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‘Cat-fox’ said to be a new wild cat species in Corsica’s mountains

PoC avatarPosted on June 14, 2019 by Michael BroadJune 16, 2019

The experts say that this is a new species of small wild cat living in the Asco Valley, Corsica but the animal behaves like a domestic cat (if not tranquillised) and looks like a hybridised European wildcat.

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Posted in Small Wild Cat Species | Tagged european wildcat, France, small wild cat, small wild cat species, small wildcat

Do wild cats eat fruit?

PoC avatarPosted on December 26, 2016 by Michael BroadDecember 26, 2016

In general wild cats do not eat fruit as they are well-known carnivores. Although some wild cats do occasionally eat fruit. Many more wild cat species eat plant material. Fruit was found in the stomach of an Africa-Asian wildcat in … Continue reading →

Posted in Small Wild Cat Species | Tagged small wild cat species | 1 Reply

Do wild cats eat fish?

PoC avatarPosted on December 25, 2016 by Michael BroadFebruary 9, 2020

Some wild cats eat fish. For some species, fish are part of their diet because they like to live near water. For example, a small but powerful wild cat which eats fish is the fishing cat. This cat is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Small Wild Cat Species | Tagged african asian wildcat, fishing cat, Flat-Headed Cat, jaguarundi, jungle cat, leopard cat, Ocelot, small wild cat species, wild cat species

The wild cat species who failed to become the domestic cat

PoC avatarPosted on January 15, 2014 by Michael BroadJanuary 15, 2014

The DNA of all domestic cats has no trace of any wild cat species other than the African wildcat (also Near Eastern wildcat and Arabian wildcat – felis silvestris lybica). However, 10,000 years ago, there were a number of other … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese Mountain Cat, Fishing cat, Human to cat relationship, Jaguarundi, Jungle cat, Manul, Margay, Sand cat, Small Wild Cat Species, Video, Wild Cat Distribution, Wild Cat Species, Wildcat | Tagged african wildcat, chinese desert cat, fishing cat, jaguarundi, jungle cat, margay, sand cat, small wild cat species, wild cat species | 15 Replies

Oncilla mates with Geoffroy’s cat and mated with the pampas cat

PoC avatarPosted on December 1, 2013 by Michael BroadDecember 1, 2013

The oncilla in the south of Brazil currently mates with Geoffroy’s cat (L. geoffroyi) creating a hybrid, while the oncilla in the northeast of Brazil in ancient times mated with the pampas cat (L. colocolo)¹. Currently there is a relatively small overlap … Continue reading →

Posted in Geoffroy's cat, Oncilla, Pampas cat, Small Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Distribution, WIld Cat Hybrids | Tagged cat taxonomy, genetics, geoffroy's cat, oncilla, Pampas Cat, wild cat hybrids | 4 Replies

Today I heard the Scottish Wildcat was close to becoming extinct

PoC avatarPosted on November 16, 2013 by Michael BroadNovember 16, 2013

By D. Green Today (16th Nov. 2013) I heard the Scottish Wildcat was close to becoming extinct and it made me remember an experience I had when aged 8-10, on the South Downs in about 1976-1978, where I think I … Continue reading →

Posted in Small Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species, Wildcat | Tagged scottish wildcat | 11 Replies

Attempts at cloning wild cat species is immoral

PoC avatarPosted on November 15, 2013 by Michael BroadNovember 15, 2013

The only reason why scientists at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species (ACRES) are engaged in failed attempts at cloning small wild cat species (at the expense of the cats who are kept in cages etc.), is because … Continue reading →

Posted in Small Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species, Zoos | Tagged animal cloning, captive wild cat species, Cat Cloning, wild cat species | 23 Replies

All Cat Breeds Are One Species

PoC avatarPosted on May 8, 2013 by Michael BroadMay 8, 2013

Although I have said it before a few times, in the light of the recent discussion on the cat breed mashup, I think it is useful to remind ourselves that there are 36 wild cat species¹. Amongst these species, within … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat Anatomy, Cat Breeding, Cat Breeds, Cat Coats, Cat Fancy, Cat News, Feral Cats, Genetics, Moggie, Small Wild Cat Species, Stray Cats, Wild Cat Species | Tagged cat genetics, domestic cat, wild cat species | 22 Replies

Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) in Kutch-Gujarat, India

PoC avatarPosted on May 7, 2013 by Michael BroadMay 7, 2013

By Veer Vaibhav Mishra (Naturalist), India Dear Michael, Greetings from Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India! I am very glad to share information with you and am sending a short note and photograph of the rusty-spotted cat. Kindly find enclosed a report of … Continue reading →

Posted in Rusty-spotted cat, Small Wild Cat Species, Wild Cat Species | Tagged Rusty-spotted Cat, small wild cat species | 14 Replies

Bengal Cat of 1889

PoC avatarPosted on May 6, 2013 by Michael BroadMay 6, 2013

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bengal cat, Cat Breeds, Cat History, Cat News, Hybrid cat, Leopard cat, Small Wild Cat Species, WIld Cat Hybrids | Tagged asian leopard cat, Bengal cat, cat history, leopard cat, leopard cat range, wild cat hybrids | 3 Replies

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