A beautiful serval for #FelidFriday #felids #cats #animals #wildlife

DNA in the feces of snow leopards shows alpine #cats eat plants https://phys.org/news/2024-06-dna-feces-leopards-alpine-cats.html

Metabarcoding analysis provides insight into the link between prey and plant intake in a large alpine cat carnivore, the snow leopard https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240132

"#felids do eat #plants despite their classification as #carnivores. In particular, Panthera uncia—or snow #leopards—seem to have a preference for a specific plant... The plant genus #Myricaria appeared the most frequently"

Transboundary Cooperation in the Tumen River Basin Is the Key to #Amur #Leopard (Panthera pardus) Population Recovery in the Korean Peninsula.

#conservation #ecology #felids #carnivores

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38200790/

Pallas's cat, also called the manul. It's native to the steppes of Asia - you can see the thick fur it has to keep warm.
#FelidFriday #cats #felids #animals #wildlife

Big kitteh close-ups for #FelidFriday.
#cats #felids #animals #wildlife

Today is #InternationalCheetahDay. Here's a beauty from the Masai Mara.
#felids #cats #animals #wildlife

#FelidFriday Leopards are usually solitary animals. I was lucky enough to see this mating pair in the Serengeti, taking a break from their amorous activities!
#felids #cats #animals #wildlife

Today is #InternationalJaguarDay. Did you know that the jaguar is the world's third largest cat? Only the tiger and lion are bigger.
#cats #felids #animals #wildlife

For #FelidFriday this week, a tiger performing flehmen. This grimace draws air over the Jacobson's organ in the roof of the mouth, providing greater analysis of scent.
#tigers #cats #felids #animals #wildlife

Happy #TongueOutTuesday everyone! :)
#lions #cats #felids #animals #wildlife

Snack time!
#FelidFriday #felids #cats #lions #animals #wildlife

Lioness for #FelidFriday. Lionesses in a pride are all related - mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts. Female cubs stay with the pride they were born into for life, whilst males leave at adolescence.
#lions #cats #felids #animals #wildlife

Serval for #FelidFriday.
#cats #felids #animals #wildlife

Fishing cat for #FelidFriday.
#cats #felids #animals #wildlife

"Pallas in profile" - a Pallas's cat, also called the manul, for #FelidFriday.
#cats #felids #animals #wildlife

#FelidFriday A rusty spotted cat I saw at a zoo recently. This species vies with the black-footed cat for the title of World's Smallest Cat, and is ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS.
#cats #felids #animals #wildlife

Serengeti lioness attempting to cool off. It's so hot today I kinda feel like I'm back there!
#FelidFriday #cats #felids #lions #animals #wildlife

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2388559-cougars-are-changing-the-way-they-hunt-so-bears-dont-steal-their-food/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=currents
#carnivores #felids #ecology #research #cougars #MountainLions #puma

"We are not amused."
#FelidFriday #lions #cats #felids #animals #wildlife

For #FelidFriday this week, Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul) - the original grumpy cat! It's found in high plateau and steppe country across Asia. An alternate name for it is the manul.
#cats #felids #animals #wildlife