Van Cat
Felis catus
Mammalia
COMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 12-18 yrs
- Size
- Small
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Crepuscular
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Urban and rural
- Range
- Worldwide
- Movement
- Walking
- Breeding
- Live Birth
- Defense
- Speed
- Status
- Common
About
This white feline inhabits the Lake Van region of eastern Turkey. It possesses one blue eye and one amber eye, and it frequently swims in local waters.
Life cycle
- 1.newborn cubA blind, helpless cub nurses constantly and depends on its mother for warmth and protection.
- 2.juvenileA lanky young cat learns to stalk and pounce, following adults to practice hunting.
- 3.adultFully grown, holding territory and hunting on its own.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Felidae
- Genus
- Felis
- Species
- Felis catus