Rescued Scottish Wildcat Kittens Among Last of Their Kind | National Geographic

[@mistypuffs]

They’re adorable. I really hope this species can make a come back. We need our indigenous wildlife! ❤️👍🏻🇬🇧

[@purrfectpawsome7810]

They are adorable indeed! They have such beautiful and lively eyes like my Shanoa

[@VicMcFly111]

but they are not a species

[@jayrex690]

@@VicMcFly111 Of course they are, what are you on about?

[@tatianadashkova2143]

Janie v.d. Kasteelen I hope lynx and wolf will also make a comeback in Britain

[@danielward6572]

@@VicMcFly111 Yes they are. They are a unique cat that is specifically adapted to survive in the harsh environments of the Scottish Highlands. There is 8,000 years of separation between them and the European Wildcat. Sadly the biggest threat to them today is from the domesticated cat. But they are beautiful, incredibly wild and are worth saving from extinction. It's our duty to do so.

[@Mysterialic]

Must. Protect. At. All. Costs.

[@Petey0707]

Aye, people will die. Violently.

[@Josh_J91]

O. K. A. Y.

[@biggus6633]

0:29 hahaha looks so cute with its tongue sticking out! Poor kitties!

[@Soupbat]

The mlem

[@chewsday5760]

Being the photographer must've been a tough job, imagine the urge to play with these kittens 🥺

[@annpane1227]

They are strikingly beautiful.

[@AzlianaLyana]

Awww...really cute little kittens! Great job for rescuing them. Hope the two will grow strong. Thanks for sharing National Geographic.

[@CoreyMillionaire2029]

What do you think became of their mom?

[@princesslupi4136]

Photographer hidden from view, but they knew he/she was there. These, like all cats, beautiful! 🐾

[@chubipower]

They have gorgeous eyes! I hope they will grow up strong and survive in the wild

[@AllIsWellaus]

Beautiful. Fascinating that they are wild and from Scotland. It feels like a small miracle that they weren't introduced to New Zealand. (Scottish population down here). It kinda blows my mind away that these cats are actually wild, not the cute fluffy house variety. I hope that they don't disappear or become domesticated. Beautiful.

[@donkey392]

Fun fact these are impossible to tame, even if your side then from a kitten

[@Calgac]

@@donkey392 you cane tame every animal on the planet if you have since birth

[@socinvietnam]

They're killlers with ultra super really big cuteness!!!

[@NormaGonzalez-ix1hm]

Criaturas mas bellas!!!!! 🐱🐾🐱🐾❤

[@yoshil1319]

They are gorgeous !

[@seinooo]

their eyes are beautiful

[@empirestrikesback7732]

It's amazing, the most ruthless predator in nature the Cat is also the cutest, the most beautiful and adorable creature in nature!!!!!!

[@collectorofcats294]

EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Indeed!!!

[@kayrosis5523]

If you exclude humans that is

[@empirestrikesback7732]

@@kayrosis5523 Very True. Lol

[@gordontheengineswifedr.nirmal]

Humans r most ruthless but most humans r not that cute, especially females.

[@RFC3514]

#1. Chuck Norris #2. Bears (godless killing machines) #3. Chuck Norris (when sleeping) #4. Cats

[@daphneyjheanpansacala3327]

They are so adorable!!

[@Alex-eb6je]

They're so cute they act just like housecats.

[@marymartinez1672]

BEAUTIFUL..ADORABLE..PRECIOUS !

[@horseenthusiast9903]

They’re so cute! I love how one of them kept sticking its tongue out

[@taraelizabethdensley9475]

Those kittens are so cute

[@stileskuchiki7978]

I know cats have a lot of eye colors that look cool but that first eye shot was breathtaking.

[@kellyabbott6046]

SAVE THE KITTIES! 💜

Hoping they will make it!

[@grapesurgeon5546]

Through inbreeding

[@soninayak6314]

They are so beautiful and cute

[@njdk7796]

2:40 have a galaxy in their eyes ... Now i do love you dude

[@francinemiranda4504]

Such gorgeous little creatures--sincerely hope conservation efforts bring them back from the brink.

[@curious5887]

Of extinction

[@faizananzar]

Vowwwww....what a lovely baby of couple 😜😜😜

[@lynnm8081]

A really interesting video which needs to be seen by as many people as possible. Sad there are so many threats to their ongoing survival, as they are adorable. The tail is quite a distinctive feature I think. I really hope they do well when released.

[@Gonzoidzz]

Hope they can bring back the numbers. Would love to see one.

[@Josh_J91]

I used to have one of these for 18 years 1996-2014 it would chase me up the stairs and pounce on me hahaha, it was absoulty gorgeous aswell her stripes were amazing

[@charlesbeauclair6488]

how could nature be so beautiful

[@sherryannsherryann5069]

Awwwwww😍😍😍😍😍😍sweet babies.

[@tuantanah9076]

They are so cute!!!

[@mariammansur8443]

Awwww~~ cuteness overload💖💖💖

[@matahari2667]

They've got a story to tell their little grandkits... "Remember when those giants put us in a small bright room?"

[@Dani-th6cl]

Live long and prosper!

