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From fossil remains of the various species of big cat - lion, tiger, leopard and jaguar - it has been possible to piece together an overview of the various relationships between todays cat species. ...
All aspects of a cats natural behavior have to do with making a living. To survive from day to day the cats primary business is that of catching food and as a member of a species it sole objective is to reproduce. ...
Although wild cats are generally thought of as being primarily solitary animals, as opposed to wild dogs and wolves, which are by nature group or pack animals, social interaction is a primary motivation behind many behavioral aspects of there lives. Communication between cats then, plays an important part in their daily activities. ... As a general rule though, cats that inhabit colder climates have soft, long fur and those in warmer climates have bristly, short fur. ... Such variation is common in cats that have large geographical ranges - the Leopard, Lynx and various Wildcat species all exhibit varying intensities of coat coloration and marking depending on location. ... A melanistic cat is one that appears black or almost black - in fact in most cases the normal markings can usually be made out faintly within the black fur and it is common for melanistic and normally marked cats to be born in the same litter. In certain species, notably the Lion and Tiger it is possible to have white coated cats - however this mutation is not so marked and other markings, as in the white Bengal Tiger, are often more evident than the masked coat patterns in melanism. ... The most obvious and well known of course is the Lion - the group, or Pride can vary in size from two or three cats and offspring to as many as thirty plus young. ...
The third species in which long standing social groupings are found is that of feral domestic cats - domestic cats who are no longer cared for by humans and have reverted to a wild lifestyle. By no means all feral cats are social, but in certain locations studies have found communal living in large non-overlapping territories, similar to that of the lion.
Approximate Word count = 1771
Approximate Pages = 7.1
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