Chinese desert cat

Wow! Stunning shot of an amazing creature!

@devilfish thank you

@devilfish thank you for posting this photograph! Are the Chinese desert cats (Felis bieti) at Qinghai Tibet-Plateau Zoo breeding?

@UngulateNerd92 It's a pity that the desert cat population in the Qinghai Tibet Plateau wildlife park has disappeared for many years. At present, this is the only rescue individual

@YANG Zhuofan ah thank you for letting me know. Has any organized captive breeding ever took place before though?

@UngulateNerd92 I don't know much about this. China has not done a good job in the breeding of small and medium-sized cats. In the past, the individuals of desert cats in China were mainly wild. As far as I know, the Qinghai Tibet Plateau wildlife park bred three kittens in 2006

@YANG Zhuofan ah thank you. Why has breeding small and medium-sized wild cats not been a strong area for Chinese zoos?

@UngulateNerd92 In the past, Chinese zoos did not pay attention to the breeding of small cats. Now, all kinds of small cats have only single digits, which is not enough to establish a population