This is another photograph of Bushwah an F1 male Chausie. He lived with the Flicks. Helmi says this about the photograph, “I’ve included a shot of Bushwah when he was about 8 months old, outside in our garden on a leash. He loved it outside but had no fear, so it was dangerous for him without …
The photo is copyright protected. It is by Helmi Flick. For much more on this rare cat please go here. I really love the look of this F1 female Safari Cat. She has a great intensity in her gaze. This I believe comes from her close relationship with the Geoffroy’s Cat her wild parent. …
Safari Cat 3 (third linked page). The Safari cat can be breed in a range of coat colors and patterns. For example, when the Geoffroy’s cat is crossed with a Tortie Shorthair you will get black spotted, red spotted and tortie spotted coats. The name “Safari” is obviously designed to conjure up images of …
Safari cats “sacrificed” (look bottom right hand side of the document reproduced below, please scroll down) in the cause of stem cell research. As I am sure you have realised the word “sacrificed” means killed. The Safari Cats were killed (on my reading of this document) because these cats were “irradiated” (subjected to radiation), …
The Chausie has a coat that is ticked as seen in this photograph. Ticking is the different color bands on the hair shaft that gives a “salt and pepper” appearance (see cat coats tabby). You can also see the dark tip to the tail and faint banding on the hind legs. The body conformation …
Picture is copyright Helmi Flick – please respect copyright.
Note: Some older videos on this page were hosted on Vimeo. That account has now been retired, so a few video blocks may appear blank. Thanks for understanding — there’s still plenty of cat content to enjoy!