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ITT little-known but adorable wildcat species.

First up: sand cats!
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BUMP!!!
i demand MOAR
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Felis margarita FTW!
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I want one, are they legal to have as a pet???
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"In 2007, the first four kittens born in captivity are being raised at the Al Ain Zoo in the United Arab Emirates as an effort to preserve the local fauna."

No. At least not yet.
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Hopefully never. You crazy Americans really have to get over your obsession to own exotic wild animals.
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I'm not defending the position of owning one but--
>born in captivity
Looks like others are IN captivity though, looking at>>330235I guess they've just never... bred them there? Which is bizarre.
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If they're captive born, it doesn't matter. There just needs to be a sustainable population of CB sand niggers established before they go on sale to the mass market.
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It's often hard to succesfully breed wild animals in captivity. The Pallas' cat for instance can be persuaded to breed, but the kittens tend to die to infections, since in the nature they live in very remote areas exposed to few foreign pathogens, so the kittens have very weak immune systems. It might be similiar with the sand cat. Apparently all the captive sand cats are also heavily inbred, descended from a single breeding pair, which would complicate things.
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Fishing Cat doesn't mind the home life that much.
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This thread is now about Fishing Cat.
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Every time someone asks this question, I wish I could hate people to death.
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African wildcat
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"little-known" is the wrong word, but I like them!
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Is that the cat species from which domestic cats descended? That looks a lot like one of my cats.
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Black-Footed Cat, checking in.
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I never knew cats were so diverse.
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Pallas cat wants to know what goes on in this thread.
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Black-footed cat is the cutest species of cat in existance.
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Margay cat think blackfoot cat has a cute ass.
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The domestic cats come from african wildcat and have x-breeded with european wildcat. The 3 cats are same main speses, Felis silvestris.
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Sand cats are so much win.
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diabeetus?
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pallas cat #1
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My cat looks like a domesticated version of the Pallas cat. She is so fucking awesome it is unbelievable. Pallas FTW!
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BEARCAT
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pallas cats are so god damn amazing i may poop my pantz
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Palla's cat sure is fluffy.
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Can any of these be held as pets?
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NO, NOW FUCK OFF.
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I'm reminded of that picture of someone stretching a cat's face.
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1. Go to your local shelter
2. Receive African Wild cat descendant
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Wildcats are to be left in the wild. However, if you want a cat that looks like a wildcat, then get one of these.
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I disagree. Wildcats with little to no ecological pressure should be collected in small numbers, distributed through zoos and educational institutions, bred until a stable captive bred population exists, hybridized, and eventually domesticated.
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I'm generally in favor of leaving wildlife alone. We have cats and dogs, I don't really think there's a need to start domesticating another cat or dog species or something.

However, I can understand zoos and conservation efforts. Also, for various reasons big cats and other wild species end up in captivity, and sometimes they are unwanted. Thus, it's a good thing that there are places that can take them in, and even individuals who keep them as "pets". To this end, I think that if someone is capable of properly and safely taking care of an animal, keeping it as a pet is not necessarily bad. (Consider Fishing Cat, for instance.)

But again, I would rather see them in the wild.
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Even better:
1. Leave bowl of African wild cat descendant food at back doorstep.
2. Learn to differentiate between African wild cat descendant and other wildlife such as raccoons, squirrels, possums, etc.
3. Select African wild cat descendant from consumers of African wild cat descendant food.
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the black footed cat lives in south africa, how do you plan on ever seeing one of those? they look awesome, if i ever get a pet...