Geoffrey's Cat
The most common wild cat of South America, along with Geoffrey Puma cat is one of the most southerly of all cats. Discovered by the nineteenth-century French naturalist Geoffrey St Hilaire, is almost as big as a house cat with a length of two feet closer to home (with the exception of one foot tail) and weighing 50-10 kg. Oncifelis geoffroyi, is seen in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay.
Color and size vary with its scope. The cats of the northare smaller and have a reddish / yellow reference, while cats are in the south of its range with a more gray fur. Coat is characterized by small dark spots that coalesce in the upper body, neck and face to form stripes. Terms and chin are lighter and tail has black stripes. The eyes are low with ears on their backs with a central black and white.
A solitary, mainly nocturnal cat, Geoffrey the cat is a versatile hunter and prey on a variety of animals, includingThe birds, small mammals, insects and fish. They are good swimmers and climbers to remain agile and are often seen among the trees, they prefer a habitat of the forest, as seen in tropical rain forests.
Attempts to breed Geoffrey cat with domestic cats were largely unsuccessful. In nature, pregnancy lasts about two and a half months after the 52-8 kittens are born, that older people with astonishing speed, the ability to climb trees and four days before a pair ofWeeks. Women are the only parents and very careful in the choice of place of birth. Range at six weeks, the kittens get independence after eight months. The abundance of prey, rapid maturation of kittens and small individual areas of Geoffrey cat in nature, is probably one of the hemisphere's most populous of all wild cats in the south - but it's also the hunt - with almost 150,000 skins traded annually. Although not currently threatened with extinction, may soonbe!
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