African wildcat

The African Wildcat (Felis lybica) is a species of wild cat that lives across the African continent. It is the ancestor of the domestic cat and was first domesticated about 10,000 years ago in the Near East of Africa. The African wildcat occurs across Africa, around the periphery of the Arabian Peninsula, and in the Middle East as far eastward as the Caspian Sea. It inhabits a broad variety of habitats, especially in hilly and mountainous landscapes such as the Hoggar Mountains. In deserts…

Meet the African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), also called Near Eastern wildcat. It’s found in North and Subsaharan Africa and also around the periphery of the Arabian Peninsula. The African...

We have just returned from a two week trip from Kgalagadi. Was it successful - well, we had some exciting sightings, but overall a bit disappointing. More than ever before, we can confirm that light is everything in photography (from our perspective), and we only had about three or four sightings in photographer favourable light. Of course, a photographer worth their money would be able to make it work in not such favourable light - sure, but I prefer good light.. This African Wild Cat was…

Is this someone’s pet tabby cat, with ears perked up for the sound of a distant can opener? ...

Meet the African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), also called Near Eastern wildcat. It’s found in North and Subsaharan Africa and also around the periphery of the Arabian Peninsula. The African...

African wildcat, (Felis silvestris libyca), small, tabbylike cat (family Felidae) found in open and forested regions of Africa and Asia. Likely the first cat to be domesticated, the African wildcat is somewhat larger and stockier than the modern house cat, with which it interbreeds readily. Its

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Nida Bockert

Another image of the only sigting of an African Wild Cat (Felis lybica, Vaalboskat) we had during our recent trip to the Kgalagadi. I cropped it somewhat unconventionally in order to include a bit of the leg markings. Interestingly enough, my flickr image with the most views ever is that of an African Wild Cat. I will post that image as a reference as the first comment. Near Houmoed, Kgalagadi, South Africa

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