Pictures of two clouded leopard kittens and two caracal kittens
Two excellent photographs of two siblings of two different species of medium-sized wild cat: caracal and clouded leopard.
wild cats in captivity
White Tiger Desperate For Human Company
I interpret this captive white tiger’s behaviour as indicating that he/she is desperate for company and specifically human company. This is probably a tame tiger. Perhaps she was raised in captivity. However, it is clear that she is alone far too much. Having experienced human company she expects it and even depends on it. …
Live Donkey Is Fed to Tigers at a Zoo in China
The Times newspaper tells us that there is a gruesome video online which shows a live donkey being fed to tigers at a zoo in eastern China. The video has gone viral. Once again we are in a debate about the attitude of the Chinese government towards animal welfare. Perhaps most of the world …
White tigers: the result of generations of unhealthy breeding practices
By Sarah Hartwell I recently drafted the genealogies of white tigers from Mohan in the 1950s through to the zoo population in the 1990s. It’s something I’ve been studying since the late 1990s with the help of 2 people in the USA (one a former zoo-keeper who moved there from England). I’m now making …
Wild Cats in Captivity
Date: 2011: The data presented relates to the period before 2002. However, information relating to wildcats is often old in my experience. The general picture gleaned from compiling this chart from the excellent and highly recommended Wild Cats of the World is that the status of wild cats in captivity is poor to very …
