Sand Cats Zoo Habitat

Nature perfectly equipped this little predator to live in extreme conditions.

Sand cats zoo habitat. Deserts to semi-desert areas. The sand cat lives in desert rocky and sandy environments preferably in winding landscapes full of plants. Conditions are extreme in the desert and temperatures can reach 124º F during the day and 31º F at night.

Highlights Sand cats have an exceptionally large middle ear cavity making them extremely sensitive to the small scratching sounds of burrowing rodents as well as large ears that can swivel and funnel sounds to the inner ear. Sand cats prefer a very dry arid habitat with little vegetation for which they are well adapted. Fearless hunters they can prey on venomous snakes.

The sand cat is equipped for desert life. The cat becomes active at dusk. Africas Sahara desert throughout the Arabian peninsula.

The sand cat inhabits arid stony and sandy deserts especially among sparse vegetation of Africa and south-west Asia. It is well suited to the desert with their short thick. Degradation of their desert habitats is the largest threat to sand cat populations.

In addition our mountain lions receive large bones and sometimes parts of carcasses while our fishing cats are occasionally given goldfish to catch. Sand cats live in temperatures that sometimes rise to more than 40C 104F. This animals sand colored coat is hard to see against dry bushes and sand and acts as protection for it.

Sand cats are kept in many zoos and collections mainly in the USA Europe and the Middle East. The Sand Cat Felis margarita is one of the few wild cat species occurring in very dry desert habitat. The Arabian Sand Cat is able to live without drinking water and sustains itself on the water it gets.