Sand Cats Zoo Habitat

Highlights Sand cats have an exceptionally large middle ear cavity making them extremely sensitive to the small scratching sounds of burrowing rodents as well as large ears that can swivel and funnel sounds to the inner ear.

Sand cats zoo habitat. The sand cat lives in desert rocky and sandy environments preferably in winding landscapes full of plants. Habitat of the Sand Cat. Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a sand cat on Monday Aug.

Sand cats live in three distinct regions of the world. Sand Cat Felis margarita Cats Mammals. Sand cats are kept in many zoos and collections mainly in the USA Europe and the Middle East.

Conditions are extreme in the desert and temperatures can reach 124º F during the day and 31º F at night. It is well suited to the desert with their short thick. Vulnerable arid ecosystems are being rapidly degraded by human settlement and activity especially livestock grazing Allan and Warren 1993 Al-Sharhan et al.

Sand cats prefer a very dry arid habitat with little vegetation for which they are well adapted. Sand cats are the Peter Pan of felines. The cat becomes active at dusk.

The Arabian Sand Cat is able to live without drinking water and sustains itself on the water it gets. The sand cat does not need to drink often as it gets enough moisture from its prey. The sand cat is equipped for desert life.

Large ears and thickly furred pads are special adaptations that allow the cat to detect underground prey and survive in extreme conditions. May meow like domestic cats and use a bark-like call during breeding season. The Sand Cat Felis margarita is one of the few wild cat species occurring in very dry desert habitat.