What affects us affects cats
Servical and Caraval by Michael The servical and caraval are made up names for made up animals. I know I am being tough but I don’t like it. I don’t like the desire of some private zoo owners to create hybrid animals for their amusement out of an essentially unnatural process that you would …
What is the current situation regarding the bobcat? And how do we find out? The organisation charged with keeping up to date with developments in the world of the wildcat is the IUCN Red ListTM. Their role is to assess the status of species of animals of the world. “Status” to me means the …
What Do Wild Cats Eat? by Michael A list of the main or primary prey item of each the 36 wild cat species is listed below. Scientists work this out by studying scats (feces) and stomach contents. The prey item is dependent on the geographic location so the details here are definitive across the …
How many species of wild cat are there? by Michael Jaguarundi – just about classified as a cat! If it was not there would be 35 wild cat species. Photo: by siwild (Flickr) How many species of wild cat are there? The current answer is thirty-six (36). That is the consensus at Feb 2012. …
Why Owning Exotic Cats Is Wrong by Michael (London, UK) This is where the bobcat should be left unmolested, the wild. Photo camera trap by randomtruth (Flickr) This is controversial, I suspect. It goes against the thoughts and principles of the Feline Conservation Federation of which I am a member. However, I am entitled …
Wild Animal Orphanage Closing Down by Michael (London, UK) This is a commentary on the closure of the Wild Animal Orphanage. They are my views alone but the odd comment may help us to get a more balanced viewpoint. The principles and ideals of the Wild Animal Orphanage (WAO) are admirable. Its purpose is …
by Michael (London, UK) The thirty-six species of wildcat are said to have evolved from eight phylogenetic lineages over the last 10-15 million years. Phylogenetic means “relating to the evolutionary development of organisms”. Ocelot This lineage diverged some 10-12 million years ago to form seven species of small cat in South America. The seven …
Wild cat mothered by a domestic cat by Michael (London, UK) African Wildcat Botswana – photo randomtruth (Flickr) I’d just like to chew over a story that has been around for about 10 years but the video only seems to have been made available recently. The Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species is …
