What is your favourite small cat species ?

My personal favorite is the Bornean bay cat.

 

Interesting, no one has mentioned this species so far.

To be honest, I don't know very much about this animal other than it being a similar colour to the flat-headed cat , similarly cryptic, an endangered species and also from South-East Asia.

What is it about this particular felid that makes it your favourite ?

Have you ever seen one of these animals in captivity or the wild ?

 

Sand cat. They're just too cute to resist. Closely follow my Black footed cat, which are also cutie.

 

Of those I have seen in the wild:-
5. Geoffroy’s Cat - just a brief glimpse from a vehicle
4. African Wild Cat - brief but decent view in Southern Africa
3. Leopard Cat - frequently seen on night drives in Borneo
2. Jungle Cat - impressive reed bed haunted in Israel
1. Iberian Lynx - as good as reported, saw 6 or 7 really well in a long weekend.

 

Both of these species interest me.

I find the sand cat both beautiful and fascinating in its resilience / adaption to the extremes of the environment it occupies. I saw these at Parc des felins and the London Zoo many years ago.

The black footed cat intrigues me because of its conservation status, how notoriously aggressive it is and because I haven't yet seen one in the flesh (fingers crossed I'll see one in the future).

You have seen both of these ?! They were in the wild or captivity ?

I have to admit I'm a bit jealous of your luck in seeing these , it must have been an absolutely incredible experience!

I never knew this, so I've learned a bit more about this species .

 

That is quite an impressive list there.

I'm particularly impressed with the 6 / 7 Iberian lynx, that must have been the weekend of a lifetime !

Of those five species, which encounter stands out to you as the most memorable / personally significant ?

 

As listed (in reverse order)!

 

The lynx included a pair together, and prolonged views of one hunting. Hopefully it won’t puncture their desirability, but they are actually all but guaranteed in one area.

 

Not suprised that Iberian lynx topped the list. There aren't even that many of them left and you saw 7 in two days !

 

Not a small cat, but hoping that Jaguars in the Pantanal will top it in the near (ish) future!

 

You stand a good chance of seeing some I think. It is without question the best place in the world to see jaguars in the wild.

It is pretty good for seeing a lot of other species too including some of the small cats (I know someone who has seen pampas cat there) so you may well be adding more to that list.

 

Cruel. Funny but cruel!

 

Beautiful shots and cats!

The marbled cat in the picture looks to be fairly young, was it bred in captivity or rescued as a cub?

How difficult was it to see the flatheaded cat in the wild ?

 

My favourites are Geoffroy's cat and Serval.

 

Bornean bay cats are interesting because of their rarity, and I love their colorations. Unfortunately I have not had the chance to see any, nor in the wild or captivity.