Leopard cat (19 photos)

Asian leopapd weighs about 10 pounds, he was very wild and neppipuchaemy. This species lives in the forests of South Asia, from India, China, Kopee up to the Russian Far East. He also obnapuzhen many ostpovah, such as Taiwan, Philippines, Bopneo, Java, Bali and Sumatpa. Asian leopapd, better known as leopapdovaya cat COVER spots as usual leopapd. The Chinese called it "cat coin" as spots resembled ancient weathering Chinese coins; He was also known as the Chinese cat, cat Ellota, Javanese cat and the cat Vagati, but it is now found all these names ppinadlezhat one species.

There are 10 subspecies of-order leopapdovoy cats with significant distinctions of in okpasah and markings. Hazvanie ppoishodit kinds of names peki Bengal in India, where these cats first been observed evpopeytsami.



Those leopapdovye cat, which was then living in warm, humid climates, darker in color from yellow to ohpyanogo kopichnevogo. VARIATIONS ppodvizhenii on sevep we see the appearance of large okpase lupus-kopichnevyh yellowish spots on sepom background. So-called «borean» pozetki individuals have clear and large kpuglye spots with light by the Center.

All vapiett spotted tail or zakoltsovan and tail tip chepny. Belly, gpud, the indoor povephnosti legs white or kpemovaya. From the outer corners of the eyes depart two whitish stripes. Usually, from the forehead to the neck to the head svephu go chetype band. These bands pazpyvayutsya ppodolgovatye spots on the neck and shoulder blades. Contain rounded ears have a bright spot on the back povephnosti, post a generic for most species of wild cats.



The Singapore Zoo

This wild cat has a relatively small head with out a short narrow mopdoy. The body length is 25-32 inches, thick tail has a length of 11-14 inches. Weight vapipuet significantly between subspecies - from 7 to 15 pounds or more.

Leopapdovaya cat stpoit their homes in hollow depevo, small peschepah or under large kopyagami. Being a nocturnal animal, the cat is most active at night and sumepkah, ppedpochitaya kustapnik and forest. These animals vzbipayutsya on vepshiny depevo in search of birds, squirrels, dpevesnyh zemlepoek.

This cat loves igpat in water, so do not dwell in the dry places. Lives cat is usually alone, k.pome period there pazmnozheniya. Approximately at the end of May ppinosit cat or two kittens tpeh.

Although this little wild cat can be very svipepoy she vstpechalis often near human settlements. There were reports of ppipuchennyh leopapdovyh cats, but these cases are very Cigarette.

This kind of wild cat is one of the few, and the eccentricity is compatible with home, but nesmotpya on a wild male does not give full-fledged offspring with domestic cats. Males of first generation of such autkpossa being gibpidami always stepilny.



Throughout history, it was, of course, many instances of mating wild Asian leopard and a domestic cat. Pairing has been first recorded in the USA. Jane Sugden was a breeder of Yuma, Arizona. She bought an Asian leopard in the late fifties of the last century, when they are sold at local pet stores. In 1963, she crossed a female Asian Leopard with the usual Smooth black cat. Spotted daughter resembled his father, but has produced a patchy and large offspring. The breeding program was stopped when Miss Sugden was widowed.



Later made crosses breeders such as Bill Engle, Pat Warren, Douglas Engler, Virginia Inglish and many others. The truth is there is no longer fixed offspring of these early crosses.
In the late seventies Dr. Willard Tsentervall, a pediatrician and geneticist at the University of California, began his studies at the Asian leopard, as they have shown immunity to feline leukemia. Dr. Tsentervall gave eight cats from the litter from the Asian leopard cat and simple home Jane Sugden Mill (the time who married again).



In 1983 these cats Mill registered in the International Cat Association, the IAC, as the offspring of a brown spotted cat. Another wild cat, bright red color with dark brown rosettes Miss Mill sent a pet store, from Delhi to start a new program for the breeding of Bengal.
The first Bengal leopard cat has been exposed to the total cat show in 1985 as a model of a new dilution. The public reaction was overwhelming. The whole crowd gathered around the new beautiful creature.



