Sand+cat



Their foot coverings allow them to walk on sand without sinking, leaving their footprints nearly invisible. They have learned to crouch down and shut their eyes when a light is shone on them, which prevents the light from reflecting their eyes for tracking. That combined with their protective coat color makes them blend right into their habitat. They also bury all of their excrement making it impossible to find and analyze so their diet can be studied.

1. there's lots of ways a sand cat can respond to something for example if he see's another animal he responds by attacking it 2. A sand cat has all kinds of cells such as- teeth- fur- paw nails 3 . A sand cat reproduces just like any other animal. when a sand cat grows to a certain size or a certain age then it is able to have baby's. 4. a sand cat grows and develops by eating and drinking food and water and by age.

it gets shelter by going under rocks and trees.

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kingdom-animalia- cause it's an animals all animals belong here

Phylum-chordata- are animals who have a hollow dorsal nerve cord in a time in there   life circle

class-mammalia- breathe air, see from eyes,hear from ears, warm blooded

order-carnivora- sand cats thick fur to survive in cold weather-and usually have strong sharp claws, with never fewer than four toes to each foot, Sand cats have claws ideal for digging up prey in the sand and sharp teeth for grabbing and capturing.

family-felidae - Felidae is the biological family of cats. Felinae is a sub- family of Felidae which includessand cat. The sand cat fits into this family. genus-felis- //Felis// is a genus of cats in the family- a sand cat fits in to this catagory

__**The Features Of The Sand Cat**__

Sand cats have very very thick fur, A nice long tail, Big furry face, wide and cute face,big ears,Color is sandy yellow with irregular black bars on torso, legs and tail. Face is broad and ears are long and pointed.

Its thick fur protects it from cold desert nights whereas the mesh of hair on the under-surface of paws shield it from the scorching sand in day time. How does this help them to survive well its good to have long fur for wild cats because u can survive the cold.Its orange or white fur with black strips makes it able to blend into the sand. A sand cats big ears makes it easeir for a sand cat to hear from a long distance.I think it may be bigger then a normal cat because u need to be big to attack your bray.

__** Facts **__ One of the smallest of the wild cats, the sand cat is a beautiful desert cat ranging from Sahara in North Africa to the arid regions of Iran and Pakistan in West and South Asia. A little cat, it weighs nearly six pounds and is around one and a half to two feet long, excluding its one foot long tail.Living in some of the hottest places of the planet, Felix Margarita, the Sand Cat is adapted to its lifestyle.It spends the day hiding in burrows, beneath rocks and bush. At night it uses its sensitive ears and great digging skills to take down a variety of prey from above and beneath the ground - including gerbil, jerboas, insects, birds and even venomous desert snakes. It frequently hides the prey beneath sand to return and feed later.