I hope these cats can be saved.

@juanantoniogarridojimenez84

3 жыл бұрын

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@normanmurray3659

Жыл бұрын

They are 30 years too late I'm afraid.

@chris77777777ify

Жыл бұрын

Not if a farmer who keeps freerange chickens, A shotgun & a tree hive will take these right out, no problem

@trentw.3566

Жыл бұрын

They can but it will take a captive breeding program going beyond their present level of funding.

Africa has *Lions* . India has *Tigers* . South America has *Jaguars* . And UK has *Scottish Cats* ( but they still are pretty cool though. )

@chasemurraychristopherdola7108

3 жыл бұрын

And North America has the bobcat

@chasemurraychristopherdola7108

3 жыл бұрын

But also in North America we got Puma aka mountain lion and the Canadian lynx

@weg5856

3 жыл бұрын

Scotland used to have lynx

@NeidalRuekk

3 жыл бұрын

We lecture other countries about not annihilating predators, but what did we do? No more wolves, no more bears, no more lynx, heck, all we have is grumpy tabbies, foxes and pine martens. We could host a lot more here than we think if we kept off green land and stuck to the old brownfield sites around cities.

@thecrushedtwinkie6632

3 жыл бұрын

How can you list-makers of surviving predator species on various continents neglect WOLVES?

I’m so pleased money was raised to support this project. Thank you so much! These cats are beautiful.

@normanmurray3659

Жыл бұрын

They are not pure though so how do you protect them, hybrids can be legally shot because they are not pure they can be treated as feral cats.

Only 35 that hurts my heart sm. They are beautiful

They are so beautiful, its sad there are so few left in the UK but at least people are trying to save them

@cedarflower

3 жыл бұрын

And it is sad that they are the last wild cat species in the UK too, we should still have the lynx

@Captainval28

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@sumnimapaneru3814

3 жыл бұрын

I am not agree because you can see these cats everywhere here , more than million

@Captainval28

3 жыл бұрын

@@sumnimapaneru3814 where are you from and why do you disagree they don’t kill humans and they keep the balance in the natural world biodiversity or are you one of the selfish sport hunters

@cedarflower

3 жыл бұрын

@@sumnimapaneru3814 Well most of those cats are domesticated and are pets for someone. And even if I see cats everywhere, wild cats are unique, and our biodiversity needs them to hold it together. Plus if we can save any animal we should, no?

Scottish wildcats are so beautiful, they look just like tabby cats. They really do need to be protected.

@9929kingfish

3 жыл бұрын

My cat looks exactly like these cats.

@TedH71

Жыл бұрын

They're 50% bigger! There's a black version of the Scottish wildcat as well.

@stephenbrand5661

Жыл бұрын

@Ted H. You're thinking of the Kellas cat. It's just a mix between the Scottish wildcat and house cats. The "Scottish wildcat" really just seems like a glorified domestic tabby to me, really makes me grateful that we at least have bobcats here in the US.

@normanmurray3659

Жыл бұрын

@@TedH71 I have seen a melanistic wildcat many years ago probably about 40 years ago.

@normanmurray3659

Жыл бұрын

@@stephenbrand5661 The wildcat is huge compared to a domestic cat, weighing about 35 to 40lbs in weight, about 4ft long plus an 18 inch tail.

My grandmother told me about wildcats she used to see in the forties when she lived in Ecclefecan Scotland. She remembered it’s dark bushy tail and it would never come close to her but just stared and hunkered down. It makes you wonder what sort of landscape supports them, but she was scared of them!

Just listened to a piece on the Economist podcast this morning about the initial success that been had in releasing approximatley 40 wild cats into a nature reserve in Northern Scotland! They are doing very well and another 20 set to be released this year! Here’s to a bright future to these Wiley creatures in the whole of the UK!

Beautiful cats, we really need to help save them.

