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African wildcat (Felis lybica)

DinoAnimals.com — Sun, 11 May 2025 07:38:56 +0000

African Wildcat – Ancestor of the Domestic Cat In the heart of the African savanna and in the deserts lives a creature that looks like a domestic purrer, but has a wild heart and thousands of years of independence behind its claws. The African wildcat (Felis lybica) is an agile, solitary hunter, considered the ancestor …

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Chinese mountain cat

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 23:20:33 +0000

Chinese Mountain Cat (Felis bieti) Elusive Predator from Tibet The Chinese mountain cat, also known as the Chinese steppe cat and the Chinese desert cat (Felis bieti), is a small wild cat species inhabiting the remote areas of China. First described in 1892 by the French zoologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards, it is one of the least …

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Megafauna – Lions and Leopards in Europe

DinoAnimals.com — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:30:33 +0000

Megafauna – Why Did Cave Lions and Leopards Go Extinct in Europe? Secrets of the Ice Kingdom Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago – a frozen, wild land where glaciers sculpted the north, and vast steppes stretched across the south, teeming with life and danger. Amidst the biting frost and rustling grasses, the …

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Eugen Sandow – fight with a lion

DinoAnimals.com — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:00:10 +0000

Eugen Sandow, the extraordinary strongman and the legend of his fight with a lion – truth or mystification? Can a man defeat a lion? In the dark corners of history, where legends intertwine with reality, there exists a tale so extraordinary that it has stood the test of time. It is a story that unfolded …

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Iriomote Cat – the Rarest Cat in the World

DinoAnimals.com — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:43:16 +0000

Iriomote Cat: Saving Japan’s Unique Feline It’s hard to believe that there are animals in the world whose numbers are measured not in thousands or even hundreds, but in mere units. The Iriomote cat is one of them – a predator species that lives only on one small island. Iriomote cats were discovered by chance …

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Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

DinoAnimals.com — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 14:29:08 +0000

Leopard cat – a small leopard Asia is inhabited by many species of small cats, which are almost unknown in many countries. One of them was domesticated and crossed with a domestic cat, which naturally made it a subject of interest. In this way, the leopard cat, as we are talking about, became one of …

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Flat-Headed Cat (Prionailurus planiceps)

DinoAnimals.com — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:29:07 +0000

Flat-Headed Cat – the Mysterious Feline Swimmer We all know that cats hate water, right? Yet, deep in the tropical forests of Borneo lives a feline species that thrives in aquatic environments. Meet the flat-headed cat – an animal so rare and enigmatic that it was once thought to be extinct. The flat-headed cat is …

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Marbled Cat (Pardofelis marmorata)

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:36:53 +0000

Marbled Cat – Mysterious Asian Wildcat On January 21, 2019, an image of a small wild cat garnered significant attention among naturalists worldwide. What made it remarkable? It was one of the few high-quality photographs of a marbled cat taken in its natural habitat. The marbled cat is a small wild feline native to the …

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The Lost Young Tiger

DinoAnimals.com — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:45:49 +0000

The lost tiger, or the road to adulthood Tales from the jungle In the heart of the green jungle, where the dense foliage formed an impenetrable dome and the air was heavy with the moisture and scents of a thousand plants, lived a family of Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris). The female tiger, the large …

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Tiger – the King of the Jungle

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 14:17:32 +0000

Tiger (Panthera tigris) With a roar that echoes through the jungle and a stripe pattern as unique as a fingerprint, the tiger is a magnificent creature that has captured the imagination of people for centuries. From the strength of its powerful paws to the grace of its movements, the tiger is an awe-inspiring symbol of power …

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