My Feral Tails

08/07/2025

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08/07/2025

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🐆 Jaguarundi – The Cat That Looks Like an Otter
Sleek, elusive, and unlike any other wild feline — the jaguarundi is nature’s stealthy shadow in the forest.

📍 Habitat
Found from southern Texas and Mexico through Central and South America, as far as Argentina.
Prefers dense forests, scrublands, savannas, and riverbanks — anywhere with thick cover and low human disturbance.

🖤 Appearance
Slender body, short legs, and a long, flat tail — more like a weasel or otter than a typical cat.
Small head with rounded ears and short muzzle.
Two main color types: dark gray/black and reddish-brown, even within the same litter.
Adults grow up to 30 inches long, with tails nearly as long as their bodies.

🌙 Behavior & Traits
Primarily diurnal — active during the day, unlike most cats.
Solitary and territorial, they are rarely seen even in the wild.
Excellent climbers and swimmers, but mostly hunt on the ground.
Use chirps, whistles, and purrs to communicate — they’re unusually vocal for wild cats.

🍃 Diet
Opportunistic carnivores: feed on rodents, birds, reptiles, and small mammals.
May also eat insects and fruit when prey is scarce.
Agile hunters, using stealth and sudden bursts of speed.

⚠️ Conservation
Listed as Least Concern, but populations are decreasing.
Threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation, and persecution by farmers.
Protected in many regions, though rarely seen due to their secretive nature.

💡 Did You Know?
Despite the name, jaguarundis are not closely related to jaguars.
They're more genetically similar to pumas and cheetahs.
Their otter-like look once confused early explorers — they were thought to be a separate species entirely.

Mysterious and rarely glimpsed, the jaguarundi is a wild whisper through the underbrush — a feline ghost in broad daylight. 🌿🐾

08/06/2025

08/06/2025

I saw this woman at a feral cat colony, bundled up and sitting on the cold ground, gently giving bites of canned cat food to the cats. The feral cats, typically wary, were climbing all over her, rubbing against her, and even climbing onto her beat-up old Ford to sit on the warm engine hood.

The selflessness of some people is truly heartwarming at any time, but it feels particularly poignant in today’s "it's all about me" society.

08/06/2025

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08/06/2025

Thank you Robert and Riley for sponsoring future vaccinations. Peace, Love and Cats ❣️

08/05/2025

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08/04/2025

Thank you Jamie for sponsoring future spays and neuters. TNR works. Peace, Love and Cats❣️