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Throughout their open and dry habitat live a variety of small mammals such as rodents, chinchillas and guinea pigs that provide an excellent source of protein for our healthy feline friend. If they are in the mood for something different, they may also feast upon any small birds they come across. In fear of making the Pampas Cat look like a big ol’ bully, they have been known to steal penguin eggs and chicks straight from the nest. Now, I know everyone loves penguins and this seems like a horrible thing but you have to remember these cats need to eat as well…and perhaps the penguin should have paid closer attention to their nest instead of worrying about their uber cute tuxedo.<\/p>\n
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Did You Know? The Pampas Cat is a South American feline also known as the Chilean Pampas Cat or the Grass Cat There are 5 different sub-species of the Pampas Cat, however, studies are being conducted in which three of those sub-species may actually be different species. Surprisingly very little is known about these South American cats and unsurprisingly, the sub-species vary tremendously (I guess that is why they are about to be named individual species) Habitat and Distribution of the Pampas Cat As mentioned, there is very little known about this cat, however, here is what we do know. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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