#Felis margarita

[nothofagus-archive]

"Obscure animal requests, pt 1" (2023)

The first requests batch!

Jerboa (I super regret making a domestic one instead of a desert one, so might draw a desert one at some point), I'iwi , Sand cat and M;antis shrimp. I hope you all enjoy them! Second batch is almost finished, but I'll wait 'till next week or so in order to post it.

The most challenting one was, of course, the mantis shrimp! I'm very aquainted with crustacean anatomy, but admittedly took several liberties there, a few of them in order to make the critter expressive, and others just to simplify. I wanted to make sure the biramous appendages had an emphasis to them, and I like the work on the antennae, but the walking appendages ended up looking way too much like toes I guess. Still, always worth trying and experimnting.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy them!

#Rodents #Jerboa #domestic #I'iwi #Birds #hawaiann fauna #Felines #san cat #Felis margarita #Crustaceans #invertebrates #Shrimp #mantis shrimp #2023 #Nothofagus-obliqua #obscure animals #requests #Less often drawn animals

[1wildcataday]

day eighty-six: sand cat

#1wildcataday #1 wild cat a day #one wild cat a day #art #cat #cats #wild cat #wild cats #sand cat #Felis margarita #12/09/22 #120922

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Sand cats are typically hard to find, but these adorable kittens — spotted in the Moroccan Sahara — were hard to miss. 🐱

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The sand cat (Felis margarita) is a small wild cat that inhabits sandy and stony deserts far from water sources.

With its sandy to light grey fur, it is well camouflaged in a desert environment.

Its head-and-body length ranges from 39–52 cm (15–20 in) with a 23–31 cm (9.1–12.2 in) long tail.

Its 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) short ears are set low on the sides of the head, aiding detection of prey moving underground.

The long hair covering the soles of its paws insulates its pads against the extremely hot and cold temperatures in deserts.

💛😺💛

#sand cats #Moroccan Sahara #animals #Felis margarita #wild cat #sand cat #cats

[mirtadraws]

sand cat for day #7 !

I'm drawing wild cats this inktober. Which cat species should I do next?

#inktober #inktober 2023 #felis margarita #sand cat

[amnhnyc]

Meet the sand cat (Felis margarita). This small, solitary feline inhabits arid regions—including Africa’s Sahara Desert and parts of Asia. Built for desert life, the thick soles of this cat’s paws allow it to walk on scorching sand during the day and cold sand at night. In parts of its range, daytime temperatures can soar up to 124° Fahrenheit (51° C) and then plummet to 31° Fahrenheit (-0.5° C) by night. The sand cat is also a “fearless snake hunter” known to pursue snakes (even venomous vipers) for a meal.

Photo: Cloudtail the Snow Leopard, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, flickr

#science #nature #natural history #animals #cool animals #did you know #animal adaptations #fact of the day #cats #cat #caturday #feline

[little-cat-showdown]

[ID: an image of a sand cat, edited to wear a sun hat, and an image of a margay, edited to wear a party hat. end ID]

#little cat showdown poll #sand cat #margay

[mutant-distraction]

Baby Sand Cat

The sand cat (Felis margarita), also known as the sand dune cat, is the only cat living chiefly in true deserts.

[asterwild]

a sand cat (Felis margarita) for #febROARy2023

#id in alt #febroary #cats #animal art #sand cat #wildlife #digital

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Sand Cat (Felis Margarita)

kingdomoffunnymemes.com

#kingdomoffunnymemes.com #photographer #sand cat #cat #felix margarita #animal #mammal #wildlife #nature

[amber-tortoiseshell]

Phylogenetic wild cat tournament

Domestic cat lineage

Genus: Felis

Depth: 9 (8 wins away from championship)

Sand cat won with the biggest sweep of the tournament, and next goes up against the most spotted Felis species, the black-footed cat. This new competitor is the smallest african cat from the savannahs, where it often lives in termite mounds. In contrast, the sand cat lives in deserts, and during the day burrows under the earth.

