Abstract
Many cat species occupy diverse habitats. The same species sometimes ranges from deserts to tropical forests. This requires great adaptability, a characteristic of all cats. All felids rely on their physical environment for successful prey-use, which is a major facet of survival (Kruuk 1986). They are also more strictly carnivorous than other carnivores, and markedly more so than canids (Kleiman and Eisenberg 1973).
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Bothma, J.d.P. (1998). Family Felidae. In: Carnivore Ecology in Arid Lands. Adaptations of Desert Organisms. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03587-0_3
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