It's what I was told. That's interesting because the volunteer who showed me round was very proud of the fact that the Temminck's Golden Cat was one of only three in the UK. I would think he would have mentioned the rarity of this.
Considering they got the number of Golden Cat in the UK incorrect too - and the collection has come out with some royal tripe about that species in the past - I wouldn't rely too much on what you were told there
Could very well be, as there are photos in the gallery of a Gordon's Wildcat and it wasn't mentioned during my visit.
When I went in March they had the following in separate enclosures 2 x Puma 1 x Snow Leopard 1 x Gordon's Wildcat 1 x Eurasian Lynx 2 x Eurasian Lynx 2 x Serval 1 x Golden Cat 1 x Caracal 2 x Leopard Cat 1 x European Wildcat 3 x Serval 2 x Puma 2 x Puma 2 x Snow Leopard 2 x Snow Leopard 2 x Amur Leopard 1 x Jaguar There was also talk of getting a Jaguarundi (Not sure where from) and a Male Clouded Leopard (From Thrigby)
They do now have a male clouded leopard, but not sure where from. They have 2 gordon's wildcats that share an exhibit. I don't think they have 3 eurasian lynx, I believe they just have the 2 but I may be wrong?
I only saw one Gordon's Wildcat and that was hard enough to see as well. There was definitely 3 lynx when I was there 1 on its own which was a bit feisty and 2 in the enclosure next to it. They mentioned that one of the male clouded leopard at thrigby was getting a bit aggressive towards the other clouded Leopards. I'm sure I read somewhere but can't remember where that the Leopard Cats were due to be parents and they were hoping to get another Golden Cat.
One *would* hope they would get the correct subspecies of Golden Cat, but knowing the owner's attitude to that issue I won't hold my breath.