The Scottish Wild Cat, Britain’s largest mammal predator and only remaining wild feline, is one cat you really don’t want to own as a pet! Even when reared in captivity, this is the only wild animal man has failed in his attempts to enslave. Now an endangered species, there are only four hundred individual creatures living in the wild and just a handful of breeding cats held in captivity.
These cats may look quite similar to a large domestic tabby but they’re extremely tough and their reputation has earned the the nick-name “Tiger of The Highlands”. In fact, they were here long before the domestic cat arrived on the scene but, sadly, their numbers are now dwindling and it’s predicted they could be entirely extinct within as little as ten years. LINK
Monday, September 07, 2009
The Worlds Only Untameable Cat
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