Heat, phase II

maintain for up to three minutes without stopping. Bothersome as it is to us, it serves the obvious purpose of letting the tomcats know s...

The tame one

Hunters would take them blindfolded to the hunting site and release them when the prey was sighted. Aside from the domestic cat and the car...

Panther, but really a leopard

black , and so are the spots, so the panther gives the overall appearance of being jet black. In fact, you can see the spots clearly at cert...

The big guy, Leo

lion is the only social cat, living in small groups called prides that are composed mostly of related females and one dominant male.

Distinctive and tamable

Persian lynx, is found over much of Asia and Africa, where it preys on gazelles, small deer and birds. No other cat quite resembles it, tha...

Tomcat “on hold”

Tomcats have a reputation for being promiscuous, but in fact an adult tom, unneutered, never has sex on his mind (unlike male humans). His e...

The crab-eater

Japanese island of Iriomote. The small cat hunts by night, stalking birds and small mammals, and it also ventures to the water’s edge to ca...