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Grrr... Which Big Cat Are You!
hmmm... That is just plain nuts... I tell ya, I tell ya! :biggrin:
Grrr... What Big Cat Are You!
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In the family of cats, there is a quite a broad range amongst the species. Each particular species has adapted and evolved into an unique type of cat due to it's environment. Certain traits and characteristics each cat displays can be personified into different types of moods people exhibit.
Which big cat are you? [Don't forget to read between the lines below! ;-) ]
~LION~
The male lion is King of his pride. He is the strength and power to continue the line. New males gaining control over a pride will often kill all cubs to ensure future offspring as his and not of a rival male. A cruel thing but when he kills the current cubs the lionesses will go into estrus and be bred by the new king.
The Lioness is the main hunter of the pride. It is common for the females to share the job of raising the cubs, sharing responsibility of care and nursing. When the group hunts, a few lionesses stay behind for day care of the prides future. A lioness will stay in the pride of their birth, they are the grandmothers and sisters, cousins and mothers growing up together to make the pride strong.
Prey of a lion is usually larger, Zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and gazelle. Most hunts are tag team where two or more lions take turns running their prey to exhaustion. Another hunt is ambush.
First to feed are the males. Usually there is one "king" male and 3 or 4 younger males. Next in line are the Females who sadly do most of the work but are second in line. Last to feed are the cubs. Individual lions hunt efectively, but are more than twice as successful at catching large prey, such as zebra, when they work as a team. Ambush hunting is where a group of lionesses chase the prey toward ones laying in wait. Only able to sustain high speeds for a short time, the chase team will often change places when needed. Other hunts are the stalking to within 40-50 feet and then a burst of speed taking the prey by surprise.
~PANTHER~
The black panther doesn't have many enemies. However the panther is threatoned because of drained wetland being of rich soil for agriculture. To this end and to satisfy the demands of tourism, habitats have been systematically drained for many years. Much of the area has been lost and the ecological balance of the remainder has been seriously affected, resulting in changes in vegetation and loss of animal life.
Black panthers travel fifteen to twenty miles a day. That would be a two day walk for a human . Panthers often zig-zag when running. Panthers can run up to 35 mph for only a few hundred yards and then it gets slower. Panthers eat large prey like deer or hogs. 90% of the panther's diet is hog, white tailed deer, raccoons and armadillos. Occasionally they eat rabbits, rats, birds, and on certain occasions they eat alligators.
A male panther will often claim two hundred and fifty square miles. But female panthers will claim two hundred square miles for her home. The male panther will use his area for hunting but the female panther will use it to raise her young. The panther will "cheep" like a bird when it is hunting because if it growls the animal the panther is hunting will be afraid and run or fly away.
They have been under protection since 1958. Few remain. Because of habitat loss, inbreeding and air born diseases the beautiful panther is near extinction.
~COUGAR~
Because of it's great adaptability, the cougar survived through the Pleistocine, while the American lion and other North American felids went extinct. Modern day cougar appeared about 300,000 years ago.
The cougar is one of the most agile of the cats. It's long back legs give it an extrodinary leaping ability: It has been seen to clear obstacles of over 6 feet hight on the run. It is also an excellent climber and escape artist, and will leep over steep cliffs in order to escape. Not only is it a good climber but is also a good swimmer- only taking to water when absolutely necessary. Studies show that a cougar can bring down a deer 8 out of 10 times.
~PUMA~
The puma is the best known and most widely distributed of all the smaller 'big' cats. Behavior is that it hunts by day, primarily from the ground but occasionally from high rocks, low cliffs, or trees. Strongly territorial, claiming an exceptionally wide range, and is solitary even by cat standards, avoiding its own kind except to mate. Diet is deer, sheep, goats, peccary, capybara and other similarly-sized game. It will occasionally stalk livestock when other prey is scarce.
They can walk easily on a narrow ledge and can leap from place to place with no apparent fear of falling into the gorge below. Hunts med to big prey every 7 to 10 days. Eating smaller prey in between. After the kill, the puma remains nearby until it has consumed all the flesh. The puma knows it must guard it's kill closely, for it shares it's habitat with a number of scavengers. The fact deer are a principal prey of the puma is often viewed as a natural eway of culling these animals, preventing the herds from over population.
