Scottish wild cat in my garden?

Could anyone verify whether this stray cat ,whose been visiting our garden for 2 years, is a Scottish wild cat?

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• George

[BevanieRobinson]

Thank you to everyone for your insightful comments regarding George. Unfortunately I haven't seen George since the Winter. Another stray cat has took up residency instead. In response to fizzgog... maybe you could come round so that I can have a practise!

[waladghazali]

Anyway, you can be proud of your beautiful visitor, be it a «true» wilcat or not. Enjoy it and take care of it.

[finnrosa]

This is not a true wildcat, probably a hybrid. The tail is too thin but most imp ortantly, a wildcat would not eat, what i presume is, cat food i.e. cooked food unless it was very hungry indeed. This lovely cat looks in good shape. However, at the end of the day, the pure versus hybrid argument is, in my opinion, superfluous. If it walks and talks like a wildcat and survives; it is a wildcat. Nature has its own way of weeding out the imposters

[weelittledragon]

It definitely has some wild cat features, but the pointed tail and the shape of its face seem to indicate either a domestic cat or a hybrid.

[MacDonaldSeumas]

@fizzgog As a hunter myself (only for food) I think that would be very irrisponsible (like this post... Very irrisponsible and imature). Although this cat is deffinatley a hybrid wouldn't it be better to keep some alive. Afterall it is rare too see a pure breed wildcat nowerdays so we should preserve whatever is reminant of our last feline predator. Also any responsible hunter (meaning I can't vouj for everone) will only take "pest" speices/cull animals e.g. Rabbit's, crow ect...

[DunhillX1]

It's not a true Scottish wild cat, simply because it's tail tip is pointed. A common trait for domestic cats is a pointed tail whereas wild cats have rounded tips. Sorry to dissapoint and also they are very shy creatures and would probably not venture so close to your home.

[1Nayla1]

wide face , looks like a hybrid.

[RoyalBlueMersey]

I thought that looked alot like a hybrid or a feral cat. But I'm no expert.

[5tonyvvvv]

@BevanieRobinson maybe this is what people are seeing in england?

[bramblettvaughan]

it looks like a wild cat to me



[Popstar350ofcp]

awww

i dunno whether its a wildcat or not but its so cute!

[RosieDcat]

That looks just like my cat rosie

[Sherpaful]

Why feed the cat? Based on his rotund figure I'd say he get s enough to eat on his own.