DID YOU KNOW?
-Tigers, jaguars and lions are able to roar (sub group-pantherinae) , unlike snow leopards and cheetahs that are unable to roar (sub group-felinae/small cats)
-Cheetahs can’t retract their claws, thus they use force by running into their larger prey to make them fall
-The first cat-like mammals appeared 60 million years ago culminated in the most specialized of the saber-tooths, Barbourofelis fricki.
-Felines are found in all terrestrial habitats except treeless tundra and polar ice regions
-They don’t have good stamina for long distance running, but they are really fast and can cover a lot of land in the short amount of time they run
-Lions are the only species in the felidae family that live in groups, which are called prides
-Many Felidae species, such as tigers and lions are known to be digitigrade, meaning they walk on their toes
-There are no similar printed animals of the same cat species that have the same pattern as each are unique and represented as their 'fingerprints'
-Cheetahs can’t retract their claws, thus they use force by running into their larger prey to make them fall
-The first cat-like mammals appeared 60 million years ago culminated in the most specialized of the saber-tooths, Barbourofelis fricki.
-Felines are found in all terrestrial habitats except treeless tundra and polar ice regions
-They don’t have good stamina for long distance running, but they are really fast and can cover a lot of land in the short amount of time they run
-Lions are the only species in the felidae family that live in groups, which are called prides
-Many Felidae species, such as tigers and lions are known to be digitigrade, meaning they walk on their toes
-There are no similar printed animals of the same cat species that have the same pattern as each are unique and represented as their 'fingerprints'