Melanistic jungle cat; Heidelberg Zoo; 3rd September 2010

Nice shot! It was just a ball of black fur when we went round.

How common are melanistic jungel cats in zoos?

I’m not sure; I only recall ever seeing two melanistic jungle cats, the one in this picture and another individual, many years ago, in Stuttgart.

There was one at Best Zoo in the Netherlands in May last year.

Looks like a domestic cat, very cute.

Black jungle Cats are not really rare, I've seen some in the USA and in the netherlands.

OK. Thanks.

Very nice.