Show us your non-african little cats

[kittykat23uk]

I thought it might be nice to have a thread for the small, non-African cats, like leopard cat, jungle cat, south American cats like ocelot, etc. We already have a thread for small African cats, big cats and so on elsewhere, but I had a trawl and couldn't find one for the other smaller cats of the world. So here's one to start, from my recent trip to Borneo:

 

P2260869 adj 3 copy Marbled cat by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2260867 (2) copy Marbled cat by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

 

[jeffb]

@@kittykat23uk - A very good idea for a new thread. And what a great sighting!

[janzin]

A great idea...I love the smaller cats! Now if only I had some shots to add to this thread, lol. Hopefully some day Meantime, great sighting/shot of the Marbled cat!

[The_Norwegian]

I love all cats, but on my top three list the eurasian lynx will always be my number one spot :-) Sorry lions and leopards, it`s nothing personal ;-) This is a habituated lynx, in a wildlife-park, that in africa would be like the rehab-parks around the continent. This is taken is during winter as you see. 

[Atdahl]

Great thread idea @kittykat23uk.  Of course, I will have to contribute the Marbled cat we saw in Deramakot, Borneo about a month after your trip. I still love that this is a different cat exhibiting the exact same behavior as yours did..

 

 

 

Here is a blurry Leopard Cat, also from Borneo:

 

Here is an Ocelot from Belize. Unfortunately, this was one of our first trips to the rain forest and I agreed to see this Ocelot that was attracted by chicken thrown by one of the lodge workers.  In hindsight, I shouldn't have supported this.  Luckily, I have seen other Ocelot since but never have I gotten such a good photo.

 

 

Do, Bobcats count as a small cat?  I am assuming they do so I looked through my website and pulled a couple of my favorite images.  I have been lucky enough to see lots of Bobcats.

 

 

And, here is one from our yard...

 

Alan

[Sebastian Kennerknecht]

On 4/2/2017 at 5:56 PM, kittykat23uk said:

I thought it might be nice to have a thread for the small, non-African cats, like leopard cat, jungle cat, south American cats like ocelot, etc. We already have a thread for small African cats, big cats and so on elsewhere, but I had a trawl and couldn't find one for the other smaller cats of the world. So here's one to start, from my recent trip to Borneo:

 

P2260869 adj 3 copy Marbled cat by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

P2260867 (2) copy Marbled cat by Jo Dale, on Flickr

 

 

Amazing. Marbled cats are such fantastic wild cats! Well done!

[Sebastian Kennerknecht]

On 7/10/2017 at 10:37 PM, Atdahl said:

Great thread idea @kittykat23uk.  Of course, I will have to contribute the Marbled cat we saw in Deramakot, Borneo about a month after your trip. I still love that this is a different cat exhibiting the exact same behavior as yours did..

 

 

 

Here is a blurry Leopard Cat, also from Borneo:

 

Here is an Ocelot from Belize. Unfortunately, this was one of our first trips to the rain forest and I agreed to see this Ocelot that was attracted by chicken thrown by one of the lodge workers.  In hindsight, I shouldn't have supported this.  Luckily, I have seen other Ocelot since but never have I gotten such a good photo.

 

 

Do, Bobcats count as a small cat?  I am assuming they do so I looked through my website and pulled a couple of my favorite images.  I have been lucky enough to see lots of Bobcats.

 

 

And, here is one from our yard...

 

Alan

Great photos Alan! And yes, bobcats do count as small cats. Technically, any cat not belonging to the Panthera genus (Lion, tiger, leopard, snow leopard, and jaguar), leaving you 33 cats that all qualify as small cats!

[Sebastian Kennerknecht]

I am a huge wild cat (especially small cat fan, so will be adding a few of my own photos to this thread). Thanks for starting this thread @kittykat23uk!

 

Iberian lynx male, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Spain

[kittykat23uk]

Beautiful shot! 

[safarigirl.se]

How have I missed this tread?! Big small-cat fan, this evenings entertainment is saved  Thank you all for posting! Unfortunately I have nothing to contribute with  unless Smilla our house-cat counts!  Lovely photos of the Iberian lynx and Marbled cat @Sebastian Kennerknecht

[Sebastian Kennerknecht]

15 hours ago, kittykat23uk said:

Beautiful shot! 

Thank you!

[Sebastian Kennerknecht]

11 hours ago, safarigirl.se said:

How have I missed this tread?! Big small-cat fan, this evenings entertainment is saved  Thank you all for posting! Unfortunately I have nothing to contribute with  unless Smilla our house-cat counts!  Lovely photos of the Iberian lynx and Marbled cat @Sebastian Kennerknecht

Thanks so much. The marbled cat shots are not mine, but I agree they are beautiful! Will add my marbled cat shot in the future though . I run a few small cat photo tours around the wold @safarigirl.se. Happy to tell you more about them. And of course Smilla counts! 

Edited November 18, 2020 by Sebastian Kennerknecht

[Dave Williams]

A top sighting and a first for me on a trip to Bulgaria last month!

The European Wildcat is secretive and difficult to see,I got lucky with this one that was on a roadside in the forest of NE Bulgaria, her attention was fixed on possible prey perhaps.She stood motionless for quite a few seconds then she was gone.

Wildcat.        Bulgaria by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[Botswanadreams]

European Lynx at Lahemaa National Park Estonia 13/10/2023

 

 

 

 

Edited October 17, 2023 by Botswanadreams