don't get me wrong, flat-headed cat was actually the first cat I saw in the wild (apart for feral cat) and I was very very happy. I was really thinking more along the lines of that there are loads of wild cat species in southeast Asia, and I have only seen two even though I've spent quite a bit of time there.
no there are none outside Asia. They probably aren't infrequent in zoos in Sumatra and Java though. I saw quite a few stuffed ones at Bukittingi Zoo which I suspect were former inhabitants of the zoo. Singapore Zoo used to have one quite some time ago, but it was sent to another zoo in Sumatra (?).
don't get me wrong, flat-headed cat was actually the first cat I saw in the wild (apart for feral cat) and I was very very happy. I was really thinking more along the lines of that there are loads of wild cat species in southeast Asia, and I have only seen two even though I've spent quite a bit of time there.
I've only seen one wild cat in the country I live in!! Luckily, zoos have allowed me to expand my list of cat species I've seen (I don't actually keep a list)
no there are none outside Asia. They probably aren't infrequent in zoos in Sumatra and Java though. I saw quite a few stuffed ones at Bukittingi Zoo which I suspect were former inhabitants of the zoo. Singapore Zoo used to have one quite some time ago, but it was sent to another zoo in Sumatra (?).
I work at a photo lab in Tucson and you would not believe how many customers come in with photos of bobcats in their backyards. They are really common here - I rode my bike right next to one a couple years ago on a major bike path across from the Tucson Mall.
Ironically, the only other cat I have seen in the wild is the most endangered - iberian lynx. (Very close range too - I was soooo lucky on that one).
However, flat headed cat and sunda clouded leopard would be a dream for me - even in captivity. (I have photographed 29 species of felines with a life goal of photographing them all).
I work at a photo lab in Tucson and you would not believe how many customers come in with photos of bobcats in their backyards. They are really common here - I rode my bike right next to one a couple years ago on a major bike path across from the Tucson Mall.
Ironically, the only other cat I have seen in the wild is the most endangered - iberian lynx. (Very close range too - I was soooo lucky on that one).
However, flat headed cat and sunda clouded leopard would be a dream for me - even in captivity. (I have photographed 29 species of felines with a life goal of photographing them all).
*Wow I can't believe you've seen that many!! Does that include subspecies? Can you name them all?
There should be a Feline Gallery where people can post all their feline photos. There'd be like a million lion and tiger photos, though.
So there's my list of the 14 feline species/subspecies that I've seen. Until quite recently I thought I'd seen Barbary Lions (Panthera leo leo) at the Smithsonian National Zoo but have since been told otherwise.
@ThylacineAlive - If you go to France it is actually not that hard. You can get 26 species (and I mean full species, not counting subspecies) just by spending one day at Parc Felins.
Surprisingly, one they do not have that is available in captivity is black footed cat, which of course I have from US zoos. (My best shot was this summer at Fresno Chaffee Zoo).
