The Eurasian lynx is one of four lynx wild cat species (and largest) that can be found in various parts of Europe, Central Asia, Siberia, the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, usually in forested areas. The Eurasian lynx has a reddish brown coat with black spots, and white under it’s chin...
Cocoa, a native to the Americas, was a valuable crop in the earliest South American cultures. The term cocoa originated from the Nahuatl word “cacahuatl”. Many believe that the plant first grew in the Amazon and upper Orinoco basins but the Mayans and the Aztecs eventually developed techniqu...
The cougar, also known as the puma, mountain lion, or panther, is a master of stealth and power. These majestic felines are the largest of the small cat species and are found throughout the Americas, from the Canadian Yukon to the southern tip of Chile. Despite their wide range, cougars...
For this reason it is listed here as the largest zoo in the world. It also features the largest cat complex in North America, the world’s largest indoor swamp, the world’s largest indoor desert, as well as the largest glazed geodesic dome in the world. Share this post: Share on ...
The northern tiger cat is native to the savanna and shrublands of the Guiana Shield and central Brazil, while the Atlantic tiger cat lives further south in forested areas of central to southern Brazil, down through Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. ...
The American lion went extinct around 11,000 years ago, likely due to a combination of factors, including climate change and human hunting. Its extinction may have also been a result of competition with other predators such as the saber-toothed cat,Smilodon fatalis. ...
Results of genetic analysis indicate that the beautiful snow leopard also belongs to the Panthera, a classification that was accepted by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) assessors in 2008. Tiger is the largest cat species, but the largest living cat is not a tiger, it is...
Chausie – intelligent and active cat 24 October 2016 Savannah cat 12 July 2016 The black mamba is not only one of the longest snakes in the world, but also the fastest snake in the world and the most aggressive, which attacks often without any reason. ...
If there is more drought, he added, the recovery of the plants and animals living in the Pantanal will be much more difficult. Correction: An earlier version of this article included a photo caption that misidentified a big cat as a leopard. It is a jaguar. Up next Extreme weather ...