A Michael Broad Blog
There have been many claims that a cat is a bobcat/domestic cat hybrid. Sarah Hartwell, a cat genetics expert says, ‘No modern alleged bobcat-domestic hybrid has been proven by DNA testing’. Although she presents an ambivalent picture about the existence of bobcat/domestic cat hybrids. It seems they may exist but not proven by DNA …
THIS IS THE UK LAW ON KEEPING WILD CAT HYBRIDS AND WILD CATS. FOR MOST CAT OWNERS YOU ONLY HAVE TO KNOW THAT YOU DON’T NEED A LICENCE FOR F2 AND LOWER (i.e. F3) SAVANNAH AND BENGAL CATS. UPDATE 27-MAY-2020: There is a news story of a supposed large Savannah cat escaping from a …
Black Chausie Cat – Here are a series of photographs of a female Chausie cat called “Shekinah” from the Tammy Isaac’s Willowind Cattery in South Texas. The photographs are ©copyright Helmi Flick. Please respect copyright. She is described as a ‘grizzled female’. The word ‘grizzle’ refers to the coat colour and type; black with …
In general the Bengal cat is considered to be larger than average for domestic cats. This must be due to selective breeding because as you may know this is a wild cat hybrid but the wild cat species used for its breeding is quite a small animal. In Southeast Asia the Asian leopard cat …
In an extraordinary piece of research, Sarah Hartwell has discovered that there has been a relatively recent influx of wild cat genes into the Oriental breed. Read about it on this page.
This is a rare cat with an unusual appearance. Cleo looks very stocky and has a very definite wild appearance which is unsurprising because she is a wildcat hybrid. She is cross between a fishing cat which is quite a strong medium-sized wildcat and a melanistic spotted tabby cat which in this instance is …
by Deborah-Ann Milette (Oklahoma) I realize it has been a while since there was a Motzie story, such as Motzie caught a snake, and no they have not stopped. Living with Motzie can bring in daily delights or even shockers. Where we live there is a constant changing of residents because of the college. …
Note: this article is divided into sections as it is quite long. At the end of each section there is a link to the next. Thanks for you patience. With Kathrin and Martin Stucki’s assistance, I have made all the videos on this page including the one above, which is my favorite. It shows …
