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Felis chaus
On 29th of Dec, 2017, while we were birding at Velavador, a Jungle cat appeared in front us. It almost ignored us and walked steadily towards a near by water hole. We approached the cat very cautiously from our vehicle keeping a pretty distance.
Spotted on Dec 29, 2017
Submitted on Jan 9, 2018
13 Comments
Amazing!!
What a gorgeous cat! Lucky guy you!
Fantastic! Congrats, Shah.
What a BEAUTY!! Nice spotting!!
Those long legs are amazing! Very cool spotting!
Thank you for making this the photo of the day..
Extremely elegant!!! Congrats!
Awesome capture Shah,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
Congratulations Shah, your Jungle Cat is our Spotting of the Day!
"Slender and long-legged, and with distinctive rounded ears topped by small black tufts, this magnificent Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) is our Spotting of the Day! This species is native to the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and southern China. Found in habitats with adequate water and dense vegetation, the jungle cat is typically diurnal and hunts throughout the day".
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Hi Shah!
Beautiful image, and thank you for now adding notes to your spottings.
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Gorgeous!
Great work!
really long legs!
Beautiful spotting 😀 thanks for shearing.