Asian Golden Cat - Catopuma temminckii
The Asian Golden Cat, also called Temminck’s Golden Cat, is a “near threatened” species which is difficult to see in the wild. It has head-to-body length of 66–105 cm (26–41 in), with a 40–57 cm (16–22 in) long tail. It weighs between 9 and 16 kg (20 to 35 lb), which is about two or three times that of a domestic cat (Felis catus). They are native to the northeastern Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia.
There are only two of these cats in the UK and just a handful in captivity in Europe. I’m grateful to Dr Terry Moore, Honorary Director of the Cat Survival Trust, a charity which houses an array of species for education and conservation purposes, for giving me special access to take this photograph.
Asian Golden Cat - Catopuma temminckii
The Asian Golden Cat, also called Temminck’s Golden Cat, is a “near threatened” species which is difficult to see in the wild. It has head-to-body length of 66–105 cm (26–41 in), with a 40–57 cm (16–22 in) long tail. It weighs between 9 and 16 kg (20 to 35 lb), which is about two or three times that of a domestic cat (Felis catus). They are native to the northeastern Indian subcontinent and southeast Asia.
There are only two of these cats in the UK and just a handful in captivity in Europe. I’m grateful to Dr Terry Moore, Honorary Director of the Cat Survival Trust, a charity which houses an array of species for education and conservation purposes, for giving me special access to take this photograph.