Links/sites of interest
Sites about animals, fantasy creatures, stories, science-fiction, and relevant online communities:
MSN group dedicated to all things cat - totems, shamanism, were-cats, big cats, art, history and conversation
Huge fantasy-mythology oriented site - the title sums this one up - check it out!
Sites about zoology, biology, paleontology and in general informative places to visit to learn more about the animals that inspire the Carnefx replicas.
Hybrid big cats - everything you ever wanted to know about cross breeds between wild felines with plenty of rare photos.
Big Cats - clearing house site with links to many informative sites about wild cats.
White tigers and lions - comprehensive site with plenty of photos covering unusual color phases of lions and tigers.
Ligers - site with lots of photos of ligers.
The Thylacoleo Remembrance - Comprehensive site detailing the extinct "marsupial lion" Thylacoleo.
Thylacoleo - the marsupial lion compared to the placental saber toothed tiger.
Australian lion - another link on thylacoleo.
marsupial predator bite force - comparison of marsupial predators with placental predators,
Predator bite force comparison - PDF document comparing the bite strength of several modern and extinct predators.
Sources for products and materials of interest to artists and craftspersons (I am often asked where I obtain the faux fur I use on the replicas, as well as other things).
Denver Fabrics - good selection of faux fur sold by the yard.
Big 4 Fabrics - basic short and long pile faux fur colors
Tohickon - glass eyes
I'm Stuffed Fur - nice selection of high-end faux furs sold by the yard.
