Across
- 4. The term for Felids that are all black.
- 5. Where has evidence for the earliest domestication been found, 9,500 years ago.
- 7. Felid species that dies of starvation every 10 years due to hare population decline.
- 9. Felid species that grows larger the farther they live from the equator.
- 10. Specialized teeth for cutting meat.
- 12. Felid species found in rain forests and grasslands. Known as the Manigordo in Costa Rica.
- 16. The term for Felids who are white, but not albino.
- 21. Trait that separates big cats from small cats.
- 24. Type of young born unable to care for themselves.
- 26. Felid species found in the Sahara desert that can survive without drinking water for weeks.
- 27. Agricultural product credited for the self-domestication of cats 10,000 years ago.
- 28. Modern, domesticated cat most closely related to the Felis sylvestris lybica.
- 29. Soft snorting sound that Genus Panthera is known to make.
Down
- 1. The name for the spots found on jaguars and leopards.
- 2. Type of locomotion where animals walks on toes.
- 3. Type of pupil Genus Felis cats have.
- 6. Reproductive method where males fight for female attention.
- 8. Felid species found in Africa. "Wait and see" hunters with ultrasonic hearing and hooked claws.
- 11. Reproductive method where males and females mate freely, "promiscuous".
- 13. The term for when a cat is "in heat".
- 14. Cheetahs cannot roar, but they can ______.
- 15. Felid species found in Africa, Asia, and India. Known to exist for 100 million years, solitary.
- 17. Felid species with a white underbelly and non-retractable claws.
- 18. Felid species native to Africa, Asia, and India. Closely related to the serval.
- 19. Type of claws all Felids have, except cheetahs.
- 20. Genus group that contains small cats.
- 22. Felids are this type of carnivore.
- 23. Genus group that only includes cheetahs.
- 25. Genus group containing all of the big cats.