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Sand Cat

Felis margarita

Description:

A small house cat sized feline with a wide head.

Habitat:

Chattanooga Zoo

Notes:

Sand cats are found in both sandy and stony desert, living in areas far from water. Having thickly furred feet they are well adapted to the extremes of a desert environment, and tolerant of extremes of hot and cold temperatures.

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2 Comments

LisaPowers
LisaPowers 11 years ago

Hemma, you are welcome. There are very few in captivity and I felt very fortunate to ever get to see them!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Thanks for this spotting!!

LisaPowers
Spotted by
LisaPowers

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jan 28, 2013
Submitted on Feb 3, 2013

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