Research library
🧬 The Felid Wiki — 3,000 research summaries
AI-curated summaries for the pride’s library — verify citations independently before citing.
2 summaries matching “wildcat” in Physiology & Anatomy
Research overview: desert ancestry of the domestic cat and retained water adaptations
OverviewThe domestic cat traces to a desert-adapted wild ancestor, and this overview reviews how that heritage shapes its water physiology today. Descended from the African wildcat of arid regions, domestic c…
Research overview: scaling of locomotor performance from small cats to big cats
OverviewFelids span from sub-kilogram wildcats to lions and tigers of well over a hundred kilograms, and body size profoundly shapes how they move. This overview reviews how speed, acceleration, jumping abili…
Go beyond reading about wild cats
The Felid Wiki is free for everyone, always. Chasing Cats Club members also get monthly live talks with researchers, self-paced fieldcraft courses, and AMAs with working wildlife photographers — the skills to find and photograph these cats yourself.
Explore membership · from $15/month