Photo by Brian Gratwicke (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNaturally, the Margay has some unique adaptations to allow them to be such amazing climbers.\u00a0 In fact they are the only other cat species that can climb down a tree head first (the Clouded Leopard being the other).\u00a0 This is due to the fact that they are able to turn their ankles a full 180 degrees.\u00a0 I bet they never have to worry about accidentally twisting an ankle while playing baseball.\u00a0\u00a0 These remarkable cats are also able to grasp branches quite easily with their fore or hind paws.\u00a0 In fact, people have witnessed these cats hanging from a tree by one paw.\u00a0 I guess the Margay was the inspiration behind that poster with the cat hanging from the tree that reads “Hang In There”.<\/p>\n
Margay Fast Fact – <\/strong>Not only can they climb trees but the Margay is able to horizontally jump an amazing 3.7 m (12′).\u00a0 That is even more impressive when you consider how small these cats are.\u00a0 To put this in perspective, if humans had this same ability then a 6′ person would be able to jump approximately 30′ from a still position.<\/p>\nSo now that we are done learning about the Margay, let’s go find that beach and that margarita!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As I am sitting here listening to Margaritaville by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, I had this strange desire to write about a tropical animal today.\u00a0 Oh, and I also feel like relaxing on the beach drinking margaritas.\u00a0 With that said we are heading to the rainforests of Central and South America to see if we can catch a glimpse of the Margay.\u00a0 At one time the Margay was thought to be vulnerable to extinction, however, they have since been down-listed to “Near Threatened”.\u00a0 How about that? A good news story for once! If you are a big Ocelot fan <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,1513,1517,1514,1516,4025,1515,1518],"yoast_head":"\n
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