Saving the World’s Deadliest Cat
What is the world’s deadliest cat? The tiger or lion? Perhaps a leopard? Think smaller. Believe it or not, the deadliest cat on Earth is also one of the most diminutive—the black-footed cat. [...]
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Have You Ever Heard of a Black-footed Cat?
Guest blogger: Anneke Moresco, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) If you haven’t, you are in good company. Black-footed cats (Felis nigripes) are small cats native to the arid [...]
Supporting Black-footed Cat Research in South Africa
One of the world’s smallest cats, the black-footed cat is found only in the southern African countries of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. It lives in dry, open habitats such as desert, savanna and [...]