The Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus), found only in Sri Lanka and India, and is the smallest member of the cat family. The IUCN has the Rusty-spotted cat listed as "Vulnerable" since 2002, and according to a study taken in 2007, it is suspected that fewer than 10,000 mature individuals remain in the wild. These numbers are in continuous loss due to habitat loss and hunting for the cat's pelt. However, they have been observed with increasing frequency, sometimes even appearing nearby and within villages, although in other parts of the cat's range it is glimpsed with increasing rarity. They tend to occupy moist and dry deciduous forests as well as scrub and grassland, and do not appear in the evergreen forests of India.
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Animal of the Day: Rusty-Spotted Cat
The Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus), found only in Sri Lanka and India, and is the smallest member of the cat family. The IUCN has the Rusty-spotted cat listed as "Vulnerable" since 2002, and according to a study taken in 2007, it is suspected that fewer than 10,000 mature individuals remain in the wild. These numbers are in continuous loss due to habitat loss and hunting for the cat's pelt. However, they have been observed with increasing frequency, sometimes even appearing nearby and within villages, although in other parts of the cat's range it is glimpsed with increasing rarity. They tend to occupy moist and dry deciduous forests as well as scrub and grassland, and do not appear in the evergreen forests of India.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Denver Zoo 7/20/2012
Ok, a little off topic, I know, but please, everyone reading this blog, go see the new Batman movie. Words fail to describe it. Now go.
OK, back on topic. Yesterday, a couple of friends and I visited the Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. While I had already seen their new Toyota Elephant Passage, I did get to see a couple of things that I didn't get to last time, some of them not actually at the Elephant Passage. Although some of the pictures are not very good at all, I would still like to share a few with you. One of the most exciting things of the day was the new Amur leopard cub that was born recently. With only around 30 individuals remaining in the wild, the Amur leopard inhabits the Primorye region of southeastern Russia, and is labeled "Critically Endangered" by the IUCN. unfortunately, all of my pictures of it were terrible. I didn't get to see the clouded leopard (JUST LIKE LAST TIME. DARN), but I did get to see the fishing cat! Native to Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the fishing cat is definitely one of my favorite animals. So here are some pictures, enjoy!
OK, back on topic. Yesterday, a couple of friends and I visited the Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. While I had already seen their new Toyota Elephant Passage, I did get to see a couple of things that I didn't get to last time, some of them not actually at the Elephant Passage. Although some of the pictures are not very good at all, I would still like to share a few with you. One of the most exciting things of the day was the new Amur leopard cub that was born recently. With only around 30 individuals remaining in the wild, the Amur leopard inhabits the Primorye region of southeastern Russia, and is labeled "Critically Endangered" by the IUCN. unfortunately, all of my pictures of it were terrible. I didn't get to see the clouded leopard (JUST LIKE LAST TIME. DARN), but I did get to see the fishing cat! Native to Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the fishing cat is definitely one of my favorite animals. So here are some pictures, enjoy!
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| Elephant demonstration |
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| Asian elephant catching lemons in its mouth. |
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| The "Endangered" fishing cat. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the clouded leopard again, just like last time. Darn. |
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