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Big cat facts !!

Big cat facts !!.

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Big cat facts !!

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  1. Bigcatfacts!! When the rains come to the Masai Mara, life busts forth. The parched plains turn green, and herds of grazing animals come to feed on the lush new pastures. But for wildebeest, zebra and gazelle, the exuberant foliage is both saviour and curse. To the reserve's predators – and especially its cheetahs – the tall grass is the best hunting aid of all. 

  2. Lions Males might seem to have it easy, but the good life rarely lasts for long. Itinerant males often form coalitions with the intention of taking over prides. For that reason, ownership of a pride rarely lasts beyond two or three years. In one poignant act, Big Cat Diaries recorded the moment when old Scar, the Marsh pride's long-serving male, was forced to flee from the might of younger, stronger incomers. 

  3. Prides can occasionally number up to 40 animals, but the Marsh pride is usually made up of between four and six lionesses, two pride males and cubs. A male will weigh 189kg on average, and a female 126kg. Lions have a lifespan of about 14 years in the wild.  As with all lions, the females of the pride do most of the hunting, while the males sleep, get first pick of the dinner, and defend the pride's territory from invaders. Most of the hunting happens a night, for which lions are well equipped. Their eyes are six times more sensitive to light than ours.

  4. Lions go on the hunt for food mostly from dusk till dawn. Female lions do 85-90% of the prides hunting, whilst the male lions patrol the territory and protect the pride.

  5. Snow Leopards These rare, beautiful gray leopards live in the mountains of Central Asia. They are insulated by thick hair, and their wide, fur-covered feet act as natural snowshoes. Snow leopards have powerful legs and are tremendous leapers, able to jump as far as 50 feet (15 meters). 

  6. snow leopard facts on this page. Why are snow leopards endangered?The snow leopard is listed as Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). The IUCN is an international organisation dedicated to conservation of animals and their habitat. It keeps an updated Red List of Threatened Species of all animals on our planet and their status in terms of numbers based on scientific research. It has listed snow leopards as endangered for many years.

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