Desert Sand Cat Facts. A little cat, it weighs nearly six pounds and is around one and a half to two feet long, excluding its one foot long tail. Zookeepers at the north carolina zoo found a unique way to provide exercise for the sand cats:
The cats dig burrows or extend other animals' burrows where they live to escape the harsh desert conditions. Hairy foot pads help with traction on the loose sand and to insulate it from the extreme hot and cold temperatures of the desert. They are light grey/brown in colour with a pale coloured underside.
While some cat species, such as bobcats, pass through desert landscapes, the sand cat is the only feline to live exclusively in the.
Here are 10 facts about sand cats: Behaviour the solitary sand cat feeds mainly on small desert rodents, hares, birds, reptiles and insects. They easily adapt to the cold and hot desert environment because of the thick fur on their feet. It behaves typically like a wild cat and sometimes behaves friendly towards people.