Margao

Margao, along with the Ocelot and Oncilla is born Leopardus, which lives exclusively in the New World. Margot color similar to the color of its more powerful relative - ocelot.





Large expressive eyes Margo perfect harmony with colorful woolen dress this cat.



Margo long tail, so it is also called long-tailed cat. Such is this animal's tail rocker when moving along the branches, because Margao spends much time in the trees.



The weight of this charming animal ranges from about 2 to 5 kg. Despite its small size, slozhёn Margao pretty tight.



Margao leads poludrevesny lifestyle and active mostly at night, but sometimes during the day. He is excellent climbing and can jump from branch to branch like a squirrel. Even with a fully vertical shaft Margao down headlong. This helps him special structure of the hind legs, which can be rotated almost 180 degrees. This cat hunts in the trees and on the ground.



Pregnancy lasts 80 days. Female bears usually only one cub, at least two. Weight newborn kitten is approximately 450-year-g (sometimes less). This is more than the weight of newborn kittens home, even though the Margao slightly smaller than the average domestic cat.



Life expectancy is about Margo 18 years, but this happens usually in captivity, where the animal is not in danger.



Unlike adults, young animals are decorated with self-colored dark spots; paw at them dark gray.



Margao lives mainly in the warm, dense forests; neither cold nor woodland this temperamental, rapid cat does not like. Sometimes it wanders and cocoa plantations or coffee.



Has a solitary lifestyle. Searches for prey under trees. Usually prey are small mammals, also living on trees; bird, tree lizards, frogs and even insects; sometimes crushes and small monkeys.



Creeps to extraction Margao and attacks, as has been said, at night. No less skill he shows and on the ground, easily overtaking favorite prey.



In some parts of South America, people keep Margot instead of the domestic cat.



In recent years, due to tropical deforestation livestock Margot considerably reduced. Besides poachers often kill him for the sake of a beautiful, thick and soft fur.



Now Margay, like many other cats with beautiful hair are threatened with extinction.





























via

Tags

See also

New and interesting