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However they also hunt small birds and mammals fish insects reptiles and amphibians. In deserts wild cats depend almost solely on snakes and other reptiles for food.
Usually found in forested or wooded areas there are also Leopard Cats found in grasslands and desert areas that adjoin the forested areas.
Where did cats live in the wild. Wild cats first appeared on earth 25 million years ago during the Oligocene epoch when tropical forests decreased in size grasslands expanded and the ecosystems we are familiar with today began to emerge. In the beginning wild cats only existed in Asia. Usually found in forested or wooded areas there are also Leopard Cats found in grasslands and desert areas that adjoin the forested areas.
The main prey of the Leopard Cat is primarily small rodents. However they also hunt small birds and mammals fish insects reptiles and amphibians. Cats get around that by sometimes only eating the head and leaving the body.
In deserts wild cats depend almost solely on snakes and other reptiles for food. In Australia feral and pet cats let alone wild cats hunt over a billion reptiles a year.