Screen-toucher / skrn-tCH-er / Noun. An animal picture so cute that you actually bring your hand to your computer screen as if you could touch it. Synonyms: heart-exploders, squee-kers, cute-bombs.
I was curious, so I googled them. They are very well adapted to the desert:
Unusually among Asian cats, the sand cat has long hairs growing between its toes. These create a cushion of fur over the foot pads, helping to insulate them while moving over hot sand.
The claws on the hind feet are small and blunt; combined with the fur over the foot pads, this helps to make the animal's tracks obscure and difficult to follow.
Accompanying the large ears, the auditory bullae are also unusually large, giving the cat an enhanced sense of hearing, probably helping it to pick up vibrations in the sand. Similar adaptations are found in other desert animals, such as the fennec fox.
They can survive in temperatures ranging from 5 C (23 F) to 52 C (126 F), retreating into burrows during extreme conditions.
Although they will drink when water is available, they are able to survive for months on the water in their food.
where's the rest of them?
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How adorable! I have never seen a sand kitten. Some of the other babies were so ugly that they were cute.
I was curious, so I googled them. They are very well adapted to the desert:
That's pretty amazing-- although they live in the desert, they can go for months without drinking water!
All adorable, great and small; and wonderful photos to boot!
That is a great image. Thumbs up.
Thanks. That was a hoot.
Big Dawg approves.