FukOui@lemmy.zip to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhy don't we see multicolored lions (white, black, calico, etc) unlike catamessage-squaremessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't we see multicolored lions (white, black, calico, etc) unlike cataFukOui@lemmy.zip to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoAlthough, the small wildcats tend to have more uniform fur colour, as well.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’ll assume you’re talking about the one you see in nature photography. If the coloring is detrimental to survival, those oddly colored ones probably don’t survive long enough to reproduce. Not an expert.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agoBobcats are as small as they get where I live, and they’re hella reclusive. So yes, pictures. They all have to hunt and be stealthy, the main difference is how big they are. Cheetahs even meow rather than roar.
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoA quick search reveals that there are wildcats that are smaller than domestic ones.
Although, the small wildcats tend to have more uniform fur colour, as well.
I’ll assume you’re talking about the one you see in nature photography.
If the coloring is detrimental to survival, those oddly colored ones probably don’t survive long enough to reproduce.
Not an expert.
Bobcats are as small as they get where I live, and they’re hella reclusive. So yes, pictures.
They all have to hunt and be stealthy, the main difference is how big they are. Cheetahs even meow rather than roar.
A quick search reveals that there are wildcats that are smaller than domestic ones.
TIL!