Nickname ‘Desert Angel’, Desert Cats Though Cute, Are Not to Be Provoked

Nagasaki Zoo recently posted new residents online, a small cat-like animal: desert cat.At first glance, I thought it was a cute cat from a certain house, mistakenly sent to the zoo!Desert cats are also called 'desert angels' because of their cute appearance. Desert cats are very small, with an adult body length of only 50 cm and a weight of about 6 jin. Compared to orange cats, which weigh 10+ jin, desert cats are super cute!Although called angels, they are also very cute, but they are not someone to be messed with. After all, they are 'kitties' that can survive in the desert, so powerful!Desert cats can survive in the desert by relying on several weapons: large ears, long claws, and hunting ability.Their large ears are used for heat dissipation. The temperature in the Sahara Desert can reach the highest 52°C at noon, and they can use their large ears to eliminate excess heat. The larger the ears, the more sensitive the hearing, and they can quickly discover the hunting behavior of snakes, vultures, or wild dogs.If you want to see the fluffy pads of the desert cat's paws, you might be disappointed. To prevent their paws from being scalded, they have a layer of hair covering their paws. There are no more pink pads.Although they are small in size, they are still cat-like animals, and their hunting ability is not bad. They will not let go of hunting prairie dogs and rabbits. Prairie dogs, African giant rats, desert lizards, and small snakes are their food.Desert cat kittens learn to dig and hunt after 5 weeks.Although they look cute, their personality is completely different from domestic cats, they are fierce little cats. And cats with sandy fur have a special respiratory structure, which is easy to cause respiratory diseases if kept as pets.The Japanese zoo also warned everyone not to keep it just because it's cute, which will only harm it!

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