Predators questions

Cheetah is a large cat that occurs in North, Southern and East Africa, and a few localities in Iran. Cheetahs prey mainly upon antelopes.

The cougar occurs on a vast range from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America. It is the widest range of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere.

The cougar is more closely related to smaller felines, including the domestic cat, than to any species of subfamily Pantherinae (of which only the jaguar is native to the Americas).

The jaguar is the largest native cat species of the New World and the third largest in the world, after tiger and lion.

The Dhole is found in Central, South and Southeast Asia. It lives in a variety of habitats, including rainforest and grasslands. This large member of the dog family can weigh up to 40 kg (88 lb); around twice the weight of a Coyote. Dholes resemble members of the Canis genus, and have fox-like reddish fur and bushy tails.The Dhole is a social animal, living in packs of around 12, but sometimes forming larger groups of 30 to 40 animals.

The sloth bear is an insectivorous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. Compared to brown and black bears, sloth bears have lankier builds, long, shaggy coats that form a mane around the face (similar to that of a lion), long, sickle-shaped claws, and a specially adapted lower lip and palate used for sucking insect.

The king cheetah is a variety of cheetah with a rare mutation for cream-coloured fur marked with large, blotchy spots and three dark, wide stripes extending from their neck to the tail.

Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) it is one of the most endangered species in the world. Adult individuals usually weigh about 40-50 kg, but also those that have a mass of 75 kg are known.

Green mambas have characteristic big green rinds in various shapes and with black edges. Like all other mambas, the western green mamba is a highly venomous.

The shrimp, called also Pink Floyd pistol shrimp, may be found in Pacific waters at Panama coast. The sound of its snapping claw shut reaches 210 decibels (while whales achieve 188 decibels), and can kill passing nearby small fish. It is probably the loadest sound an animal creates.