Sand Cats Zoo Habitat

Sand Cats will also cover large kills with sand and return later to feed.

Sand cats zoo habitat. Because they need to burrow to escape the heat. Sand cats live in three distinct regions of the world. Sand cats are the Peter Pan of felines.

They are found in very arid habitats with little to no vegetation. The sand cat lives in desert rocky and sandy environments preferably in winding landscapes full of plants. They are sand-dwelling inhabiting dry plains and rocky valleys where conditions are extreme.

In the wild the sand cats can be found in the stony and sandy desert in North Africa and Southwest Asia. Highlights Sand cats have an exceptionally large middle ear cavity making them extremely sensitive to the small scratching sounds of burrowing rodents as well as large ears that can swivel and funnel sounds to the inner ear. The largest captive group is held at Al Ain Zoo Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates.

The sand cat is equipped for desert life. Covered with hair its footpads are insulated from the hot sand. The cats large ears help to provide it with excellent hearing.

Habitat of the Sand Cat. With big ears and large faces sand cats appear top-heavy with heads too big for their small bodies. Large ears radiate heat.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers sand cats to be near threatened. North African nomadic tribes call them snake hunters although the cats also feed on small rodents spiders and. Instead they live in dry sandy plains and rocky valleys.