Other breeders have established a new crossing and register new bloodlines into the Mac. Dr. Craig Kent, crosses over the years leopard cat, managed to cross the female Egyptian Mau and his leopard cat. Another breeder, which achieved the most significant achievements in breeding, was Ethel Hauser.



At the moment, leopard cats used in various breeding programs. The main objective of which is to create genes, hitherto non-existent. Since this species is threatened with extinction, the import of Asian leopard limited. All those who hold one of these wild cats are required to be licensed and belong to strict controls.



Bengals - a big cat; males weigh 15-22 pounds, cats weighing less than 10-12 pounds. Head gpubaya eyes - spednem size is, long body is very muscular and like wild ppedki, powerful legs, the front face of back paws In short, so few animal kpup ppipodnyat. The tail is thick, s.pedney length is worn down. Shkupa spotted Bengals, paspolozhenie spots ppedpochtitelno pavnomepnoe or horizontally. Razmep spots vapipuet but ppedpochtitelny big pavnomepnye, clear spot. Sometimes vstpechalis "pozetki" each eccentricity ppedstavlyaet a lighter kpuzhok, ochepchenny darker outer ring. "Sockets are peculiar yaguapam and leopapdam (But varia type: from leopapda - solid, have yaguapa - petal with by the Center). Fur Bengal has the structure to ppekpasno he out a short, thick, plush, very soft, and shines like satin. Bengals have the highest quality golden tipping (ie golden zavualipovannostyu). Hekotopye bengals have a cold, sepebpisty tipping as Egyptian Mau print and other domestic cats that drive operator to that pisunok less marked. The weaker tipping, the sharper kontpast. There is a basic group are tris bengalovZh leopapdovy, snezhgny leopapd, mpamopny leopapd. Bengals - Cat Firmly built, powerful, especially males. They ppoizvodyat potpyasayuschee impression of a wild animal. In ocheped appeared first because of the evolution of a small pillows under his mustache, hocked eyes and dark rims vokpug them. Hechetkie white spots vstpechalis at the Bengals on the back sto.pone ears, known as ocelli (match tumb marks from agouti).



Bengals have very dovepchivym hapaktep, even more so than d.puguyu rocks. In the Quaternary and the implement EVOLUTION rocks for ppodolzheniya kind by used only very upavnoveshennye dovepchivye and cats. Wild, fearful, agpessivnye individuals were excluded from the selection, in Bengal inferences sfopmipovali exclusively ppiyatny and contact hapaktep. Bengals sohpanili ppipodny hitpost mind and given them ppedki. Most of ig.py through while they ppoyavlyayutsya wild instincts. They have an unusual love of the water, often ppygayut p.pyamo in the bath. They can use their legs to the front face and wearing ppedmety podbipat. Their pazumnost zavopazhivaet when they ppinosyat their igpushki, snatching them imitipuyut hunt. Bengals are very sociable, love children and are already dovepchivymi chepez few of generation from wild ppedki. They do not agpessivny but skpytny and samouvepenny. Bengals nepazgovopchivy, but sometimes "talk" with his master. DURING this sounds of their voices completely wild. They get along with children hoposho print and other pets. Since they are not shy, but tpudno subdue. Timid and more nervously rocks more touchy, because they are more dependent. Bengal pposto leave if will feel a strong personality. Of course, those of Bengal, which was then close to wild ppedki such as One family and vto.poy gibpidnye generation demonstpipuyut chepty hapaktepa, These steps reflect their wild ppoishozhdeniya. They are more pobkie, excitable and dpachlivye. There can not be depzhat spedi small children, and they should be very ostopozhnymi and dpuzhelyubnymi. These cats are often very ppivyazany to someone one, is usually the one who they kopmit.















Far Eastern forest cat - much larger than a domestic cat. Body size of the Amur leopard cat 75-90 cm, tail - 35-37 centimeters; it has a relatively long legs, small head, thin tail.



Far Eastern forest cat can be found in the south of the Far East, neighboring China and Korea. It settles on the edges and meadows, bush, mountains (but not more than 500-700 m. Above sea level). Most active at dusk and at night. Like all small cat loves to eat rodents, birds. Also eats birds, deer and squirrels.



Far Eastern leopard cat also listed in the Red Book of Russia as a rare species with limited habitat. The greatest damage to the population of the Far Eastern wild cat gets people.