Eleven cool wild cats you don’t know

The bay cat (Catopuma badia), of Borneo, is one of the rarest and most elusive cats in the world, and so very little is known about it.. Although it has been known to exist since the 1800s, it was not until 1992 that a live bay cat could be observed for the first time. So researchers were able to study a live cat in detail. They have striking rust-red fur, with white stripes on the muzzle and white under the tail. Its weight ranges from 2–4 kg (4–9 pounds) and its length is 53 cm (21") (female) — 67 cm (26") (male) It is hypothesized that its density is still low even in pristine environments. Camera surveys from 2003–2006 produced a single photo with the bay cat. From tissue and blood samples acquired from the bay cat captured in the it was possible to confirm the close genetic relationship with the Asian golden cat and that the two species have been separated by a common ancestor for 4.9–5.3 million years, long before the geological separation of Borneo from mainland Asia. <a href="https://medium.com/@tiosimpa/eleven-cool-wild-cats-you-dont-know-393933731e2f">Learn More</a>