Friday 21 August 2020

The black-footed cat world extreme killing machine

picture collected from commons.wikimidea.org

To say the most deadly inside the cat species living on earth, Maybe someone will talk about a lion or a tiger but if I say that it is not true. You will be surprised to know that, The deadliest cat on Earth is Africa's smallest feline, the black-footed cat. 





Very few of these deadly black-legged cats are found in the grasslands of South Africa, and few authentic records exist in southern Zimbabwe, in southern Angola, and in Namibia. They are an endangered species of cats.  Since 2002 Black-footed is listed as Vulnerable by IUCN. 10 endangered cat in the worldIt is thinner and more beautiful than a domestic cat. 

picture collected from BBC Earth

Like other animals, the female black-footed cat is smaller than the black-footed male. Body-color is associated with black spots, The color of the feet is dark black, Black rings on neck and tail. The average lifespan of a black-foot cat is 10 years. The black-footed cats are 4 inches long and weigh 1 to 3 kg. These measurements do not seem very impressive when compared to the large cats among the world's most feared predators. 



according to the PBS Nature miniseries, the black-footed cat hunts and brings down more prey in a single night than a leopard does in six months. In one night, the black-footed cat hunts on 10 to 14 birds or small rats, Their hunting rate is 60 percent successful.

A black-footed cat gives birth to 2 to 3 offspring. Rarely they give birth to 4 children. Kittens are blind and they are dependent on the mother. After 4 to 5 months, they are separated from their mother.

Black-footed cats are nocturnal. They rest in holes in the sand all day and come out at night to hunt.

Information collected from BBC Earth


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