Bengal Cat of 1889

There is a reference to a wild cat hybrid in Harrison Weir’s excellent book of 1889, Our Cats and all about them (note: the title is written exactly as per the original). I am told the book is copyright protected so I can’t quote Mr Weir, except briefly; although, I find it hard to …

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Wild Cat Hybrid Kittens Picture

This is one of Helmi Flick’s cat group specials. They are her trademark, almost. Their success is dependent on Ken Flick getting the cats into position and Helmi timing the moment when she fires the camera shutter. These are fleeting moments as you can imagine. The frozen image does not tell the story. There …

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Camera Trap Photos of Wild Cats

This is a series of camera trap photographs of several species of wild cat. There is also a picture of a domestic cat in this series. The photographs of the jaguar, jaguarundi and ocelot were taken in Peru. The leopard cat and snow leopard were photographed in China. The domestic cat was photographed in …

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Wild Cat Parents of Domestic Cats

by Michael Asian Leopard Cat – looking deeply unhappy in a nasty cage in a Malaysian zoo. Why do we do this? Of the wild cat parents of domestic cats, the Asian Leopard cat (ALC) is not one of the most suitable. I decided this having read a article by a person who cares …

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Leopard Cat Description

The Chinese call this cat species, “money cat” (錢貓 – chinch’ien mao) because the spots look like coins. The leopard cat is relatively slim in build. Its size and coloring varies substantially. The Asian leopard cat, as it is sometimes called, is about the same size as a domestic cat although over its range …

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