Desolate cats< br>
The base of the desolate cat’s ears is light reddish brown, and there are short tufts of hair about 20 mm long on the tips. There are no obvious stripes all over the body, the back and the outside of the hands and feet are sandy yellow, the middle part of the back is slightly dark reddish brown, and it has particularly obvious long-peaked hair, which has become one of its most obvious characteristics. The jaws are white, the front chest is light yellowish brown, and the abdomen is dark yellow. Occasionally, there are dark lines on the inside of the forearm, and 3-4 thin and unobvious dark horizontal lines on the outside of the buttocks. The back of the tail has the same color as the back, with 3-4 dark brown stripes ending in black.
Wild cats are distributed in the northwest and southwest regions of our country, and are also seen in Mongolia and other places overseas. Rest in the loess hills with an altitude of 2800-4000 meters, engage in herbaceous, desolate, semi-deserted, herbaceous meadows, flat coniferous forest edges, alpine shrubs and alpine meadows, and also exercise on snow.
Live in order, exercise in the morning, evening and night, and rest during the day. They are eccentric in nature and live alone except during the growth period. They mainly feed on rats, pikas, marmots, birds, etc., so the movement area is closely related to the dispersion of these animals. In the alpine bare rock terrain and spruce forests on shady slopes, due to the lack of plants, the number of rodents is desolate. So there is no trace of it.
In areas such as cypress forests and alpine shrubs, due to good food and shelter conditions and a large number of rodents, traces of their movements, such as footprints, shed hair balls, food remains and feces, are also very rare. see. In spring, when the earth's core has not completely thawed, it relies on its keen vision, feeling and hearing to use its front paws to push away the surface soil above the alpine zokor's tunnel, and catch the alpine zokor when it comes out to block the hole. .
For rats that move around on the ground, it can generally be easily caught. Summer is the growth and lactation season for wild cats. At this time, a large number of rodent pups also begin to live on their own and move around frequently on the land. This happens to provide wild cats with abundant food sources and a good place to raise their pups, so in During this period, the range of activities of desert cats was also relatively small and very fixed.
In autumn, various rodents invade the areas around naturally dry wheat piles in rural areas. Some dig tunnels from the ground and spread under the wheat sheaves, pulling wheat ears and stems into the tunnels. At this time, the deserted cats They also come with rats and move around the wheat sheaves frequently at night. In winter, when the temperature is low and the ground is freezing, the desolate cat goes to the edge of the cliff to catch it at night.They eat small and medium-sized birds such as finches and chickens. However, excessively deep snow often affects the movement of rodents, resulting in a lack of food for cats in the desert. Occasionally, cats are forced to migrate around residential areas and eat waterfowl.
When it catches larger animals, it usually bites from the head and neck first, leaving the outer shell and some internal organs. When it eats small animals such as rats, it bites the entire body, including The exterior, entrails and tail were all eaten. Natural caves are often used for living, and they are divided into two types: permanent caves and temporary caves. Growth caves are generally scattered in rocky areas in the middle and upper parts of the mountain. The caves generally extend horizontally, with a length between 290 and 536 centimeters, and have 1 to 3 twists and turns. The nests are located deep in the dark caves. , which is lined with fur and broken bones from rabbits and marmots.
Each growth hole only houses one female beast and her cubs. Temporary holes are mostly used in places where food materials are relatively close to each other. They generally have many entrances, the tunnels are shallow, and the length is between 244 and 260 centimeters. They are mainly used to avoid enemies or for temporary use. Male cats mostly live in caves because they have the habit of reusing old nests.
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