Blink and you’ll miss it. The sand cat is a shy and secretive animal only seen in the desert at night. It’s a nocturnal hunter perfectly adapted to its desert home. It doesn’t need to drink water as it can get all it needs from the small birds, reptiles and mammals that are its prey. Special hairs in its ears and on its paws keep the sand out. Despite its wide distribution across the deserts of North Africa, Arabia and Central Asia, little is known about this elusive species.
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