Kodkod or Güiña (Leopardus guigna)

I've heard that wild Kodkod are possible - did you try looking for them or?

@amur leopard I did! We spent 5 nights at Parque Tepuhueico on Chiloe Island where they do regularly see them- but no luck this time. They employ various methods to increase their chances including baiting and camera traps. Luckily I had already seen one wild back in 2021 near Petrohue, Chile (the photo of it walking away is already shared on Zoochat!)

@Giant Eland Oh wow - did you see anything else that was new at Tepuhueico or was it mostly focused on getting a better views of the Kodkod?

Incredible photo of an incredible species!

Amazing photo! Glad to see that you were very lucky with those rare animals in your time here on South America!

Thanks so much everyone!!

@amur leopard Darwin's Fox, Southern River Otter (no photo unfortunately), Chilean Myotis and Hairy Soft-haired Mouse were all new- with the Fox being the biggest target by far! Was certainly nice to know we were going to see captive Kodkods no matter what- took some pressure off.