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Cat habitats                                                 Cats around the world
                                                                         The map below shows where the
                                                                         seven biggest cat species live. Most
            There are 37 species of wild cat                             are found between the tropics of
            in the world. From snow-capped                               Cancer and Capricorn, where the
                                                                         weather is warm all year round, and
            mountains to deserts, and grasslands
                                                                         where there are wet and dry seasons.
            to tropical rain forests, cats of all

            shapes and sizes roam the Earth.




                                                                                             Canada
               KEY MAP GUIDE
                 Rain forest
                                                                                    NORTH
                 Forest (Coniferous)
                                                                                  AMERICA
                 Grassland                            Tropic of Cancer
                 Forest (Broadleaf)
                 Desert                                                            CENTRAL
                 Mountains                                                         AMERICA
                 Tundra
                                                                Pumas live in a variety
                                              Equator
                                                                of habitats and range from
                                                                Canada, down through the        SOUTH
                                                                US, to Central and
                                                                South America.                AMERICA


                                                    Tropic of Capricorn
                                                                              Jaguars live in
                                                                              the rain forests and
                                                                              swampy grasslands
                                                                              of Central and
                                                                              South America.








                                                                         Rain forests

                                                                         Tropical rain forests provide
                                                                         a home for jaguars, leopards,
                                                                         pumas, and tigers. Rain forests
                                                        Leopard          only cover a small area of the
                                                                         world (7%), yet a huge number
                                                                         of animals live in them.
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