Can't tell what is more gorgeous, The Wildcat or The Narrator/Interviewer. 😍

@avez6779

3 жыл бұрын

Its the accent for me

Beautiful

@porkch0p33

3 жыл бұрын

Yes she was fit 🤤🤤🤤

They look just like my pet cat Milo, he's really big and cuddly. He used to be a breeding cat before I got him, and got him neutered.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for not acting like the European Wild Cat (a completely different species), is a toy for us.

They look almost exactly like numerous tabby cats. Hopefully they can someday thrive again.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

Well they’re not.

@normanmurray3659

Жыл бұрын

@@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056 they are hybrids.

God Bless You!!

You can really see the power of these cats

Alternate reality Ron Weasley cares about strange cats.

They're so cute! Who would hut them?!

@cosmopolitanwonder9675

3 жыл бұрын

People, we humans destroy everything in nature, such a sin.

@nabazhoreny339

3 жыл бұрын

housed wild cat☟ kzread.info/dash/bejne/iHuIy9SciKzTfJM.html

@CoffeeSuccubus

3 жыл бұрын

@@cosmopolitanwonder9675 We humans being introduced to religion was a sin. Humans are a very dangerous animal

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

@@nabazhoreny339 Shut up tnuc. That’s a NOT a European Wildcat.

@TedH71

Жыл бұрын

The Scottish Highlanders used to hunt them to put the furs on their heads and other things. They also ate the chickens and other small animals that the farmers had.

It does look a little bit like a house cat!

@davidmellish3295

3 жыл бұрын

A little bit!! To be honest I never would have known that it wasn't a domestic cat just by looking at it

@ObfcrewOz

3 жыл бұрын

My Tabbi looks exactly the same.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

Well it’s not. They’re a threatened population of the European Wildcat (Felis silvestris).

@liukin95

2 жыл бұрын

The biggest difference for me is actually their tails, they're very racoon like with the stripes and how bushy it is in comparison to tabby's for example. Also their demeanour is very different, they act move and act a wild tiger would.

@normanmurray3659

Жыл бұрын

@@davidmellish3295 Then it is not a wildcat.

Cat's eyes have that kind gesture 😍

@onlygame14

3 жыл бұрын

@@ashdee1206 stop these hox bud

It's a misdemeanor to be a Scottish wildcat? What's the maximum sentence? Eight months in wildlife rehabilitation? XD (I think he meant "misnomer." Poor guy. He probably watched this later and went, "D'OH!" It's hard, speaking on camera.)

@NITROUSOXIDE921

3 жыл бұрын

I mentally heard that as Misnomer as he said it LOL. But once I looked back at the video you're right, he did say MISDEMEANOR 🤡😿

@ascetic3312

3 жыл бұрын

I doubt it, but he might have been saying that it was a metaphorical misdemeanor for the person who calls it a "Scottish" wildcat (as a joke). I seriously doubt that's what he was trying to say, though.

@LadyhawksLairDotCom

3 жыл бұрын

@@ascetic3312 Yeah, that's a bit of a stretch. ;) I bet the guy just misspoke. I'm such a pedant, I would have kicked myself for weeks. I hope he's more easygoing than I. XD

@sluttymctits4496

3 жыл бұрын

@@LadyhawksLairDotCom - You'd be kicking yourself for weeks? I'd be doing it for years, maybe for life! I already do that now -- I'll randomly remember some misstep I made during my childhood and stress myself out worrying about how stupid everyone must think I am, even though no one obviously knows what the hell I'm on about. The mind sure can be a dangerous (and dense) place, can't it?

@lorcansavage1550

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a felony. Or a feline-ony

They look just like my cats @ home! 😍

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

They’re a completely different species bud. Search up European Wild Cat.

@oct678

3 жыл бұрын

@@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056 she said looks-wise. Mine looks like it too. We all know they're not the same thing 🙄

@0.o.0.o1

3 жыл бұрын

@@oct678 exactly.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

@@oct678 Read the other comments stupid. There are literally some brainless people in here thinking they’re just domestic cats. I was assuming this person was on the same route.

@andreasl4507

3 жыл бұрын

@@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056 its the same shit

And when he says "misdemeanor", he means "misnomer"? 😅

@guymontag9577

3 жыл бұрын

That was bothering me too.

