### animal | vertebrate | mammal | feline | cat | serval:

African serval
* Most african servals have major predators
* Some african servals have coats
  - interact with members
  - limit growth
* are crepuscular, hunting several times a night and early morning
  - part of the exotic pet trade
  - solitary animals except when breeding
* have a coat with copper hue
  - more difficulty catching birds and insects
  - no major predators other than humans

Siamese cat
* Most Siamese cats are very clean.
* are darker on their extremities, due to temperature effects on phenotypic expression
  - domestic cats
  - more likely to cycle all the year round than other purebred cats, or alley cats
  - one of the more high-strung breeds that are agile and active
* have dark appendages, ears and noses due to a hormone which is temperature relevant
  - their own special needs

Siberian cat
* Most siberian cats have length.
* Siberian Cats are semi-longhaired, large and gentle cats.
* Some siberian cats have ages.
* are a Russian national treasure
  - loyal, affectionate, playful and sweetly expressive
  - very personable and want to be near their owners
* have fur of varied size and length
* molt once, sometimes twice, a year.
* moult once or twice a year.

Small cat
* are particularly adept at picking up the kinds of high-frequency sounds made by rodents
  - unable to roar but are capable of purring
* can only purr because the hyoid is bony and rigid.
* differ from large ones in that they purr rather than roar.
* feed in a crouched position whereas big cats lie down to feed.

### animal | vertebrate | mammal | feline | cat:

Snow leopard
* Most snow leopards have tails.
* Most snow leopards kill animals
  - large animals
* are an endangered species
  - animals who have to be kept in large enclosures
  - big cats
  - carnivores and eat meat
  - carnivores, preferring mountain goat, sheep, boars and deer
  - carnivorous cats
  - felines
  - found in the mountains of Central Asia
  - mammals
* are most active at dawn and dusk
  - in the early morning and late afternoon
  - one of the top predators in the high mountain food web of Central Asia
  - operating systems
  - powerful predators that are only hunted by humans
  - predatory animals
  - strong, graceful animals, with luxurious, soft fur
  - superb jumpers and leapers
  - well adapted to their harsh mountain environment
  - widely, but sparsely, distributed throughout the mountains of Central Asia
* eat almost anything they can catch, often hunting animals three times their size
  - wild goats, blue sheep, ibexes, hares and even birds
* give birth in spring or in early summer.
* have a tail as long as their body
  - big beady eyes and small ears that stick straight up
  - the longest tail of any cat
* help to keep the ecosystem in balance by preying on Himalayan marmot populations.
* is of the cat family.
* live alone most of their lives
  - at the top of the food chain
* live in cold regions
  - some of the most remote habitat in the world
* live in the alpine zone in the warmer, summer months of the year
  - on mountains and they like the height of the mountains
* prefer to ambush prey from above , using broken terrain to conceal their approach.
+ Snow leopard, Hunting: Felines :: Mammals of Asia
  * Snow leopards prefer to ambush prey from above, using broken terrain to conceal their approach. They try and land on the sheep, and kill it directly. If the sheep runs, they pursue it down steep mountainsides, using the momentum of their initial leap to chase prey for up to.

Somali cat
* have moderate grooming requirements.
* shed less hair unlike their Abyssinian counterpart.

Stray cat
* Some stray cats make great pets once they adjust to life in a human home.
* are a source for fatal and non- fatal diseases transmittable to humans and domestic cats.