~CHEETAH~
Sight is used instead of smell like most cats. Termite mounds and trees are used as observation points. Once the prey is located, the cheetah will attempt to sneek up close befor the full chase. Cheetah's are sprint hunters. Most prey must be caught within 20 seconds of the chase or the cheetah will tire. Once the prey is brought down the cheetah must hide the food and rest before eating. It feeds quickly because Lions and Hyenas often steal the catch from the cheetah. Known as clean eaters, they do not return to the body to feed again and will leave the skin, bones, and entrails. Always watchful for prey.
In southern Africa they hunt springbok, warthog, kudu young and impala and in East Africa it is thomson gazelle and impala. Also will hunt dik-dik, kudu, gerenuk, warthog, hartebeest, oribi, kod, rabbit, birds, and small prey. Rarely will they hunt large prey; only in a group will they attempt to take a wildebeest down.
~TIGER~
The tiger's early ancestor gave rise to two lines of cats- the `stabbing` cats and the `biting` cats. The `stabbing` cats were among the largest and most powerful predators of their day. The best known was called Smilodon (SMILE-O-don) or the Sabor-toothed tiger. It's most striking feature was it's enormous canine teeth, which were upto 6 inches long and curved backward.
Because it had weak jaws, it used these to stab it's prey. Hacking into the neck region, then retreating as the animal bled to death. All `stabbing` cats are extinct today.
Although Smilodon is called the Saber-toothed tiger, it is only distantly related to the tiger of today.
Tigers evolved from the second evolutionary line, the `biting` cats. Unlike the stabbing cats, `biting` cats have powerful jaws and kill their prey by hooking the canines in the flesh, then snaping the neck or strangling the prey. The canines are vital to the tiger. Should it loose them, it would have nothing with which to grab prey, and it would then eventually starve to death.
A tiger will sneak up to about 30 - 85 feet and launches itself at the prey.
Prey include Chital, sambar, gaur, bearded pig, rhino, monkey, crab, water buffalo, and sometimes porcupine, reptiles, frogs and fish. On the average, for every 20 hunt attempts 19 are a failure.
~LYNX~
Primarily nocturnal, with activity peaking at twilight as the animals moved out of their daytime resting places to hunt. Daily travel distance averaged seven km, with males generally travelling further than females. Diurnal activity peaks during the winter.
Preys almost exclusively on rabbits, but will also hunt birds, red deer young, fallow deer and moufflon young.
Tracks of the lynx rival those of the cougar - a cat which is 6 to 7 times heavier than the lynx! Canadian lynx calling into the forest with their "Woouuu" cry. Although the canadian lynx is only slightly larger and heavier than the bobcat, the paw prints of the lynx are double the size of the bobcat's tracks. They have large 'snowshoe' like paws that aid them in walking on deep snow (where the bobcat can not). Studies show that depending on the population of snowshoe hares the Canadian lynx numbers will balance with it. They depend greatly on the hare as a main prey in their diet.
~JAGUAR~
Lacking the build or stamina for high speed chases, the jaguar hunts instead by patience and brute stregth. Picking off its prey by stealth or sudden ambush, it very rarely fails to inflict the death blow with its deadly teeth.
Jaguars can climb trees but mostly hunts on the ground. Also hunts prey at the waters edge, traping in. Stalks prey, moving with such controlled poise on its well furred paws that it can approach close to nervous animals undetected. Claws are retracted for most of the time, but are unsheathed during attacks. They enable the cat to grip the body of its prey while it maneuvers into position for the kill; a fierce bite.
~BOBCAT~
Preferred environments are scrubby brush, country with rocks and areas of dense vegetation but also found in swamp land, farmland, and even arid country. Bobcats lack the long legs and large furry pads. They are known to be more aggressive then the the much larger lynx.
