Introduction: The appearance of the feline is responsible: beautiful to glow, so that the snow leopard feels ashamed of itself
Felines are notoriously good-looking in nature, whether large or small, felines are basically the same in appearance, not only have beautiful fur, but also in the body structure, almost perfect. When it comes to the appearance of cats, many times we will say that it is a snow leopard, but the animal we are going to talk about today is more beautiful than the snow leopard, because they are "beautiful to the point of glowing", this animal is the mountain cat, also known as the Andean mountain tiger cat.
Many people may be hearing about this animal for the first time, they are small cats living in the Andes Mountains of South America, weighing only about 4 kilograms, about the size of our domestic cats, but their ferocity and fighting strength are much higher than domestic cats. The mountain cat looks similar to the snow leopard, but it looks more beautiful and cute than the snow leopard. Yamahara cats are well-proportioned, have a long tail, and a large and rounded head, but the proportions are more coordinated with the body, so there is no sense of déjà vu of a large head.
The fur of the mountain cat is a bit like a snow leopard, and it is also silvery gray with black spots and a ring on the tail. Yamahara's fur has a high luster, looks very gorgeous, and is soft and fluffy to the touch, which is very tactile. It is also in this way that in the previous tribal sacrifices or some activities, people would hunt the mountain cat to obtain its fur. In addition, it is similar to other beautiful cats, people look at its fur, resulting in very serious poaching, and the mountain cat has reached the point of endangerment.
The Mountain Cat is a small feline, it is very good at climbing and jumping, the long tail allows them to maintain a good balance when running and jumping, even if it is running at high speed and making sharp turns, it can be easy and free, and it will not fall down because of it. The Yamahara cat is also a pure carnivore, but compared to other picky cats, the Yamahara cat is much more "easy to feed", it never knows what a picky eater is, and the Yamahara cat will eat any animal it can catch.
Yamahara cats have a wide range of recipes, from fish, insects, snakes and rats, to birds and animals, there is almost nothing they do not eat, Yamahara cat canine teeth and split teeth are very developed, which makes them hunt and eat more effectively. Usually the mountain cat will catch mice, birds, lizards, insects and other small animals for food, but when food is scarce or hungry, it will also eat some carrion. The mountain cat does not like to run, and when hunting, it also uses ambush methods, if the ambush is not successful, it would rather give up than chase the prey for too long.
The mountain cat prefers to live on the high altitude of the mountain, like to stay in the rocks, drought and plants are relatively sparse places, such places because of the harsh natural conditions, usually less traces of human life, so it is beneficial to the mountain cat. However, the valley area is occupied by humans, so the separation zone of wild animals is formed between the mountains and the mountains, and it is difficult for the mountain cats to break through the isolation zone formed by human life, so their living area is divided into several small pieces, which leads to their difficulty in courtship and breeding offspring.
Due to its high altitude, the mountain cat's habitat is covered with snow and ice all year round, and its thick and fluffy hair ensures that it will not freeze. It is very difficult to hunt in the snow, coupled with the fact that these areas are relatively barren, there are fewer vegetation and animals, so the living conditions of the mountain cat are not optimistic, coupled with man-made poaching and deforestation, so the habitat reduction, food reduction and other problems are plagued by the mountain cat.
In addition, the artificial protection of the mountain cat is not like other animals, because they like to live in high altitude areas like snow leopards, so artificial conservation work can only be carried out in a very limited area, which makes the protection and breeding of the mountain cat more difficult.
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