The smallest of all wild cats, sand cats are the size of
domestic cats and are found in the deserts of northern
Africa and central Asia. Because the animals live in
vast, arid locations, they’re difficult to study and
population estimates aren’t available. Sand cats are
threatened by habitat loss, hunting and collection for
pet trade. The species went extinct in Israel due to
habitat destruction following the territorial exchange
between Israel and Jordan in 1994, but a litter of four
sand cat kittens was recently born at the Zoological
Center of Tel Aviv.
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