335: Sand Cat

Ellen lets the sand cat out of the bag. We discuss dangerously approaching Hey Arnold, refusal to poop on unfamiliar toilets, blood gushers, a myth of dirty underwear, Cat Premium, and so much more.

Works Cited:

• “The Carnivores of West Africa (biodiversitylibrary.org/item/35416#page/432/mo…)” - Donovan Reginald Rosevear, 1974. Page 396

• “Mammalian ear specializations in arid habitats: structural and functional evidence from sand cat (Felis margarita) (researchgate.net/publication/5257663_Mammalian…)” - G. T. Huang et al, Journal of Comparative Physiology A, June 2002

• “Sand cat in Iran - present status, distribution and conservation challenges (researchgate.net/publication/310801119_Sand_ca…)” - Taher Ghadirian et al., CATnews (newsletter of the IUCN’s Cat Specialist Group), 2016

• "Sand Cat (wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/africa/sand-…)" - International Society of Endangered Cats (ISEC) Canada

• “Home ranges of African sand cats (Felis margarita margarita) (researchgate.net/publication/366249564_Home_ra…)” - Alexander Sliwa et al., Journal of Arid Environments, March 2023

• “Isabelline (haggardhawks.com/post/isabelline)” - Paul Anthony Jones, HaggardHawks.com

• IUCN Red List: Sand Cat (Felis margarita) (iucnredlist.org/species/8541/50651884)

• "DOMESTIC X SAND CAT AND PALLAS'S CAT HYBRIDS (messybeast.com/small-hybrids/margarita-hybrids…)" - Sarah Hartwell, messybeast.com

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