African golden cat (Caracal aurata)

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  Onychorhynchus coronatus

• 18 Mar 2021

Beautiful cat !

You are very lucky to have seen this species.

 

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  Giant Eland

• 18 Mar 2021

@Onychorhynchus coronatus Very, very lucky! Extremely thankful to the owner, who welcomed me for this amazing visit!

We also tried our luck finding one in the wild, but were unable.

 

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  Onychorhynchus coronatus

• 18 Mar 2021

@Giant Eland I can only imagine how amazing it must have been to see this species in the flesh.

Is this some kind of captive breeding center or a sanctuary ?

How many of these cats did they have ? Just the pair of them ?

 

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  Giant Eland

• 19 Mar 2021

@Onychorhynchus coronatus It really was quite incredible!

This is a private zoo with hopes of being a breeding center.

There are 11 total!

 

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  Onychorhynchus coronatus

• 19 Mar 2021

@Giant Eland That is an incredible amount ! I don't think there has ever been as many as that in captivity at one time.

 

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  Giant Eland

• 20 Mar 2021

@Onychorhynchus coronatus I doubt it!

 

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  MonkeyBat

• 20 Mar 2021

I have seen a few pictures in the gallery and wow, this place is interesting. Marine iguanas? Land iguanas? African golden cats? What's the story behind this place? And what other rarities do they have?

 

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  Wisp O' Mist

• 1 Feb 2025

@MonkeyBat

It's a front for wildlife smuggling.

 

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  MonkeyBat

• 1 Feb 2025

@Wisp O' Mist I posted this comment when I was 15 and have since educated myself. I apologize for my naivety about this facility. I no longer want to be seen as one of those "fanboys" you have mentioned and I hope that my time on this forum since then has shown that.