Snow shoe rabbits are the main prey, also including Grouse, young deer, birds, frogs, snakes, small mammals, fish. Bobcats will often fish in streams. Small prey is consumed immediately while larger prey is cached (stored). Bobcats mark out and occupy home ranges; those of males often overlap. Females occupy smaller areas; these do not overlap with other females, but may overlap with males. The cats travel well- worn paths within their territories and mark these by squirting urine or scraping with their paws. The information given by these signs help males to gage weather females are ready to mate.
~LEOPARD~
Leopards will guard against intruders and will fight other leopards for their territory. It's stomach is able to expand to a huge degree to accommodate large amounts of food from it's kill. Prey is usually Gazelle and warthog, but they also hunt porcupine, wilde beests, ostrich, tortoise and sometimes jackal and baboon, plus many more. This list of potential prey is longer and more varried than that of any other carnivore. Some prey vary from beetles up to wilde beests weighing about 600 pounds. Stealth is used as they sneak up to their prey.
Enemies include the Lion, most dangerous enemy. The lion will kill adult leopards as well as cubs. Hyena, sometimes kill leopards, and often drive them away from their kill.
Baboon, male baboons will gather in a troop to mob, and possibly severely wound or kill a single leopard.
After eating it's fill, the leopard moves the carcass out of reach of scavengers, high in the tree branches. Sometimes even eating its kill in the tree safe from any who would steal it from them.
Grrr...!!! =þ
hmmm... That is just plain nuts... I tell ya, I tell ya! :biggrin:
Grrr... What Big Cat Are You!
____________________________
In the family of cats, there is a quite a broad range amongst the species. Each particular species has adapted and evolved into an unique type of cat due to it's environment. Certain traits and characteristics each cat displays can be personified into different types of moods people exhibit.
Which big cat are you? [Don't forget to read between the lines below! ;-) ]
~LION~
The male lion is King of his pride. He is the strength and power to continue the line. New males gaining control over a pride will often kill all cubs to ensure future offspring as his and not of a rival male. A cruel thing but when he kills the current cubs the lionesses will go into estrus and be bred by the new king.
The Lioness is the main hunter of the pride. It is common for the females to share the job of raising the cubs, sharing responsibility of care and nursing. When the group hunts, a few lionesses stay behind for day care of the prides future. A lioness will stay in the pride of their birth, they are the grandmothers and sisters, cousins and mothers growing up together to make the pride strong.
Prey of a lion is usually larger, Zebra, wildebeest, buffalo and gazelle. Most hunts are tag team where two or more lions take turns running their prey to exhaustion. Another hunt is ambush.
First to feed are the males. Usually there is one "king" male and 3 or 4 younger males. Next in line are the Females who sadly do most of the work but are second in line. Last to feed are the cubs. Individual lions hunt efectively, but are more than twice as successful at catching large prey, such as zebra, when they work as a team. Ambush hunting is where a group of lionesses chase the prey toward ones laying in wait. Only able to sustain high speeds for a short time, the chase team will often change places when needed. Other hunts are the stalking to within 40-50 feet and then a burst of speed taking the prey by surprise.
~PANTHER~
The black panther doesn't have many enemies. However the panther is threatoned because of drained wetland being of rich soil for agriculture. To this end and to satisfy the demands of tourism, habitats have been systematically drained for many years. Much of the area has been lost and the ecological balance of the remainder has been seriously affected, resulting in changes in vegetation and loss of animal life.
Black panthers travel fifteen to twenty miles a day. That would be a two day walk for a human . Panthers often zig-zag when running. Panthers can run up to 35 mph for only a few hundred yards and then it gets slower. Panthers eat large prey like deer or hogs. 90% of the panther's diet is hog, white tailed deer, raccoons and armadillos. Occasionally they eat rabbits, rats, birds, and on certain occasions they eat alligators.
A male panther will often claim two hundred and fifty square miles. But female panthers will claim two hundred square miles for her home. The male panther will use his area for hunting but the female panther will use it to raise her young. The panther will "cheep" like a bird when it is hunting because if it growls the animal the panther is hunting will be afraid and run or fly away.
They have been under protection since 1958. Few remain. Because of habitat loss, inbreeding and air born diseases the beautiful panther is near extinction.