@tonibauer2405

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Poor guy probably took a ribbing about that.

Nice documentary. We need to see more wild cat babies - they are so cute!

Such a regal looking wild cats 🐈

Looks just like my moggy tabby cat! That species has a beautiful big tail though!

@sinine1100

3 жыл бұрын

With a permanent grumpy face. :-P

Should be protected at all costs

They are so beautiful

the lynx is not extinct lmao, also its very fitting to use misdemeanor instead of misnomer, as it is a misdemeanor to use misdemeanor in the place of misnomer, and a misnomer to use misdemeanor in the place of misnomer

Just beautiful cats 😻

If I didn’t know any better I would think it was a pet

@0.o.0.o1

3 жыл бұрын

They look just like my cats at home!

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

@@0.o.0.o1 Search up European Wild Cat bud. They’re a completely different species.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

Sara: Search up European Wild Cat.

@saraswinerton7202

3 жыл бұрын

@@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056 I know what it is I'm just saying it looks like a pet.

@saraswinerton7202

3 жыл бұрын

@@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056 be quite

CUTE KITTY

@NeidalRuekk

3 жыл бұрын

The original grumpy cat, if you ask me! But just because it doesn't look cute doesn't mean we shouldn't protect it.

Hope these cat can ve saved🙏

Love Scotland and there Wildcats.🙂

@chasemurraychristopherdola7108

3 жыл бұрын

Big W I completely agree with you on loving Scotland and it’s wildcat because you see I am part Scottish because my paternal grandfathers paternal grandmothers maiden name is Murray but I love the wildcats and like if the wildcat goes extinct it sort of takes a a piece of Scotland with it.

Oh, how did I missed this video of the European wildcat? My favorite small wildcats species!

Nature is beautiful ❤️

Reporter is 😍

Good man helping Scottish wild kitties.

Lovely cat

Wow, is really lovely. 🐈😍😍

A beautiful cat, and a beautiful presenter.

Least people are trying to save them.

literally warrior cats 😂

Beautiful tabby colour.

I witnessed what looked exactly like a Scottish lynx stalking through a field from a distance. There were horses and rabbit's around then one if this popped it's head up and down a hill in a low crawling position. Me and the wife were very lucky to see it.

@normanmurray3659

Жыл бұрын

Officially there are no Scottish Lynx, if you saw one it must be an escapee, but nobody has reported an escapee.

For the life of me I can’t pick a single thing different to my new adopted cat’s appearance. He even has the fluffy tail with black rings. He’s very good at catching rats too. I know he’s not one of those, because he’s petite for a male and very affectionate.

@jewelmarkess

15 күн бұрын

There is a video here on how to tell them apart, look for "scottish wildcat identification" here. There are many details, but one which is obvious is the tail. In this video, look at the close up of the tail at around 4, also 6:04, maybe other places. Look at the circles and also the tip of the tail. The circles are clear with no black stripe crossing them along the top of the tail. This line - it's called the "dorsal stripe" goes along the back of the cat, but in domestic tabbies, this line continues till the end of the tail. In European wildcats it stops earlier, and the circles on the tail are not intersected. From pictures and videos I've seen even other subspecies of wildcats with somewhat different look e.g. African also have clear circles. Additionally, the tails of the domestic cats become narrower near the end. In European wildcats, it doesn't, look how bushy the tip is. The video which talked about the differences goes in more detail, but the tails seemed the most obvious difference to me.

Very cute.

They’re so cool!

Wow 😮😮❤️❤️❤️ The first time I watch your channel and i love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️

They look like the local tough Tom cat nobody messes with.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

Well they’re not. Search up European wildcat.

So I finally find my cat origins

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

Nope

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

The ancestor of domestic cats instead was probably the African/Asiatic Wild Cat or a possibly unknown extinct species.

@giofarmer8214

3 жыл бұрын

@@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056 kk

That's my cat right there

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

No it’s not tnuc. Search up European wildcat stupid. Not the same thing as a domestic cat.

