CONTENTS 6 8 What are Cats Paws for Thought 10 Eat Prey Hunt 12 14 16 18 Hide and Seek High Life Making a Meal of Things Comes with the Territory 20 Pride and Predators 22 24 26 28 And the Award Goes to Little and Large To Scale Weird and Wonderful 30 Kitten Caboodle 32 34 36 Cat Mythology Feline Fine Index
WHAT ARE CATS Cats are a group of mammals known scientifically as felids Depending on which scientists you ask there are between 37 to 41 different species The house cat is very similar to wild cats in a lot of ways Home Sweet Home The type of place where an animal lives is called a habitat Cats can live in a variety of habitats from water-logged swamps and rainforests to sweltering deserts and even desolate snowscapes A puma exploring some wintery slopes
Nom Nom Cats are obligate carnivores which means that they have to eat meat in order to get the right nutrients for survival Cats eat whatever they can get their paws on including rodents hares birds monkeys antelopes zebras turtles insects deer alligators and snakes Many will also hunt smaller species of cat Ocelots are sometimes eaten by larger cats The varied diet of cats Hard Cat to Follow Cats tend to be shy of people Many inhabit very remote areas so we still have a lot to learn about some cat species Now that we know some of the basics let’s pounce into the wonderful world of wild cats from the frozen mountains of Tibet to the grasslands of the Serengeti plain Have you got your roar ready It’s time to go Crazy About Cats