~COUGAR~
Because of it's great adaptability, the cougar survived through the Pleistocine, while the American lion and other North American felids went extinct. Modern day cougar appeared about 300,000 years ago.
The cougar is one of the most agile of the cats. It's long back legs give it an extrodinary leaping ability: It has been seen to clear obstacles of over 6 feet hight on the run. It is also an excellent climber and escape artist, and will leep over steep cliffs in order to escape. Not only is it a good climber but is also a good swimmer- only taking to water when absolutely necessary. Studies show that a cougar can bring down a deer 8 out of 10 times.
~PUMA~
The puma is the best known and most widely distributed of all the smaller 'big' cats. Behavior is that it hunts by day, primarily from the ground but occasionally from high rocks, low cliffs, or trees. Strongly territorial, claiming an exceptionally wide range, and is solitary even by cat standards, avoiding its own kind except to mate. Diet is deer, sheep, goats, peccary, capybara and other similarly-sized game. It will occasionally stalk livestock when other prey is scarce.
They can walk easily on a narrow ledge and can leap from place to place with no apparent fear of falling into the gorge below. Hunts med to big prey every 7 to 10 days. Eating smaller prey in between. After the kill, the puma remains nearby until it has consumed all the flesh. The puma knows it must guard it's kill closely, for it shares it's habitat with a number of scavengers. The fact deer are a principal prey of the puma is often viewed as a natural eway of culling these animals, preventing the herds from over population.
~CHEETAH~
Sight is used instead of smell like most cats. Termite mounds and trees are used as observation points. Once the prey is located, the cheetah will attempt to sneek up close befor the full chase. Cheetah's are sprint hunters. Most prey must be caught within 20 seconds of the chase or the cheetah will tire. Once the prey is brought down the cheetah must hide the food and rest before eating. It feeds quickly because Lions and Hyenas often steal the catch from the cheetah. Known as clean eaters, they do not return to the body to feed again and will leave the skin, bones, and entrails. Always watchful for prey.
In southern Africa they hunt springbok, warthog, kudu young and impala and in East Africa it is thomson gazelle and impala. Also will hunt dik-dik, kudu, gerenuk, warthog, hartebeest, oribi, kod, rabbit, birds, and small prey. Rarely will they hunt large prey; only in a group will they attempt to take a wildebeest down.
~TIGER~
The tiger's early ancestor gave rise to two lines of cats- the `stabbing` cats and the `biting` cats. The `stabbing` cats were among the largest and most powerful predators of their day. The best known was called Smilodon (SMILE-O-don) or the Sabor-toothed tiger. It's most striking feature was it's enormous canine teeth, which were upto 6 inches long and curved backward.
Because it had weak jaws, it used these to stab it's prey. Hacking into the neck region, then retreating as the animal bled to death. All `stabbing` cats are extinct today.
Although Smilodon is called the Saber-toothed tiger, it is only distantly related to the tiger of today.
Tigers evolved from the second evolutionary line, the `biting` cats. Unlike the stabbing cats, `biting` cats have powerful jaws and kill their prey by hooking the canines in the flesh, then snaping the neck or strangling the prey. The canines are vital to the tiger. Should it loose them, it would have nothing with which to grab prey, and it would then eventually starve to death.
A tiger will sneak up to about 30 - 85 feet and launches itself at the prey.
Prey include Chital, sambar, gaur, bearded pig, rhino, monkey, crab, water buffalo, and sometimes porcupine, reptiles, frogs and fish. On the average, for every 20 hunt attempts 19 are a failure.
~LYNX~
Primarily nocturnal, with activity peaking at twilight as the animals moved out of their daytime resting places to hunt. Daily travel distance averaged seven km, with males generally travelling further than females. Diurnal activity peaks during the winter.
Preys almost exclusively on rabbits, but will also hunt birds, red deer young, fallow deer and moufflon young.
Tracks of the lynx rival those of the cougar - a cat which is 6 to 7 times heavier than the lynx! Canadian lynx calling into the forest with their "Woouuu" cry. Although the canadian lynx is only slightly larger and heavier than the bobcat, the paw prints of the lynx are double the size of the bobcat's tracks. They have large 'snowshoe' like paws that aid them in walking on deep snow (where the bobcat can not). Studies show that depending on the population of snowshoe hares the Canadian lynx numbers will balance with it. They depend greatly on the hare as a main prey in their diet.
