Scottish wildcat kittie to save the world!

[emad]

The Scottish wildcat kitten saving its species from extinction

A rare Scottish wildcat kitten carries the hopes of its species on its tiny shoulders.
The unnamed male kitten was born to two pure bred Scottish wildcats, said to be Britain's rarest mammal, at Wildwood Discovery Park, near Canterbury, Kent.



Its parents, Hamish and Flora, are among only 400 Scottish wildcats left in the world and scientists warn they could become extinct within our lifetime.

Wildcats have been resident in Britain for more than two million years, sharing the land with the mammoth, cave bear and cave lion long before humans found their way through Europe's forests.



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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_article_id=457667&in_page_id=1965

[poiuytsister]

1. He's going to need a girlfriend

[emad]

4. Those are all cute! But it might take a Maine Coon to tame the wildguy

...Those Scottish wildcats are so notorious in the kitty sack!

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Looks a bit like my Pickles. So cute!

[zanne]

3. They don't look "wild ", do they?

The mother looks like one of my kitties. Of course, the paws on that "kitten" look pretty harsh.

[ellie]

5. That kitty

has man paws! My Maine coons have those giant man paws and razor sharp claws. They are big, docile lugs, though.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. There is a theory that Scottish wildcats are a part of the Maine Coon ancestry

or so I read in a book. :)

[emad]

7. Maine Coons and Scottish wild cats ALL pretty wild looking///

Maine Coon tabby


Scottish wild cats

[LostinVA]

8. Mrs. Norris is a Maine Coon with extensions

http://www.kittycoonz.com/The%20Harry%20Potter%20Cat.htm