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Another small genus, neofelis only encompasses two members of the cat family & they are the smallest of the big cats. These animals inhabit the tropical rain forests of southeast Asia.

This genus is distinct from the other cats, they are similar in size to the small cats, but their skull structure is closer to that of the pantherine cat.

The most notable difference being the size of their canines, which are the largest in relation to body size of all cat species.

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Published by Paige on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

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Sleeping Tiger

Image from Binder.donedat

We look through a lot of cat pictures, and tigers we like them the best. As we find good shots, we stash them away to share with our readers. Here are some fantastic shots of tigers getting their beauty rest.

Although they are ferocious hunters and big enough to instill us with a sort of instinctive fear, tigers can be pretty cute when they are sleeping.

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Published by Paige on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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Catopuma Genus

Image from Babirusa

This genus has a very distinctly different look than much of the rest of the family & there are only two members.

Genetic research has shown that this genus and the Pardofelis genus should be merged into one, but for the sake of keeping it simple, we’ve introduced them separately. We haven’t seen anywhere that the two have actually been merged into one genus as of yet.

Both subspecies are very rare and found throughout southeast Asia. For many years the Bay Cat cleverly eluded the paparazzi in the wild.

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Published by Paige on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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Cat Photoshop

Image from nilo

One of our favorite photoshop tricks is morphing celebrities with animals, there is something so funny about an animal doing human things.

This is our smallest cat photoshop collection, but each image is artfully done and well worth the view…which one is your favorite?

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Published by Paige on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010