The North Carolina Zoo recently welcomed a tiny, but fierce new habitant — a sand cat. The kitten, born on Aug. 10 and small enough to fit into a teacup, was born to mom Najma and father Cosmo. This ...

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The sand cat (Felis margarita) is a small, elusive wildcat exquisitely adapted to thrive in the deserts of northern Africa, Southwest and Central Asia — some of the hottest, driest habitat on the ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) The Erie Zoo is mourning the loss of another ambassador animal. The zoo announced on Feb. 12 that on Feb. 8, Wendy, a ...

The Erie Zoo humanely euthanized Wendy, a 9-year-old sand cat, after she suffered a fractured spine from a suspected fall. Wendy was a significant animal for conservation science, being the first sand ...