Know the Rare Wild Cats (part 2)
- By: Amielia Bt Shadan
- Feb 11, 2016
- 3 min read
Hi there! Now we shall continue shring inormation about the rare wild cats that are scattered accross the globe.
African Golden Cat
Region: Equatorial Africa
About: This breed usually inhibits the part of mangrove and alpine bamboo trees area and hunts down hyraxes, large and small rodents, small antelope, and birds as preys.
How rare is this cat? The International Species Information Service lists 19 worldwide, with 6 being in the U.S. There are 0 living on Easy Street.
Source: Google images
African Golden cat 1
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African Golden cat 2
Bornean Bay Cat
Region: Borneo only.
About: There is little to none that has been discovered about this breed as the first female captive of the breed happened accidentally in 1992. Some known facts are that this breed is the size of a house cat and has 2 coat colours, the more common being a chestnut-red, and the other being a grey.
How rare is this cat? The International Species Information Service lists 44 worldwide, with 5 being in the U.S.
Bornean Bay Cat in captive
Source: Google images
Bornean Bay cat
Flat Headed Cat
Region: Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore and Brunei
About: Researches found out that this rare breed displays raccoon-like quality and will wash objects in water. It bears unusually small ears and huge eyes and a flat head, as the name goes. Even though seen living in the swamp area, this breed bears a coat that is long, soft and thick, and reddish-brown tinged with grey, and the top of the head is more reddish, and the tail is particularly short.
How rare is this cat? The International Species Information Service lists 2 (both males) worldwide, with 0 being in the U.S. There are 0 living on Easy Street.
Source: Google images
Flat headed cat
Source: Google images
Flat Headed Cat in captive
Jaguarundi
Region: Northern Mexico, Central and South America, Texas and possibly Florida.
About: This cat appearance is the one that resembles a weasel. They bear slender, elongated bodies, short legs, a small flattened head, long “otter-like” tail, and a sleek, unmarked coat. This breed inhibits the lowlands and not fond of the mountain area. There are a huge variety of their diet such as small rodents, rabbits, armadillos, opossums, quail, wild turkey, reptiles, frogs, fish and domestic poultry.
Source: Google images
An adult Jaguarundi
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Jaguarundi kitten
Guigna/Kodkod
Region: It is native to only Argentina and Chile.
About: Also known as the Kodkod, this breed is the smallest wild felid in the western hemisphere. The colour of the coat varies from light grey and grey brown to rusty brown, marked with small, roundish black spots. This feline is good climbers and said to use trees as a place to hide from unwanted eyes. They hunt rodents and other small mammals for food.
Source: Google images
Guigna
Guigna in it's natural habitat
Rusty Spotted Cat
Region: India and Sri Lanka only.
About: This tiny rare wild cat usually will weight up to 3-4 pounds and measures between 20-29 inches in length. It bears a greyish coat with reddish brown spots. Due to its small size, this breed preys on small rodents, domestic poultry and frogs.
How rare is this cat? The International Species Information Service lists 36 worldwide, with 7 being in the U.S.
Source: Google images
Rusty Spotted cat
Rusty Spotted cat kitten with it's mother in captive
Pampas Cat
Region: Patagonia, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Equador and Brazil.
About: This breed has a different appearance from any other South American cats with its broad face and pointed ears. In captivity, this breed can live up to 16 years but on average, only 9 years. In observation, this breed was seen preying mainly on small mammals such as guinea pigs, and on ground dwelling birds such as penguins and chicken.
How rare is this cat ? The International Species Information Service lists 4 worldwide, with 3 being in the U.S.
Source: Google images
Pampas cat
Source: Google images
Pampas Cat in it's natural habitat
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