Jungle Cat
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see lynx.
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Lynx - name given to several related small, ferocious members of the cat family. All have small heads, tufted ears, and heavy bodies with long legs and short tails.
Jungle cat, swamp cat, reed cat
Felis chaus
Possibly the only cat that barks, male jungle cats will also defend their kittens.
Subspecies
F.c.affinis, F.c.chaus, F.c.fulvidina, F.c.kelaarita, F.c.kutas, F.c.nilotica.
Jungle cat (Felis chaus)
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Hunted by jungle cats (jaguar, ocelot) and birds of prey (especially Harpy Eagle)
Humans hunt them for meat and pelts
Deforestation is also a threat ...
Jungle Cat (Felis chaus)
wolves (Canis lupus)
Hog deer are capable swimmers and often enter the water when threatened.
Boris - male
Born May 5, 1999 at Jungle Cat World Inc. (Ontario, Canada)
Arrived at the Oregon Zoo in October 2010
Kia - female
Born at the Minnesota Zoo (Apple Valley, MN) on Oct. 9, 1995
Arrived at the Oregon Zoo in April 2007 ...
Kalinka: Female, born July 28, 1998 at Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park in Canada. She arrived at the Zoo from the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo on November 2, 2009.
Enrichment
Adoption Information
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Chinese Mountain Cat (F. bieti) Â- Cat (F. catus) Â- Jungle Cat (F. chaus) Â- Pallas' Cat (F. manul) Â- Sand Cat (F. margarita) Â- Black-footed Cat (F. nigripes) Â- Wildcat (F. silvestris)
Leopardus ...
It may seem that having such a long train and bright feathers would slow a peacock down and make him an easy target for predators like mongooses, jungle cats, stray dogs, leopards, and tigers—and this is absolutely true! ...
Some of the animals that prey upon the Painted Stork include big cats like tigers, leopards, and jungle cats, as well as hyenas and crocodiles, and sometimes humans.
 See also: Tiger, Leopard, Lion, Jaguar, Reptile
  
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