The black-footed cat (Felis nigripes), also called the small-spotted cat, is the smallest wild cat in Africa, having a head-and-body length of 35–52 cm (14–20 in). Despite its name, only the soles of its feet are black or dark brown. With its bold small spots and stripes on the tawny fur, it is well camouflaged, especially on moonlit nights. It bears black streaks running from the corners of the eyes along the cheeks, and its banded tail has a black tip.
The first black-footed cat known to science was discovered in the northern Karoo of South Africa and described in 1824. It is endemic to the arid steppes and grassland savannas of Southern Africa. It was recorded in southern Botswana, but only a few authentic records exist in Namibia, in southern Angola and in southern Zimbabwe. Due to its restricted distribution, it has been listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 2002. The population is suspected to be declining due to poaching of prey species for human consumption as bushmeat, persecution, traffic accidents, and predation by herding dogs.
The black-footed cat has been studied using radio telemetry since 1993. This research allowed direct observation of its behaviour in its natural habitat. It usually rests in burrows during the day and hunts at night. It moves between 5 and 16 km (3 and 10 mi) on average in search of small rodents and birds. It feeds on 40 different vertebrates and kills up to 14 small animals per night. It can catch birds in flight, jumping up to 1.4 m (5 ft) high, and also attacks mammals and birds much heavier than itself. A female usually gives birth to two kittens during the Southern Hemisphere summer between October and March. They are weaned at the age of two months and become independent after four months of age at the latest.
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As I go to sleep I look forward to the total freedom I’m allowed in my mind, can’t control the job market/other people/a lot of shit really but my mind is free to dream and think whatever I want
I’ve killed the cop and the landlord in my head and you should tooGrok and the quest for the eigenslur
I love homos I mean I love homos sorry I mean I love iconic homos no I mean I love homo iconic no wait I love homo iconic lesbians actually sorry I love homoiconic languages.
a year away from hexbear has taught me a great lesson: hexbear possesses the only good people in the entire world
the lack of neck support on these airplane seats got me feeling like charlie kirk 😩
Has anyone called the rise of people whose political animus is entirely misogyny to the mainstream “The End of Herstory” yet?
roughly my face when some thingy wants github account from me
when my previous account wants e-mail verification and email is already gone
when new account wants solving captchas
after some debate, i solve captchas and account is now under verification
fucking christ, don’t host on github
I am working toward a Great Unified Theory, or as I call it the Mother of All Effort Posts (M.E.A.P.). You will never have to provide an argument again, a simple link to my effort post will be the only debate needed for perhaps the next 30 or 40 years. My intention is to put the dog in dogma, thinking will simply become an afterthought
The Grinch should not be used to promote McDonalds. That is entirely anti-Grinch.
I regret to share that I am sick, and must lay around watching silly YouTube videos with my stuffed blahaj until my appetite rejoins me
Being broke but good looking ain’t a bad combo ngl, I can’t manifest money into my bank account but I can farm aura to an absurd degree
The worst part about philosophy. Apart from all the other stuff thats worse. Is that some philosophers still seem to think they can do the ancient Greek thing of just vibing their way through natural phenomena and base conclusions on their vibed explanation of a natural phenomena.
