The smallest wild cat in Africa, the black footed cat (Felis nigripes), is an extremely successful and voracious little hunter, taking down prey roughly every 50 minutes, killing up to 14 small animals a night

Dec 7, 2020 6:16 AM

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about as wild as my housecat

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And eggs. Don't forget they sometimes crush and eat (drink) eggs.

5 years ago | Likes 73 Dislikes 0

This mf is clearly hunting for sport

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Cats were once worshipped as gods, and they certainly have never forgotten...

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I wish to play with the small, angry dog.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

We have one in our zoo and it is ADORABLE!!! My 5-year-olds favorite animal in the zoo.

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

My type of familiar.

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Gorgeous

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Actually, the smallest wild cat in Africa is the black footed kitten.

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Needs a banana for scale

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It's also the deadliest race of wild cats! It has a success rate of 60%

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Fucker eats more than me

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spicy murder floof.

5 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

What a pretty murder floof

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Think I’ll stick with my 19lb chonky derp furry hot waterbottle

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Aren't they classed as being one of the deadliest predators on the planet because of their success rate? But its cute!

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Murder cat, murder cat, does whatever a murder cat does

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Apparently the highest kill rate of all wild cats

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Our domesticated cats came from Africa right? How close of a cousin is this i wonder

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Felis silvestris catus is basically a hybrid of felis silvestris lybica and felis slvlestris silvestris, but with other odd genes too

5 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Like bell bottoms, and JNCO, and those pajama ones?

5 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Death in its most adorable form

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Look at that little fluffer puff! So damn cute!

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I'm gonna pspsps it

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Vulkan Lives!!! *Stomp* *Stomp*

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/a/NDaRdgp "You can do it."

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5 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

It looks so full of hate. I love it!

5 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

'Big cats' >> is a tiny cat >> BBC LIES AGAIN.

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I’d touch its belly.

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Forbidden scratches.

5 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

And lose a finger.

5 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 3

My track record says I’d be fine. I have got to pet both a wild deer in Pennsylvania and a black bear in New Hampshire...then again 3rd time

5 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Is the charm...

5 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

You have to be lucky every time. Nature only needs to be lucky once.

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Once.

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Considering it's only big enough to shred the unholy hell out of your arm, some people would try at least twice.

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Twice. I'll give up both hands

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Momma didn't raise no quitter toss in those feet

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I would absolutely mistake it for a slightly exotic tabby and try to befriend one.

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it needs hugs :D

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I would know exactly what it is and still try to befriend it.

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If it gets so close to you, that you can try to pet it, then it's either a sick animal or just a normal house cat.

5 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well, it is the proposed genetic ancestor to the domestic cat, so while I am not saying that is going to go smoothly, it has been done

5 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 2

Before (kinda - we don't think humans purposefully domesticated them)

5 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

I mean, the black footed cat is felis nigripes, a different species to the wildcat (silvestris) believed to be domestic cat ancestor species

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I'm sorry, felis silvestris catus is descended from felis nigripes, not felis silvestris? Are you sure about that?

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The African wild cat you pedantic fuck.

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We use binomials for a reason, you ignorant fuck

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Lol, the pedantic fuck started off with a minor correction and unfathomable hostility and then blocked me. I am open to being corrected, but

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That level of childishness needs to be ridiculed

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