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Tigrillo

Leopardus tigrinus

Description:

Small wild cat, probably female, it had the size of a big domestic cat.

Habitat:

Cloud forest

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12 Comments

AnnalisaD
AnnalisaD 12 years ago

Hi Carolina thanks for the details....was so curious about the 3 different cats and how they differ....they all looks so similar. All equally as beautiful!

Carolina
Carolina 12 years ago

It is similar in features, Annalisa. Oncilla (Tigrillo in spanish) is smaller than the Ocelot and Margay.
Here you can see Project Noah explaining some of their differences: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/pos... :)

AnnalisaD
AnnalisaD 12 years ago

it looks like an Ocelot?....or is it just similar in features....beautiful spotting. http://www.sabalolodge.com/ocelot.html

Thanks!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Sounds like you are doing a very worthwhile job there Juan! :)

Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

JuanSebastianVillamil... Beautiful spotting.. Could you please re-post the last 3 photos into another spotting?

I dont return them my self, i usually give them to specialist. is a long and difficult process, so i just breed them with the condition that some of them must be return in my area.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

I am sure that many people would be interested in seeing more photos of such a beautiful animal! Do you breed them to return to the wild?

I do, this particular specie lives near by Bogotá, so in my free time i run a breed program in a farm of my own, and sometimes take care of wounded animals that local farmers find.
if you want ill send you more pics.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Are you involved with rehabilitation or conservation with this species Juan?

even more beautiful when babies.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

What a beautiful cat!

Cundinamarca, Colombia

Spotted on Jun 15, 2011
Submitted on Oct 16, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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