My cat looks just like this.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

Well your cat is a completely different species. Search up European Wild Cat bud. Not the same thing.

@madcow1326

3 жыл бұрын

@@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056 we know. saying they look the same doesn't mean people think they are the same species

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

@@madcow1326 Just spreading the facts.

That looks like a tired tabby body builder.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

They’re not a domestic cat stupid. Search up European wildcat (Felis silvestris).

Ironically one good thing that came out of WWI the game wardens went to war which saved the wildcats...

Fine video. The most beautiful species, and those whose bodies have value for their coats, tusks, hides, whatever, are, are always the first to be extirpated.💧😿💧 (No disrespect intended, but I had great difficulty keeping up with the gentleman. I'm glad the lovely young lass didn't speak as rapidly as he. Her cadence was PERFECT!) 🌠Milton Moore🌠 Las Vegas, Nevada

How does one tell the difference between a Wild cat and a household cat, which in my case (South Africa) looks pretty much the same as these lovely ones in the video?

@goblinsupreme801

3 жыл бұрын

Hello! European wildcats are bigger, have a thicker tail, and always have the same sort of coat. A cat without those brown/grey stripes will be a feral. If your cat has the same color and markings, look for the size and tail. A quick google search gave me around 80cm length for domestic, 120cm for wild. While they do look extremely similar, our domestic cats have the African wildcat as an ancestor, not the European one. They have that thinner tail :) Hope this helped!

Cute cat

I like this.

So nice to see Hannah again on the BBC Earth. :D

The marking on their face is prominent, which adds to their wilder aspects.

الحمدلله and Thanks you

Cranky looking cranks

01:38 - The cat is not a "misdemeanour"... I think he means misnomer as in it's misnamed.

What’d be cool is to know someone 1 million years from now on a different plant in a different star system are watching all these BBC Earth videos

So beautiful. Can see the differences from a tabby. I hope you succeed Inshallah.

My golly gosh, my furry baby Par-Par looks exactly like them.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

Well your cats are domestic cats. The cats in the video are European wildcats.

They look like home cats

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

They aren’t.

felines are my favourite groups of animals so take my money!

🐱I love🤝 it.🏅 Car 🐱

in Romania there are quite a lot of wild cats in the forests

@Solomon0424

3 жыл бұрын

Do you live there?

@ioana7931

3 жыл бұрын

@@Solomon0424 in Romania? Yes:(

@Solomon0424

3 жыл бұрын

@@ioana7931 Awesome!

BBC Earth have a nice week 🙌

I wish you well but with estates and farmers this will be difficult --------England has been horribly sterilised and protection seems to be ignored :)

I think.. They looks thirsty 😟

BBC have to discover more about this because there's still millions of these cats walking on the earth

The scottish wildcat is said to be the only cat in the world that cant ever be tamed by humans

@jewelmarkess

15 күн бұрын

This is what I've read too. This applies to European wildcat in general which doesn't care for us. This is probably one of the reasons they weren't domesticated, but much friendlier African wildcats. African wildcats are bolder, friendlier, and are very easily tamed, I've read they behave like domestic cats if raised from kittenhood. European wildcats remain spitfire their lives. Fascinating how cats which are so close genetically behave so differently.

Aww

Cross breeding with mainland wildcats is an option to consider for genetic diversity.

I wonder where you will find somewhere in England with few or no feral cats.

Yet another reason you should keep your cats at home

@Keznen

Жыл бұрын

@Anti Wufei No, they are NOT the same species. Domestic cats are descended from the African Wildcat (Felis Lybica). Also, plenty of animals can hybridize without being the same species, and some rare ones without even being the same genus (ex: Babirusa x Pig hybrids).

Please save them

Jaguarundi bro plis

I have acat exactly like that cat ! I wonder why you call it a wild cat ? It looks very much a domestic cat .

@AnnaMarianne

2 жыл бұрын

Because it is a wild cat. That's the species name. The European Wild Cat. The domestic cats were originally domesticated from the African Wild Cat, which is another subspecies of this same species.

