Small cats in Britain

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epickoala123

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are ther any of the following species in britain
clouded leopard(i believe in edinburgh in the near future)
jaguaruni
pallas cat
fishing cat
sand cat
ocelot
margay(couldn't find them at edinburgh where are they?)
oncilla
white serval
kodkod
and any others(no lynxes or pumas please)
 
Brum said:
I'm not familiar with this species/morph/subspecies, what is it and can you provide me with a link to a photo please? :confused:
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[ame=http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&safe=off&qscrl=1&rlz=1T4ADRA_enNZ390NZ392&q=white+serval&bpcl=38625945&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=1600&bih=691&wrapid=tlif135336866574610&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=WsSqUNr1FqmXiAet9IGQCA]white serval - Google Search[/ame]
 
Wikipedia says:
White servals have never been documented in the wild and only four have been documented in captivity. One was born and died at the age of two weeks in Canada in the early 1990s. The other three, all males, were born at Big Cat Rescue on Easy Street in 1997 (Kongo and Tonga) and 1999 (Pharaoh). Kongo also died in 2004 after a severe reaction to hay bedding. Another is owned by a family living in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Big Cat Rescue say there are only two alive in the world (their ones).
 
Chlidonias said:
white serval - Google Search
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I'd never heard of this morph before, it appears that I may be quite ignorant when it comes to servals as I had only heard of black morphs and that was from one documentary and zoochat.
The coat pattern seems to vary a lot, similar to what is found in white tigers and how they go from almost complete white to a monochrome version of themselves.
Thanks for the link Chlidonias, I often forget that Google can be a friend as well as an enemy... ;)
 
Brum said:
I'd never heard of this morph before, it appears that I may be quite ignorant when it comes to servals as I had only heard of black morphs and that was from one documentary and zoochat.
The coat pattern seems to vary a lot, similar to what is found in white tigers and how they go from almost complete white to a monochrome version of themselves.
Thanks for the link Chlidonias, I often forget that Google can be a friend as well as an enemy... ;)
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you probably missed my second post. The almost pure white one is Tonga, and the bleached-out spotty one is Pharaoh. I think all the photos are of just the two animals. (Though there are probably photos of the third one Big Cat Rescue had as well).
 
Chlidonias said:
you probably missed my second post. The almost pure white one is Tonga, and the bleached-out spotty one is Pharaoh. I think all the photos are of just the two animals. (Though there are probably photos of the third one Big Cat Rescue had as well).
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I did miss the second post, these cats are quite stunning. The two (maybe three) cats are strikingly different in pattern and I did assume that there were a few specimens photographed. Is this a recessive gene or a sign of inbreeding do you think?

Also, has Arizona Docent seen these photo's? :p
 
Brum said:
I did miss the second post, these cats are quite stunning. The two (maybe three) cats are strikingly different in pattern and I did assume that there were a few specimens photographed. Is this a recessive gene or a sign of inbreeding do you think?

Also, has Arizona Docent seen these photo's? :p
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Actually, Arizona Docent has personally seen and photographed them! :p

(This was many years ago, before the director of that facility went off the deep end and started condemning all zoos and making it her life goal to pass breeding bans in the United States. I would never give that facility one penny these days.)
 
Going back to the original topic, the two Aspinall Parks (Howletts and Port Lympne) have the best small cat collections in the UK. (Also perhaps RSCC whose current fate I am not clear on - they were disbanding but now they are not?). I have been to Port Lympne two years in a row and they have from your list pallas cat and margay and clouded leopard and fishing cat, plus (not from your list) indian wildcat, scottish wildcat, ocelot, eurasian lynx, black footed cat, caracal, rusty spotted cat.

So, if you want to see lots of cats without leaving the UK, head to Port Lympne. If you want to see the world's best collection of cats (big and small), catch the Eurostar through the chunnel and go to Le Parc Des Felins in France.
 
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