沙丘猫，又称沙漠猫，或是沙猫，主要生活在非洲北部，阿拉伯半岛中部和西南亚的沙漠地带。它是现存体型第二小的猫科动物，仅比第一小黑足猫大那么一丢丢。虽然看起来又小又可爱，但其实是非常厉害的猎食者！
The Arabian Desert.
One of the harshest ecosystems on the planet.
Summer days see scorching temperatures of forty degrees Celsius, and during winter nights, the temperature plunges well past negative twenty five.
The animals that call these dunes, rocks and canyons home specialize in the extreme.
One of these desert residents is a small one that you may have never heard of.
The Sand Cat.
They may look like house cats, but these beige beauties are the only cat to live predominantly in the desert - and they're built to handle its extremes.
On especially hot days, the sand can reach temperatures of eighty degrees Celsius - hot enough to burn a cat's feet.
Sand Cats however, have long fur that covers their pads - protecting them from the hot arabian sand.
This comes with a secondary benefit - it allows them to leave almost no footprints - making it near impossible for predators to track them.