@almasannjrini9051

2 жыл бұрын

@@AnnaMarianne Thanx very much for taking the time for your explanation !

The image of a kitten here looks more like a domestic cat of the similar fur. Neotenic effects through domestication (subspecies though)?

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

Not a domestic cat stupid. Search up European wildcat (Felis silvestris).

If these Cats can't survive in the Scottish Highlands, then how can they possibly live in the English countryside? I suspect they would only be safe on uninhabited islands off the mainland UK.

My cat 🐢 looks like them just darker stripes and a non bushy tail.🤔

@gothimreddothim3346

3 жыл бұрын

Same but mines fat

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

Different species from you two’s domestic cats. Search up European wildcat before talking like this.

@lionlionheart2181

2 жыл бұрын

@@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056 why? Were just saying they look, not they r.

In order to release these beautiful creatures back into the wild the UK needs to get on top of it's feral/stray cat problem. With the chances that wild cats will breed with domesticated cats, there's no guarantee that they'll thrive in the wild and increase their population numbers. I also hope to see the Lynx returned to the wild one day.

That cat reminds me of Korean wild cat 삵.

🐱!👍

I like.. Cote bgt

His eyes

1:37 I’m pretty sure he meant to say ‘misnomer’ and not misdemeanor.

Thumbs down for no-option subtitles.

Tommy, Is that you?

I have a question but if the lynx is reintroduced to the uk would that cause a problem for the Scottish wildcat

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

3 жыл бұрын

Not really.

@chasemurraychristopherdola7108

3 жыл бұрын

@@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056 okay but I mean like how the lynx is bigger than the wildcat like I am concerned that the lynx might think that the wildcat is prey

@HandsomePuggg

3 жыл бұрын

Lynx and wildcats live in the same habitats all over Europe.

@chasemurraychristopherdola7108

3 жыл бұрын

Oh okay

@Bunny-ns5ni

3 жыл бұрын

They each probably hunt different prey, and occupy different ecological niches. I guess it would be possible for a lynx to occasionally kill a wildcat, but they wouldn't really see each other as competition

Will Feeding like this reduce their hunting skills?

@nonamegame9857

3 жыл бұрын

That's a false belief among many people. Case in point. I once had several feral cats living near me to which my neighbors wanted to get rid of. Not me though because, with them being so close to my house, I never had a mouse or rat problem so when I would have leftover food every now and then, I would put it out for them and even though they wouldn't get too close to me they would know what I was doing and eat it up and I still didn't have a mouse or rat problem.

@IamMrEHOPE

3 жыл бұрын

@@nonamegame9857 thanks for the reply

@tonibauer2405

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely not. Even spoiled domestic cats are a great danger to birds and other wildlife, as they are hardwired to hunt and kill. That, plus their own safety, is why it is best to keep them inside.

@IamMrEHOPE

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonibauer2405 then why there is a board in zoo don't feed animals

@tonibauer2405

3 жыл бұрын

@@IamMrEHOPE because idiots at the zoo would feed the animals things which are bad for them or feed them too much. The zookeepers give them exactly what they need to be healthy. The guy who is looking after the Scottish Wild cats is a trained zoologist or other specialist who knows what he is doing.

It look very angry ^^

@wimukthikumara466

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/hHqVx82AZ6S1dMY.html

@williammccreadie1194

3 жыл бұрын

who wouldn't if your caged up and feed frozen stuff they need to hunt n exercise muscles n roam free n mate n visit the local pubs for leftovers n cat fights...u know do wat cats do annoy n taunt caged up dogs u know life of a cat..now u have some dude wearing surgical gloves feeding you...life can be so boring 😅😆

Nice Video 🎊🎊🇮🇳🎊🎊

@layneaic2076

3 жыл бұрын

Bili

UK sure has ine strabge big cat.

I've one right now in my home

@tonibauer2405

3 жыл бұрын

Well, they look like our normal tabby cats, but not the same.

@kahanuermeyas-tulu4056

2 жыл бұрын

You don’t.

Wonder if any of those made it to Cat Island