A keeper's cat blog : African golden cat

[devilfish]

An interesting blog from a keeper endeavouring to work with every species of cat. He also gathers some interesting data while studying them.
The first blog entry is about his travels to see a captive golden cat in Gabon. Some amazing photos too.

Zookeeper Travels: African Golden Cat | International Society for Endangered Cats (ISEC) Canada

 

[Arizona Docent]

A really great article!

I know about this cat and would love to photograph it myself, but it is not feasible. Even if I went to Europe (which I am in a week) and booked a direct flight on Air France from Paris, the cost is still over 1500 US dollars - more than a flight from the US to Europe. Plus the logistics of traveling in Gabon.

What I really wish is I could have seen them at Port Lympne before they died out there.

 

[vogelcommando]

Very intresting article, thanks for sharing Devilfish !
I myself was so lucky to see the African golden cat at Rotterdam Zoo several times at the end of the 1970-ties - beginning 1980-ties. Didn't have a good camera at that time so.... no pictures !

 

[vogelcommando]

The African golden cat was also kept in another dutch zoo : Artis Amsterdam Zoo but this one I've never seen. It was donated to the zoo in July 1923.

 

[Batto]

Thanks for sharing this interesting link.

And I always thought Roque Ja of the Jeff Smith's "Bone" comics was based on an oversized cougar...

 

[FBBird]

....African Golden Cat

Gerald Durrell caught one back in the fifties, which I believe went to London Zoo, recorded in The Bafut Beagles (if I remember correctly).