Sand Cats Zoo Habitat

In the wild the sand cats can be found in the stony and sandy desert in North Africa and Southwest Asia.

Sand cats zoo habitat. Nature perfectly equipped this little predator to live in extreme conditions. With big ears and large faces sand cats appear top-heavy with heads too big for their small bodies. The sand cat is equipped for desert life.

These tiny 3-11 pound cats live in sandy and stony deserts and are the only true desert cat species. Due to the remote harsh terrains of its habitat limited research has been conducted and populations. The kitten small enough to fit into a teacup was born to mother.

To transition zoo-raised animals back to the wild. They are sand-dwelling inhabiting dry plains and rocky valleys where conditions are extreme. An Arabian Sand Cat One Plan Conservation Workshop was organised by Al Ain Zoo on 13-14th November 2013.

Africas Sahara desert throughout the Arabian peninsula. Felis margarita Classified as Near Threatened Sand cats are Native to the deserts of Northern Africa The Middle East and Central Asia. The sand cat does not need to drink often as it gets enough moisture from its prey.

Sand cats live in temperatures that sometimes rise to more than 40C 104F. Zoo is excited to announce the birth of a sand cat on Monday Aug. Habitat of the Sand Cat.

Because they need to burrow to escape the heat. In addition our mountain lions receive large bones and sometimes parts of carcasses while our fishing cats are occasionally given goldfish to catch. It digs dens in deep sand beneath desert bushes.