GEOFFROY CAT Species Spotlight

Geoffroy cats are one of the smallest species of wild cat in the world! Listen to our Education Director Willow Hecht talk about these tiny cats and the problems they are facing in captivity and in the wild.

Special thanks to Art Wolfe Photography for use of the Pampas Cat image. http://www.artwolfestock.com

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[MrMarafi]

awwwwwwwww but does she roar the tiny kitty?

[BigCatRescue]

@MrMarafi No, Nico doesn't roar :)

[MrRanwolfe]

She may have been afraid but I still believe it must first gain your trust. I don't agree always with bigcat rescue

[BigCatRescue]

@MrRanwolfe Hi, what are you referring to?

[MmkSweetness]

How can you tell the difference between a Margay and an Ocelot? :)

[BigCatRescue]

@MmkSweetness ocelots are the largest, margay next, and oncilla being the smallest. Ocelots have a shorter tail than the margay, and smaller eyes - sorry for the late reply! :)

[nezyrevos]

I wish the lady sounded a little more excited about what she was talking about, because the information she's discussing is pretty neat. :)

[AzurePeacock]

Gosh... you know, if I saw that cat walking around, I would never know it wasn't domestic. I assume they still have the more unpredictable nature of their larger relatives though, right?

[RobertJ1966]

This video is well done and very informative. Thank you very much !

[0okamiseishin]

She looks so much like my old black cat (Also named Niko lol)

[maximum411]

Actually, lions are not the only cat species that is social in the wild. Adult male cheetahs very commonly form coalitions and hunt cooperatively, and feral domestic cats form colonies.

[KILLERSADISTIC]

A BIG CAT  lol very like a cat poor animal

[KILLERSADISTIC]

jeje like a cat

[MysticMydsummerMoon]

At first she may look like a common house cat, but when you watch her move, she is *all* predator. Very few house cats ever move like that. There is a level of stealth and restrained danger there that is obvious. I never understood why other people can't see that and realize that she is definitely not domestic. The muscle tone in the shoulders is so pronounced, its obvious she is wild.

[mythosrattus]

@vickiormindyb Dude, have you ever actually been in a fight with a cat? I had a 4lb stray I was trying to rescue earn me a total of 28 stitches. One of my cats weighs about 20lbs (he's not fat, he's just very big) got in a fight with a feral pitt bull (4x his size)... the dog lost, it ran away whimpering before I even had a chance to chase it off. And those are *domestic* cats that are friendly and cuddly and used to people. Wild cats are never to be underestimated no matter how big or small.

[batidadefresa]

Are we sure this isn't a house cat? lol