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Serengeti Wildcats
I had Animal Planet on while I was writing and they had a great show
about nocturnal predators on the Serengeti. The most on-topic animal was the little African Wildcat. The East African variety is a close relative of the North African Wildcat which is the most likely ancestor of our little rulers. They showed two Wildcats courting and being interrupted by a Caracal (a good deal larger) which was a danger to them. The little Tom, who really looked like he should be in someone's living room, faced down the bigger cat. He was not ABOUT to be interrupted just because something might kill him. The Caracal was so shocked he just went about his business. Later they showed a female Wildcat hunting to feed her baby. THEY certainly looked like someone's little but, like wild animals everywhere, they have to get their own food. The mother cat caught a mouse for her baby and gave him some milk as well. We also got some looks at Caracals besides the one who wandered by when the Wildcats were courting. I don't like the idea of keeping wild animalas as pets but I can understand why people find Caracals so appealing. Part of it is that Caracals are both exotic and very like domesitc cats at the same time. They have much of the same facial appeal. The female who makes a spectacular leap to catch a bird to feed her babies and then loses her kill, but not her babies to some hyenas, is noble and heroic and tragic. While the narrator made it seem that not getting a kill that night would probably doom her kittens, they did not look that badly off. Better luck tomorrow night. Will in New Haven |
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Serengeti Wildcats
"Will in New Haven" wrote in message
oups.com... I had Animal Planet on while I was writing and they had a great show about nocturnal predators on the Serengeti. The most on-topic animal was the little African Wildcat. The East African variety is a close relative of the North African Wildcat which is the most likely ancestor of our little rulers. Yes, the infra-red shots sure added up to a great doc. I was going to ask about the key scene, to see if it was the one I say a year ago or so, but then you told me it was: The female who makes a spectacular leap to catch a bird to Boy was that a jump! Have your read about the ... Audobon? effort to save the DNA and clone wild cats? Wildcat kittens have been produced by at least the clones, and maybe offspring of clones (I don't remember for sure!) -- eleaticus ee-lee-AT-i-cus |
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Serengeti Wildcats
On 24 Nov 2006 13:38:48 -0800, "Will in New Haven"
yodeled: I had Animal Planet on while I was writing and they had a great show about nocturnal predators on the Serengeti. The most on-topic animal was the little African Wildcat. The East African variety is a close relative of the North African Wildcat which is the most likely ancestor of our little rulers. They showed two Wildcats courting and being interrupted by a Caracal (a good deal larger) which was a danger to them. The little Tom, who really looked like he should be in someone's living room, faced down the bigger cat. He was not ABOUT to be interrupted just because something might kill him. The Caracal was so shocked he just went about his business. Later they showed a female Wildcat hunting to feed her baby. THEY certainly looked like someone's little but, like wild animals everywhere, they have to get their own food. The mother cat caught a mouse for her baby and gave him some milk as well. We also got some looks at Caracals besides the one who wandered by when the Wildcats were courting. I don't like the idea of keeping wild animalas as pets but I can understand why people find Caracals so appealing. Part of it is that Caracals are both exotic and very like domesitc cats at the same time. They have much of the same facial appeal. The female who makes a spectacular leap to catch a bird to feed her babies and then loses her kill, but not her babies to some hyenas, is noble and heroic and tragic. While the narrator made it seem that not getting a kill that night would probably doom her kittens, they did not look that badly off. Better luck tomorrow night. Will in New Haven I remember seeing an exhibit of African wildcats in the San Diego Zoo. They were sitting around washing themselves, looking out at the hoomins like "Yeah, whatchoo lookin' at?" Uncannily like the "domestic" variety. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War |
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