Воne of the most famous representatives feline which is difficult to distinguish from domestic cats, but behind their familiar appearance hides a dexterous and dangerous predator who uses various tactics to catch even the most cautious prey hello friends you are on the channel time with benefit and today we will talk about the closest ancestors of the most popular pets hero of today's release secretive silent and very skillful, the forest cat is more willing to get down to business, the forest cat got its name for a reason, because it is a typical inhabitant of coniferous and deciduous forests, although it is found even in savannas and wastelands, the body length of an animal can reach 80 centimeters; weight, depending on the habitat and time of year, varies from 3 to 9 kilograms height does not exceed 40 centimeters the cat is distinguished by a gray-brown coat with black spots and stripes; the blunt tip of the tail is also black; the forest cat lives in the territories of europe, asia and africa such a wide habitatcauses a large number of animal subspecies, the number of which is still controversial, but most often there are twenty-two subspecies, two of which are found in Russia, this is the Caucasian forest cat, the largest representative of the species living mainly in the deciduous forests of the Caucasus and adjacent territories and the steppe cat, which in turn is found on the banks of rivers and lakes of the Caspian lowland, while the steppe cat has recently become a separate species; cats prefer settle in the abandoned burrows of foxes and badgers, as well as in the hollows of trees and other secluded places, emphasizing their loner character, animals try to avoid uninvited guests, they move silently using all senses to make sure that the environment is safe, cats are usually active in the dark, they prefer to rest alone, but even during dream animals do not lose their vigilance push conditional radars pick up the slightest noise warning of danger or signaling potential prey all feline experienced predators and forest cat are not is an exception to the animal's diet primarily consists of small mammals its daily norm can exceed 20 mice in search of which it travels a distance of up to 10 kilometers, the predator does not make supplies, therefore, when lack of food, he eats without hesitation insects patience is the key to a successful hunt forest cat can watch for a long time prey near a burrow or other shelter the main thing is not to miss the moment therefore the code is in full combat readiness and can take off any second aiming throw brings luck but despite the amazing reaction of the cat he does not always succeed from the first time to carry out our plans, but for now the goal is scared you can bring yourself into order like other members of the family forest cats are very clean and give much of the time caring for myself another tactic to merge completely with environment contributes to camouflage color and silent and movement to track prey helps both phenomenal hearing and acute vision and sense of smell is poorly developed but it also helps to accurately determine target location sneak up like as close as possible and use sharp claws birds are not the easiest prey and even being extremely careful without any shelter chances of success the minimum is because the hunter can be seen from afar however, from the large flock there is always someone less circumspect and in this case the code skillfully uses environment giving me my location in the end effect surprises help the cat catch a hunter knows how to gape pigeons hide their presence even in difficult conditions slowly and carefully he approaches unsuspecting bird sharp lunge and amazing ability to save balance allows the cat don't be left without lunch mostly hunting takes place on land but what if the target lurks in the branches trees powerful hind legs guarantee a high leap and sharp claws do not leave chances of escape forest cat rarely pursues prey because he is not adapted for long runs however, when hunting in trees, it does not only climbs at the very top but also easily jump from branch to branch also forest cat using trees in as a temporary refuge climbing on them to rest or hide from danger despite caution sometimes the code engage in battle with snakes and amazingly developing reflexes and helping dodge lightning fast enemy attacks standard tactics for alternating defensive and attacking skills as always efficiently like most feline forest cat tries to avoid water it is easier for him to get around an obstacle than to get wet however, if necessary, the code can easily start swimming and cross to the opposite shore sometimes he doesn't even mind fishing catching fish molluscs and crayfish animals molt twice a year by dressing in autumn in longer and warmer fur excellent protection from winter cold