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This week for our Feline Of The Week Journal we will be talking about The European Wildcat.
*The European Wild Cat is much bulkier than the domestic cat and the African Wildcat.
*The European Wild Cat is usually nocturnal if humans are around but with no human disturbance the European Wild Cat will come out in the day time.
*The European Wild Cat has a very similar weight to the domestic cat.
* The European Wild Cat is a subspecies of the species Wildcat.
*This subspecies has thick fur, size and non-tapered tail are some of the characteristics of the European Wild Cat.
*In September 2012, The Scottish Wild Cat Association looked through 200 camera trap sightings, eye witness reports and road kills, They warned that the European Wild Cat could go extinct in months!!!
*The Scottish Wild Cat Association as said that that there might be as little as 35 pure-bred European Wild Cats left!!!!
*Find pictures of European Wildcats in the Small Asian Cats folder of our gallery!
International Cheetah Day Challenge 2013!
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Feline of the Month - the Jaguarundi!
Jaguarundi
The jaguarundi is native to Texas and Central and South America. Given the many cultures of these regions, this cat has acquired a plethora of other names which include: eyra cat, gato colorado, gato moro, león brenero, onza, tigrillo, leoncillo, gato-mourisco, eirá, gato-preto, and maracajá-preto.The original name of this cat comes from the Tupi word, yawaum'di.Very often the two colormorphs of this species are called different names - the gray colored being jaguarundi and the red colored being eyra.The jaguarundi is distinct from other cats with its short, round ears.The jaguarundi also has short legs and a long body which make
Feline of the Month - Serval!
Serval
The Serval is a medium-sized cat, measuring up to 36 inches in body length and up to 26 inches in shoulder height.Native to Africa, the serval is classified as "Least Concern" and is still widely distributed in the savanna habitats of Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, and south of the sahel in Western Africa. The serval does not live in the desert or jungle.Like most cats, servals have different color morphs including the common spotted and banded version seen above, a melanistic morph, a white morph (only documented in captivity), and the servaline morph, which consists of a paler coat and dense, tiny black spots.Servals have the lon
Feline of the Month - the Jaguar!
Jaguar
Jaguars live on the continents of South and Central America, even slightly extending their range into the southern United States.There are nine subspecies of jaguar, but population censuses are inconclusive about the conservation status of each one.Habitat desctruction and fragmentation and loss of prey are the primary reasons for the decline in jaguar populations.Jaguars are easily confused with leopards but they are larger and more stocky in build, and are in fact the third largest cat in the world behind the tiger and the lion. They also have small spots within the rosettes on their coats, while leopards have plain rosettes.Jaguar
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Hi - I didn't submit them to the group, because I just didn't know in which folder 
:thumb340343471: :thumb340343238: You may request them to be added to the gallery and I will accept :-D
:thumb340343471: :thumb340343238: You may request them to be added to the gallery and I will accept :-D