The wildcat is a wild relative of the domestic cat. It inhabits the forests of Europe and hunts small animals.
The Forest Cat differs from the domestic cat by its larger body, thick ringed tail, and cautious behavior. It is important for nature as a hunter of rodents.
homogamy, reproduction always with fertilization, no alternation of generations
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
Hot summer almost without rain
Tail size
birth time
ambush
breeding
pursuit
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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live mice and small voles
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
live animals
adult cat
Maturity
Handbag
About health
from 1.2 to 4.8 kilograms, 0.7 – 1.4 meters
milk
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
summer warm and almost no rain
Eyes count
summer warm, winter not very cold
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
Colors
Sex
very hot and almost no rain
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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rains are very rare, almost a desert
alpine meadows and arctic tundra on land
Trophic type
Filters
summer very hot, dry, lots of grass
carnivory / predation, hunt and eat other live animals
Palearctic realm
den
Upcoming birthdays
protection
eggs, roe or offspring develop in a nest built on the ground or close to it
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
in a burrow
Height
rains almost always, very humid
young are born live on land, not hatched from eggs or roe
Very hot and almost dry
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
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Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
in a terrestrial nest
Whiskers size
live birth
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
birds
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
nest hidden in an underground burrow
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Pets
Indomalayan realm
Indomalayan realm
terrestrial shrubland
Lots of rain and cool summer
Hot steppe
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
{name} jubilee
terrestrial shrub habitats — maquis, chaparral, bush
Claws count
cm
Old-timers
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turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
terrestrial grassland and steppe
Tail color
Flooded grasslands
drink mother's milk in childhood
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Litter size
Tropical savanna
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
desert
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
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alpine and arctic tundra
Where are they found?
jumping from a crouch
hares and rabbits
nest hidden in an underground burrow, only the mother provides parental care for the offspring
steppe
lots of rain, cool summer, snow in winter
Locomotion through water employed while searching for or capturing prey.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
normal sexual
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Actively chases and captures mobile prey in open space.
age
Predator remains still and concealed before launching a sudden attack.
birth date
swimming
Palearctic realm
rest
Fur color
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
nocturnal
The basics
My weight?
summer is hot and almost no rain falls
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
teeth
arid steppe
after transformation until death
Potential Habitat
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Feeding occurs in water bodies such as rivers, lakes, or oceans.
Mass
live hares and rabbits
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Gestation
aquatic
land
{name} birthday
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jumping
No results found
Eyes color
live birds
On the map
lunge
Pleasant summer
Female ♀
all life stages
world of Afrotropics
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
lots of grass, few trees, rains occur
Shelter used specifically for reproduction or nesting.
Maturity
caring mother
rabbits
hearing
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
kitten
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
from birth to adulthood
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
voles
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
kitten
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
water often floods the land, lots of grass
live voles and similar small rodents
world of Afrotropics
savanna
Temperate mixed forest
Very hot and dry
Duration
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
claws
Foraging activity occurs primarily during nighttime hours.
Steppe
mice
Always very wet
Gamers
How are they built?
Temperate steppe
mm
Theoretical lifespan
arid
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
very hot during the day, cold at night, almost no rain
Asexual
swap
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Denotes a grassland or steppe habitat preference.
Warm summer and lots of rain
inhabit and develop on land, outside water bodies
celebrated their {n} birthday
open grassy spaces — steppes, savannas, prairies
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
mice
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
voles
Observations
◉{N} more on tap
pupa
imago
adolescent
adolescent