Name: King Joffrey, fictional bad guy in Game of Thrones, had a cat? Perhaps, but it wasn’t this one, whose name has a real-life background
Tag: small cats
Species Fact: The Margay
Name: This wide-ranging South American cat has many names. The most common one — “margay” — is French; this sounds similar to “maracaya,” a Brazilian
Species Facts: Servals
Name: The word “serval” comes from the 18th-century Portuguese term for ‘lynx’: lobo-cerval. (Smithers; Thiel, 2011) Back in the day, any spotted wild cat might
Species Facts: The Jaguarundi
This cutie is the feline equivalent of a sports utility player, yet it’s also one of the least known wild cats. First off, no one
Species Facts: The Andean Cat
Though ancient supereruptions have shaped this place into an otherworldly landscape, it’s teeming with life. Where? Here! “I really LOVE this rock!”–Andes mountain cat. Perhaps
Species Fact: The Flat-headed Cat
Yes, sometimes they wash their food just like raccoons. Fishing cats get all the glory when it comes to catching a slippery dinner, but flat-headed
