AVERAGE CAT AGE. AVERAGE CAT

average

The apportionment of financial liability resulting from loss of or damage to a ship or its cargo
a statistic describing the location of a distribution; “it set the norm for American homes”
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value; “the average income in New England is below that of the nation”; “of average height for his age”; “the mean annual rainfall”
An amount, standard, level, or rate regarded as usual or ordinary
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain; “The number of hours I work per work averages out to 40”
The result obtained by adding several quantities together and then dividing this total by the number of quantities; the mean

cat

beat with a cat-o’-nine-tails
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
A small domesticated carnivorous mammal with soft fur, a short snout, and retractile claws. It is widely kept as a pet or for catching mice, and many breeds have been developed
A wild animal of the cat family
guy: an informal term for a youth or man; “a nice guy”; “the guy’s only doing it for some doll”
Used in names of catlike animals of other families, e.g., ring-tailed cat

age

A particular stage in someone’s life
The latter part of life or existence; old age
historic period: an era of history having some distinctive feature; “we live in a litigious age”
begin to seem older; get older; “The death of his wife caused him to age fast”
The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed
how long something has existed; “it was replaced because of its age”

Sleepy Shimbu Struggles To Stay Awake!

This magnificent grand old lady is Shimbu, now twenty years of age.

Snow Leopards are highly endangered.
The Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia), sometimes known as the ounce, is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia from Afghanistan to Lake Baikal and eastern Tibet.
The Snow Leopard cannot roar.
Well known for its beautiful fur, the snow leopard has a whitish-tan coat with ringed spots of dark, ashy-brown and rosettes of black. Its tail is heavy with fur and the bottom of its paws are covered with fur for protection against snow and cold. The life span of a snow leopard is normally 15-18 years, but in captivity they can live up to 20 years.
Weighing usually 35 to 55 kilograms, the snow leopard is slightly smaller on average than a leopard. Exceptional large males can weigh up to 75 kg, very small females weigh only 25 kg.
The head and body length is 100 to 130 cm, the shoulder height is about 60 cm . The tail measures 80 to 100 cm and is proportionately longer than in any other cat species of comparable size. It helps to maintain its balance on the rugged terrain and unstable surfaces of its habitat and is used to cover its nose and mouth in very cold conditions. The head of the Snow Leopard is relatively small, however the male’s head is usually much squarer and wider than that of the female. The big furry feet act as snowshoes, like those of the lynxes. The snow leopard has gray-and-white thick fur with numerous rosettes on the flanks and spots on the head and neck.
In summer, the snow leopard usually lives above the tree line on mountainous meadows and in rocky regions at an altitude of 2.700 to 6000 m. In winter, it comes down into the forests at an altitude of about 2000 m. It leads largely a solitary life, although mothers can rear cubs for extended periods of time in cave dens in the mountains. It is an opportunistic feeder, eating whatever meat it can find and kills animals three times its size, including domestic livestock. Its diet consists mainly of ibexes, the Bharal, the Markhor, the Urial, deer, boars, as well as pikas, marmots and other small rodents.

Royal Melbourne Zoo, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

Bengal Tiger

Usually solitary, they occasionaly will travel in groups of three or four. The majority of cubs are born between February and May after a pregnancy of three and a half months. Females will have a litter every 2-3 years. The male Bengal Tiger’s average lifespan is around 10-12 years and females longer, however, bengal tigers in captivity have known to live up to 30 years of age.

Bengals kill prey by overpowering their victim and severing the spinal cord (preferred method for smaller prey), or applying a suffocation bite of the neck for large prey. A Bengal Tiger will usually drag its kill to a safe place to eat. Despite their size, Bengal Tigers can climb trees effectively.

Bengal Tigers are also strong and frequent swimmers, often ambushing drinking or swimming prey or chasing prey that has retreated into water. The Bengal Tiger can consume up to about 30 kg (66 lb) of meat at a time and then go without eating for days.[4] These tigers normally hunt deer or anything above 100 pounds, but when driven to hunger, it will eat anything, such as frogs, fowl, crocodiles, and sometimes humans.