Black-footed cat

Sand cat

#polls #cats #tournament poll #phylogenetic wild cat tournament #domestic cat lineage #black-footed cat #sand cat #not gonna lie i do a preference here (i hope it's not obvious) but let's see what happens

[blubushie]

Burmese pythons, though they have to be very large (around 20 feet), are able to eat alligators. For every 100 grams of alligator meat, there are 29 grams of protein and 4 grams of fat, compared to beef that has 10-15 grams of fat for the same amount. The design and concept of the Chinese dragon is believed to be inspired by the Chinese alligator, as alligators are fairly harmless until provoked (it should also be noted that Chinese dragons are peaceful and beneficial until angered). Chinese dragons are also believed to be ancestors to emperors and are the subject of many Chinese idioms, phrases, and proverbs. Eohippus, a small, slouched, brown-and-white-marked donkey-like animal, was the horse’s first ancestor, and it appeared on the North American continent around 60 million years ago. Horses didn’t arrive in Australia until 1788 by the First Fleet, a fleet of British ships that established the first European settlements in Australia. It was also the harbinger of Europoean colonization, which has irrevocably disrupted Aboriginal way of life from economic upheaval to epidemic diseases (but we got horses out of it)! The Latin name for Pallas cats is Otocolubus manul, meaning 'ugly-eared'; this is an incorrect observation because they are the perfect creatures and the body is round and I love them (and the positioning of their ears on the side, rather than the top, of their heads helps to conceal them better so the ears dont stick up over hiding spots. I have no idea why this is considered ugly.). The Latin name of the sand cat is Felis margarita, because they are small enough to fit in a margarita glass (kidding, they're named after a French general. They also aren't small enough to fit inside a margarita glass). Parrots are capable of altruism; a study was conducted where parrots could 'pay' for food with tokens, and some were observed to buy food and give it to parrots who did not have any tokens to buy food with. Chinese water deer can swim several kilometers undeterred, a skill used to swim between islands in search of resources. Cats were domesticated around 10,000 years ago, major proof of this being a cat buried closely with another human in a Cyprus village, immortalized as fossils. Troculus hispidus, or "Hairy Snail", is a snail with small, curved hairs growing on its shell. These hairs wear away with age and leave scars on the shell. They are a very common species, with its habitat labelled as "various" (gee, thanks). The hairs help the snails to adhere to surfaces better, especially in humid conditions, and to confuse predators. A group of ferrets is called a business, because they are very busy office workers and they have highly sensitive matters to attend to, thank you very much, such as dancing about in delight and chittering. Possums have very low body temperatures, making it unlikely that they will contract diseases like rabies which thrive in high-temperature enviornments. Still, they can carry disease that can thrive at lower temperatures, parasites, and bugs like fleas or ticks.

[Animal Fact Anon. All these ones are right. Get better soon.]

Animal fact anon I love you <3

#blu whos #blu zoo

[kitsumeo]

Febroary day 14 - Sand cat (Felis margarita) Here some cute little sand cats! Hope you like them! It was a lot of fun going from the snowy cold scene to this warmer pallet.

#Febroary #wildlife #Wildcat #wildlife art #sand cat #artist #animal artist #wildcat art #cats #animal drawing

[1wildcataday]

day one: sand cat

#1wildcataday #1 wild cat a day #one wild cat a day #wild cat #wild cats #cats #art #sand cat #Felis margarita #19/06/22 #190622

[simplydm]

name ur cat "margarita"

i just found out that the scientific name for sand cats is felis margarita and i need to share this information

anon you sent this in May but just know I did indeed name my cat meowgarita

#dm’s dms #dm plays minecraft

[amnhnyc]

Monday mood? The sand cat (Felis margarita). This feline is small and solitary. It inhabits arid regions including Africa’s Sahara Desert and parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. Built for life in the desert, the thick soles of this cat’s paws allow it to walk on scorching sand during the day and cold sand at night. In parts of its range, daytime temperatures can soar up to 124° Fahrenheit (51° C) and then plummet to 31° Fahrenheit (-0.5° C) by night. The sand cat is also a “fearless snake hunter” known to pursue snakes (even venomous vipers) for a meal. Photo: Cloudtail the Snow Leopard, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, flickr #cats ##catsofınstagram #nature #biodiversity https://www.instagram.com/p/CpK8moeNa5U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#cats #catsofınstagram #nature #biodiversity

[little-cat-showdown]

[ID: first image is a campaign poster for the Eurasian lynx. at the top it says “Lynx Lynx (Eurasian Lynx) (Lodjur)”. below is a stylized drawing of a Eurasian lynx: a big cat with tan fur and dark spots. around it are the following notes: short bobbed tail, very popular in Sweden, ear tufts!, biggest of the lynxes!, formerly critically endangered, but has largely bounced back!

second image is a campaign poster for the sand cat. at the top it says “Felis Margarita (sand cat)” below is a stylized drawing of a sand cat: a little cat with golden yellow fur and a few brown stripes. around it are the following notes: hunts snakes!!, good at digging!, paw pads are covered with fur, keeping out the desert heat, and barks! end ID]

#little cat showdown poll #sand cat #eurasian lynx #lodjur