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African golden cat

Zooguide 1899. In the guide it's called 'Silberkatze Felis celidogaster'.

African golden cat
vogelcommando, 16 Nov 2013
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    • vogelcommando
      Zooguide 1899. In the guide it\'s called \'Silberkatze Felis celidogaster\'.
    • TeaLovingDave
      You certainly know how to get someone's attention! :p interestingly, to my limited knowledge all the Profelis aurata held in captivity since have been the nominate subspecies, with the exception of the most recent batch; as I understand it, Port Lympne held subspecific hybrids and a single P.a.celidogaster.


      Considering the fact that this implies they got their animals breeding, it is a real shame they could not source more.
    • vogelcommando
      I only have seen a living African golden cat at Rotterdam Zoo in the 1980-ties. Zootierliste mention Rotterdam had the species from 1970 untill about 1988.
      For Port Lympne Zootierliste says from 1982 till into the 2000's.
    • TeaLovingDave
      You're a lucky, lucky devil.
    • ThylacineAlive
      Indeed! I didn't expect them to be so spotted.

      ~Thylo:cool:
    • IanRRobinson
      This is a curiously understudied animal. To my untrusting mind, a small cat with such a wide distribution and such apparent variation in markings might well involve more than one species, possibly in need of conservation measures. Somebody really ought to take a closer look.
    • TeaLovingDave
      This photo certainly does seem to demonstrate the close kinship between this taxon and the Caracal and Serval - one of many matters which needs further investigation. Sadly, it rather seems that the wide distribution and relative commonness of the species means it is seen as a low priority :(
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