TeaLovingDave 8 Aug 2014 A bloody nice species, and one which is beginning to be found in some numbers in the UK - a sign that not everything in the world of UK small cats is as grim as the situation for BFC.
A bloody nice species, and one which is beginning to be found in some numbers in the UK - a sign that not everything in the world of UK small cats is as grim as the situation for BFC.
Z Z zootiger 8 Aug 2014 RSCC have so many, more than 12 I believe! And PL have them in large numbers as well!
TeaLovingDave 8 Aug 2014 zootiger said: RSCC have so many, more than 12 I believe! And PL have them in large numbers as well! Click to expand... Indeed; and the species is also held in lower numbers at Hamerton and Exmoor
zootiger said: RSCC have so many, more than 12 I believe! And PL have them in large numbers as well! Click to expand... Indeed; and the species is also held in lower numbers at Hamerton and Exmoor
TeaLovingDave 9 Aug 2014 They don't really count though, not being a public collection A shame they have the only jungle cat in the UK outside private hands....
They don't really count though, not being a public collection A shame they have the only jungle cat in the UK outside private hands....
S S Shorts 9 Aug 2014 TeaLovingDave said: A shame they have the only jungle cat in the UK outside private hands.... Click to expand... Are you saying that because you know of some in private hands or are you just hedging your bets?
TeaLovingDave said: A shame they have the only jungle cat in the UK outside private hands.... Click to expand... Are you saying that because you know of some in private hands or are you just hedging your bets?
Z Z zootiger 9 Aug 2014 Yeah it is, they do hope to bring a female for Jack the Jungle cat. Got the chance to photograph him on my last trip.
Yeah it is, they do hope to bring a female for Jack the Jungle cat. Got the chance to photograph him on my last trip.
TeaLovingDave 9 Aug 2014 Shorts said: Are you saying that because you know of some in private hands or are you just hedging your bets? Click to expand... Last I heard there were still two or three knocking around. zootiger said: Yeah it is, they do hope to bring a female for Jack the Jungle cat. Got the chance to photograph him on my last trip. Click to expand... A damn nice animal; the species used to be near-ubiquitous in the UK but now is all but absent, presumably due to lack of interest in the taxon.
Shorts said: Are you saying that because you know of some in private hands or are you just hedging your bets? Click to expand... Last I heard there were still two or three knocking around. zootiger said: Yeah it is, they do hope to bring a female for Jack the Jungle cat. Got the chance to photograph him on my last trip. Click to expand... A damn nice animal; the species used to be near-ubiquitous in the UK but now is all but absent, presumably due to lack of interest in the taxon.
