Reasons for the extinction of predatory and attractive wild
cats
We always look for the acquisition of pets, whether cats or
dogs, some of which are well-known and famous and easy to acquire and obtain,
and some of which are rare and very difficult to acquire and obtain because
they are predatory but attractive. Some of them are a few around the world who
raise them from childhood and are keen to acquire and buy them at any price,
especially when they are pets. Very small
Because humans by
nature love curiosity, adventure, and acquiring everything new, they are always
looking for rare species of cats or dogs so that they can be distinguished by
owning them and enjoying them. However, most of the time, those who search for
rare species of these animals face extreme difficulties in finding them
In this article, we will talk about the real reasons that
led to the scarcity of certain types of large wild cats. We will talk in
another article about the reasons for the scarcity of certain types of dogs
that are almost non-existent currently except in a few places around the world
and are very expensive
Let us now talk about the types of these wild cats and the main reason for the threat of extinction
The last ice age and the serious dangers to which wild cats were exposed
Lack of food and lack of prey for wild cats
Lack of food and lack of prey are two main reasons for the
extinction of famous wild cats, especially the African lion and the Sanda
leopard. This happened at the end of the Ice Age to some large wild cats,
including wild cats characterized by teeth that looked exactly like the edge of
a sword
Unfortunately, what happened at the end of the Ice Age is
being repeated again in our contemporary world, especially with the African
lion and the Sanda leopard, due to the lack of food from the prey that these
wild cats are accustomed to catching and devouring. This was confirmed by Dr.
Chris Sandom, a professor at the University of Sussex
An important statement from Dr. Chris at the University of
Sussex
Dr. Chris confirmed that even if these species of animals
did not become extinct after the end of the last ice age due to climate change,
the food they seek and search for has become very limited and very few
Dr. Chris also said, "We are now witnessing a
continuing decline in large animals, especially the interesting wild cats.
These attractive predatory cats face a continuing threat that began in the Ice
Age and continues today. Therefore, we need to reverse this course, which means
putting an end to extinction," said Dr. Chris
Research from the Universities of Sussex and Oxford confirms the danger of extinction of wild cats
At the level of scientific investigative research,
scientists at the Universities of Sussex and Oxford conducted research on the
causes of the extinction of seven species of large wild cats, including African
lions, American lions, cheetahs that live in caves, and American spotted
leopards
This scientific research has confirmed that these distinct types of attractive and predatory wild cats, even if they had survived the last ice age, would have been subjected to very great suffering due to the disappearance of most of their beloved prey, which they used to take as their main meals, due to human influence on the habitats of these prey
An important statement from Dr. David at Oxford University
Professor David MacDonald, Director of the Wildlife
Conservation Research Unit at the University of Oxford, said the same famous
saying that Winston Churchill always said, “He who does not learn from history
is doomed to repeat the same mistakes.” He pointed out that these wild cats had
been forced to leave their places and natural habitats spread in various places
around the world. The world because of the scarcity and absence of their prey
that they were accustomed to devouring, and that is because of the previous
human mistakes that they repeated again by interfering and influencing the
natural geographical areas in which the prey lives, which wild cats used to
take as their primary food, which led them to leave and even to death in many
cases, which is the main reason. Due to the near extinction of these attractive
wild cat species