THE SHY CAT OF THE SANDS

Today we discover a small feline that lives in the torrid and arid African and Asian deserts: The shy sand cat (Felis margarita Loche, 1858).

It prefers flat or slightly hilly terrain with a minimum of vegetation where it is less complicated to find food than in the dunes. It can live in temperatures between -5 and 52 ° C, seeking shelter in the den when conditions are extreme. To live it needs very little water and is able to resist for months with only the liquids obtained from the food it eats.

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THE MYSTERIOUS CAT OF PALLAS REALLY EXISTS

The Pallas cat (or Manul), is named after the German naturalist Pyotr Simon Pallas (1741-1811). It is a small wild cat and the weight varies from 2-4 to 5 kg in the adult cat.

It adapts to arid and cold environments and lives in rocky soils and in the prairies that cross Central Asia and some parts of Eastern Europe. They inhabit the Asian steppes up to heights of 4000m (13,000 feet) and withstand extreme temperatures due to their thick and long hair.

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