~JAGUAR~
Lacking the build or stamina for high speed chases, the jaguar hunts instead by patience and brute stregth. Picking off its prey by stealth or sudden ambush, it very rarely fails to inflict the death blow with its deadly teeth.
Jaguars can climb trees but mostly hunts on the ground. Also hunts prey at the waters edge, traping in. Stalks prey, moving with such controlled poise on its well furred paws that it can approach close to nervous animals undetected. Claws are retracted for most of the time, but are unsheathed during attacks. They enable the cat to grip the body of its prey while it maneuvers into position for the kill; a fierce bite.
~BOBCAT~
Preferred environments are scrubby brush, country with rocks and areas of dense vegetation but also found in swamp land, farmland, and even arid country. Bobcats lack the long legs and large furry pads. They are known to be more aggressive then the the much larger lynx.
Snow shoe rabbits are the main prey, also including Grouse, young deer, birds, frogs, snakes, small mammals, fish. Bobcats will often fish in streams. Small prey is consumed immediately while larger prey is cached (stored). Bobcats mark out and occupy home ranges; those of males often overlap. Females occupy smaller areas; these do not overlap with other females, but may overlap with males. The cats travel well- worn paths within their territories and mark these by squirting urine or scraping with their paws. The information given by these signs help males to gage weather females are ready to mate.
~LEOPARD~
Leopards will guard against intruders and will fight other leopards for their territory. It's stomach is able to expand to a huge degree to accommodate large amounts of food from it's kill. Prey is usually Gazelle and warthog, but they also hunt porcupine, wilde beests, ostrich, tortoise and sometimes jackal and baboon, plus many more. This list of potential prey is longer and more varried than that of any other carnivore. Some prey vary from beetles up to wilde beests weighing about 600 pounds. Stealth is used as they sneak up to their prey.
Enemies include the Lion, most dangerous enemy. The lion will kill adult leopards as well as cubs. Hyena, sometimes kill leopards, and often drive them away from their kill.
Baboon, male baboons will gather in a troop to mob, and possibly severely wound or kill a single leopard.
After eating it's fill, the leopard moves the carcass out of reach of scavengers, high in the tree branches. Sometimes even eating its kill in the tree safe from any who would steal it from them.
Grrr...!!! =þ
Man... I would love to see it in person. They are so cool!!!
Wow! I don't know what's more impressive, that cat or the reply by Osiris_X11. Thanks for the insight.
That's pretty impressive. It's funny that it only works one way- female tiger and male lion to create a huge cat. The other way creates a relatively normal sized big cat with mainly tiger features.
I vote for Osiris_X11!Dtrigg said:
Patdeisa said:
I wonder what would happen if you bred a liger and tigon. Or a liger with another liger. Or do you think if a female liger bred with a male lion that you'd get an even bigger liger?
Malibu Rapper said:
after too many lagers, there's no way that i can understand that!
i like the zeedonk and the zebroid myself.
Boy that sounds like the ultimate predator larger than a lion and able to run at 50mph.
I would hate to run into that in the middle of a jungle!
I can't believe they think it is going to get two feet taller than it is now! Twelve feet tall, 1200 pounds and can run at 50mph!
I was just thinking that would be a great mascot for Detroit, since we have the Lions and the Tigers. I think if you chained that in a corner of the field and made anyone who screwed up have to go play with it, our teams might improve quite a bit.
I would hate to run into that in the middle of a jungle!
I can't believe they think it is going to get two feet taller than it is now! Twelve feet tall, 1200 pounds and can run at 50mph!
I was just thinking that would be a great mascot for Detroit, since we have the Lions and the Tigers. I think if you chained that in a corner of the field and made anyone who screwed up have to go play with it, our teams might improve quite a bit.
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I'm still waiting for the mix of Shih Shu and Bull Dog!!!! 
(this is from Dumb and Dumber) LOL.
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