Pallas's cat Facts
Pallas's cat Facts
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| Pallas's cat can reach 18 to 26 inches in length and 5.5 to 10 pounds of weight. Tail is usually 8.3 to 12.2 inches long. |
| Color of the fur depends on the season. Pallas's cat is covered with silver grey coat during the winter and grey-reddish fur during the summer. Black spots can be seen on the forehead, black stripes on the cheeks and black, concentric bands on the tail. White-tipped hairs provide frosty appearance. |
| Pallas's cat has the longest fur of all cat species. Dense, long coat (especially on the stomach and tail) prevents loss of body heat in the ice-cold environment. |
| Pallas's cat has flattened face and large eyes with circular pupils (most cats have vertical pupils). |
| Pallas's cat has small, low positioned ears. Thanks to camouflaging colors of the fur and size and position of the ears, prey hardly identifies Pallas's cats in the open steppes. |
| Pallas's cat is crepuscular animal (active at dusk and dawn). |
| Pallas's cat is a carnivore (meat-eater). Its diet is based on picas, voles, ground squirrels, birds, lizards and insects. |
| Pallas's cat hunts as an ambush predator (using the element of surprise) or it waits near the burrows until the prey appears. |
| Pallas's cat sleeps during the day in the caves, rock crevices or abandoned burrows of various mammals. |
| Pallas's cat is territorial animal. Males occupy larger territories than females. Size of territory depends on the habitat. It can range from 8 to 100 square miles. Pallas's cats use scent to mark their territories. |
| Pallas's cats produce various sounds for communication. They are able to purr, yelp and growl. |
| Pallas's cat is solitary creature except during the mating season which takes place from February to March. |
| Pregnancy in females lasts 66 to 75 days and ends with 3 to 6 kittens. Babies are covered with dense, fuzzy fur at birth. They remain hidden in the sheltered dens during the first few weeks of their life. |
| At the age of 4 months, Pallas's cats are ready to join their mother in hunt. Pallas's cats reach sexual maturity at the age of 10 to 11 months. |
| Pallas's cat can survive 8 to 10 years in the wild and up to 11 years in captivity. |
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