Gyra Cat Jump

Primed like a spring she can deliver maximum power to jump.

Cat days in captivity adopt a kitten at petsmart. Felis nigripes is included on cites appendix i and protected by national legislation across most of its range. Some sources list a southern subspecies felis nigripes thomasi but today many authorities question the validity of this subspecies size and appearance. Its what makes black footed cats the most lethal hunters in the entire cat family.

Seriously though these cats are no joke. Some incredible footage from the bbc shot mostly at night shows how a black footed cat can jump like a fluffy wizard in order to snatch a bird. The black footed cat felis nigripes is africas smallest wild cat.

Hour after hour we slowly drove across south africas vast karoo searching for a tiny black footed cat that the scientists call gyra. Despite its name only the soles of its feet are black or dark brown. She hits her target 60 of the time.

Captive black footed cats have lived up to 13 yearssub species. At maturity with males being considerably larger than females. Hunting is banned in botswana and south africa.

At first glance the black footed cat may look like your average tabby cat but attempt to scratch one behind the ears and you will fast be singing a differ. With its bold small spots and stripes on the tawny fur it is well camouflaged especially on moonlit nights. 2003 02 25 auto generated by youtube.

Felid tag 2003 recommendation. Murray abraham explains the cats excellent night vision and hearing turns almost anything that movesinto a potential. It is endemic to southern africa where it lives in dry open savanna grassland and kar.

They are africas smallest cat and the deadliest of all. The black footed cat is one of the lesser studied wild cats of africa. Perhaps the smallest species of cat black footed cats average only 24 lb.

Black footed cat felis nigripes.