large cats
which may explain why it is an adept swimmer and appears to enjoy bathing
as the top predator throughout its range the tiger plays a major role in
controlling not only its prey population but that of other predators
with reproduction the male mounts the female from behind
taking hold of the loose skin folds on her neck in his mouth to immobilize her
since this process is painful and the female could turn around and swat him
it also gives him better balance during intercourse
they will mate many times each copulation can be as short as 10 seconds
and as frequently as every five to seven minutes as this is required to stimulate
ovulation this frequency is facilitated by the
baculum bone in the penis both the male and the female vocalise
during mating the female is receptive for about five
days once the male is finished he will move
on to the next receptive female
jaguar they are adapted for life in the
tropical rainforest with muscular limbs and large paws to
climb trees pad along the forest floor and even swim in rivers and streams
they are strong swimmers they typically live near water
and have a taste for aquatic creatures their eyes are adapted for night hunting
they have a mirror-like structure called the tapitum lucidum in the back
of the eye which reflects light back into the retina nearly doubling the
cat's ability to see at night
leopard is a solitary animal of the bush and
forest and is mainly nocturnal in habit
although it's sometimes basks in the sun it is an agile climber and frequently
stores the remains of its kills in the branches of a tree
it feeds upon any animal it can overpower
from small rodents to waterbuck but generally preys on the smaller and
medium-sized antelopes and deer it appears to have a special liking for
dogs as food and in Africa for baboons!
black leopard in the thick dark rainforest of
southeast Asia leopards that are nearly black can
sometimes be found they still have their spotted pattern
which is visible in certain light
Florida panther is a subspecies of the cougar
it is endangered now and only found in southern Florida's swamps
cheetah they have internal adaptations to
enhance their ability to sprint
their liver adrenal glands lungs bronchi nasal passages and heart are all large
to allow intense physiological activity during a chase cheetahs take
about three and a half strides per second
and breathe between 60 to 150 breaths per minute
chases are usually limited to sprints of less than 200 to 300 meters
however because the increased physiological
activity associated with running creates heat faster than it can be released
through evaporative cooling which would be sweating through their paws and
panting
cougar those living in warm humid areas tend to
be a darker reddish brown color and cougars found in colder climates
have thicker longer hair that is almost silver gray in color
it is classified as a small cat as it does not roar but purrs like smaller cats
do its slender body and calm demeanor are
more like that of a cheetah
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