Research library
🧬 The Felid Wiki — 3,000 research summaries
AI-curated summaries for the pride’s library — verify citations independently before citing.
2 summaries in Physiology & Anatomy on margay
Research overview: arboreal locomotion and climbing biomechanics in cats
OverviewMany cats climb readily, and some are highly arboreal. This overview surveys the biomechanics of climbing: the use of sharp recurved claws for grip, limb and joint mobility for negotiating branches, b…
Research overview: head-first descent and hindfoot rotation in the margay
OverviewThe margay, a small Neotropical cat, can descend trees head-first, a rare ability among cats enabled by unusually mobile ankle joints that rotate the hindfeet outward to grip behind the animal. This o…
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