BOISE, Idaho — Zoo Boise announced Tuesday that they welcomed their second sand cat, named Simba. Zoo staff says Simba has recently been introduced to the female sand cat, Nala.
The introductions are going well and there are exciting prospects for the future of the species at Zoo Boise.
Nala came to Zoo Boise last November from the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Simba came from the Living Desert in Palm Springs.
Sand cats are found in the arid deserts of Africa's Sahara desert, the Arabian Peninsula and parts of Central Asia. The cats are the smallest wild cat on the planet and are opportunistic hunters, known to attack and eat venomous snakes.
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