From top left, clockwise: Jaguar, African Lion, Cheetah, Andean cat, Scottish Wildcat, Tiger, and Puma.
Drawn by Priscilla Barrett.
Source:
The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids by David Macdonald & Andrew Loveridge, 2010
The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids by David Macdonald & Andrew Loveridge, 2010
The editors utilize their 50 years of combined experience in professional engagement with the behaviour and ecology of wild felids to draw together a unique network of the world's most respected and knowledgeable experts. For the first time, this inter-disciplinary research programme is brought together within a single volume.
DNA in the feces of snow leopards shows alpine #cats eat plants https://phys.org/news/2024-06-dna-feces-leopards-alpine-cats.html
Metabarcoding analysis provides insight into the link between prey and plant intake in a large alpine cat carnivore, the snow leopard https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240132
"#felids do eat #plants despite their classification as #carnivores. In particular, Panthera uncia—or snow #leopards—seem to have a preference for a specific plant... The plant genus #Myricaria appeared the most frequently"
Cats may not know Scarborough Fair, but felids such as alpine cats—both in the wild and in captivity—do eat plants despite their classification as carnivores. In particular, Panthera uncia—or snow leopards—seem to have a preference for a specific plant species despite normally being unsuited for a herbivorous diet.
Transboundary Cooperation in the Tumen River Basin Is the Key to #Amur #Leopard (Panthera pardus) Population Recovery in the Korean Peninsula.
The interconnected forest regions along the lower Tumen River, at the Sino-North Korean border, provide critical habitats and corridors for the critically endangered Amur Leopard (<i>Panthera pardus orientalis</i>). In this region, there are two promising corridors for leopard movement between China …
More than 30 species of small cats roam Earth today. They control small mammal populations to keep ecosystems in balance while helping farmers reduce rodent numbers. Over a dozen small cat species are hugely at risk.
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