Scottish Wildcat - Five Sisters Zoo

Individuals have brown mottled coats, thick stripes of dark fur on their bodies, and bands on their tails. Their tail is thick, blunt and has a black tip. They have long legs and ears that stick out to the side.

Facts

  • Diet: Carnivores
  • Weight:  4 kilograms
  • Length: body 54 to 59, their tail 26 to 33 centimetres
  • Habitat: Forest of Scotland
  •  Life span:  10 to 12 years in the wild

Adapted to Survive

  • Individuals are very skilled hunters; they have excellent sight, sharp hearing, and a keen sense of smell
  • Individuals  have highly sensitive whiskers

Threats

  • Hybridisation with domestic cats
  • Habitat loss

IUCN Conservation Status

Critically Endangered (population)

*The European Wildcat is listed as Least Concern

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