African Wild Cat

**Ashman** · 13-12-2016, 14:18

Gents I believe these interbreed with domestic cats - what does the offspring look like? Anyone know???

**KK20** · 13-12-2016, 14:48

Don't encourage the propagation of hybrids. Want a cat, get a house cat.
It will harm our african wild cat gene pool.

**Wanderin' Zero** · 13-12-2016, 14:50

There are significant legal issues as well.

**Ashman** · 13-12-2016, 14:50

I dont want one - I just want to know more about them. Specifically what they look like. I would never encourage hybrid breeding.

**Willie Barnard** · 13-12-2016, 16:15

According to Smithers' "Mammals of the Southern African sub region", there are probably no unpolluted, "pure" African wild cats in the wild. African wild cats were domesticated thousands of years ago by the ancient Egyptians, interbred with some other domestic cats, and some of the DNA escaped back into the wild population.

The African wild cats that I did see in the bushveld looked like very large, grey house cats.

**keithbatkins** · 13-12-2016, 16:33

Hi Guys.
Just bought this African Wild Cat and Kitten for Li as a Christmas Present.
Any ideas as to what we should feed it on ?

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Best wishes for a healthy and safe 2017.
Regards,
Keith

**TStone** · 13-12-2016, 19:16

These photos are of an African Wildcat (Groukat in Afrikaans), that lives on the reserve where I work, I can't vouch for the purity of its blood line though. We allow no domestic cats on the reserve unless they are neutered/spayed and any, unknown, domestic cats spotted are shot on sight.

**TStone** · 13-12-2016, 19:40

I have searched the internet looking for photos of hybrid african wildcat, with no success. However, there are several photos of hybrids of serval and domestic cats, seems as if these are bred on purpose.