[@amyjones7962]

Wow they look almost exactly like American Tabby cats! ♥️♥️♥️

[@r.c.whitaker296]

Ferociously cute😾

[@Nehaiojvgj]

How can you tumbdown this? Lovely animals

[@AnjaliRajadhyaksha]

They're sooooo beautiful ! Absolutely adorable.👌👌

[@citizenlbt8735]

Sooo cute. Tragic they're probably not long for this world.

[@Walemer-fo8ue]

SO freaking cute

[@burghandyb375]

I love that they're being released!👍😊

[@sanigene]

These are beautiful cats

[@sumuqh]

Aww i love kitties so much ♥️

[@sumuqh]

@MANNY BAEZ PUJOLS hi.. 🙄

[@redelgado99]

Beautiful creations...

[@alfcab]

Gorgeous kitties

[@MuhammadEgypt]

Beautiful breed!

[@karinebuinier8351]

The colours are beyond words

[@777violett]

They look like normal kitties, if I found them I would not have a clue that they are wild. I would just take them in and keep them all to myself lol. I'm a crazy cat lady.

[@Fleurig-xr5mm]

Lol try not to pick up every cat on the streets, especially in Europe, my cat walks around outside all day, it would be the death of me if he got catnapped haha

[@777violett]

Haha no worries, I was just kidding. I already have a handful with my 3 cats. 2 adopted brothers and 1 kitten that I saved from getting eaten by dogs.

[@jasskeeper8152]

You can pick me up anytime

[@nicetightsize8jeans]

I know they just look like regular tabbies I love kittens

[@roku_nine]

im sure you will pick up a few scratches as well. they are 'wild'

[@raeperonneau4941]

What beauties!

[@dylendog]

I seen one this morning in Northumberland. My greyhound spotted it, thankfully my dog was on the lead I got a good look at it, whiskers seemed very long and tail with its black rings

[@missyedaimanaiman4374]

They are really cute❤❤ Great job National Geographic...👍

[@anchoudhary1906]

oh my god Mr whiskers got such beautiful eyes 😻😻😻

[@royourboat9833]

Awwww babies!

[@that_pac123]

S'cuuuute!

[@RoseC89]

OMG!!! beautiful wildcat!! Looks like my old cat Tigger :)

[@harrypaulo3654]

Beatiful cat

[@aymanehab1138]

They're gorgeous. I love there eyes Though

[@vickyfrazier7579]

They are stinkin cute!

[@jimwilliams1536]

I had a cat that looked just like them, when I was a kid. She had small tufts on the tips of her ears and a slightly shorter tail. I originally thought she was a hybrid and had european wild cat genes. Possibly she was part Scottish! She was a very tough cat..

[@Nestss]

They look just like wild bengals 😭😭💕💕

[@suzannemiller3958]

Well that was VERY informative I just assumed the Scottish Wildcats were all through the highlands. Thankyou so much for this video National Geographic♡♡♡♡

[@victoriaeyog]

So cute

[@seatbelttruck]

Poor babies look terrified while they're being photographed... which is probably a good thing. Wariness is good for wild animals.

[@ad1t553]

well, they are such a cute little fellows

[@damedesuka77]

Sooooo beautiful, ohmygod

[@AshesAshes44]

Lovely animals! Might we have a few pictures to demonstrate size and distinguish them from regular domesticated tabbies?

[@brigidtheirish]

They look like my cat, Lynx. Of course, he got his name because he looks so much like a wild cat. Though his stripes are more like spots.

[@michaelsoltesz3779]

Hehe. They keep looking around in the tent. William! I could swear someone is filming us. 😼

[@Constantine_IA]

They may take our lives but they will never take our KITTENS!

[@civilengineeringconstructi7239]

So cute 😍.. Cats. 😊

[@GrandTickler]

poor little kittens were scared shitless in that photo section

[@HenryKrinkle420]

They are so cute

[@jayrex690]

They are so beautiful. We must save this species, reintroduction around Britain would be amazing, if we could reintroduce the Lynx also then even better, but there seems to be a lack of knowledge and worry around the plight of this species, which is sad.

[@sheslostcontrol24]

Encountering one of these guys is how I die.

[@juanalfonso7701]

They look like regular cats

[@BatteredWalrus]

And unfortunately that's also why they're endangered because they can breed with house cats and hybridise, which was what most of those outside of the 35 individuals are now

[@Whitby_Abbeys_Ghost]

Naw. Domestic cats have much larger eyes even when they grow into adulthood.

[@RuataLungchuang]

@@Whitby_Abbeys_Ghost these cats are much thicker than regular house cats as well.

[@Whitby_Abbeys_Ghost]

@@RuataLungchuang yeah definitely more muscular.

[@Whitby_Abbeys_Ghost]

@@Smog.hater.420 yeah but without a side by side comparison the op can't really see by how much. So we have to use what they're most likely familiar with. (Larger eyes and less muscle)

[@user-uw1wq9rj8g]

Sooo cute...

[@jasonr3862]

I'll always be a cat person

[@mochastellar]

Me too

[@mspears_bobobuddytheseniorcat]

They look just like my brown tabby cat!

[@hemingwaym7227]

Beautiful

[@sabrabelhaj361]

so cute :)

[@namelessperson8870]

2:47, Joey Tribbiani trying to divide 273 by 13.... LOL!!

[@namelessperson8870]

But they are cute. So how can we save them?

[@luckywize5270]

Beautiful

[@Josh-bf6sk]

I will adopt them.

[@rifakhaerunnisa5755]

can i adopt those lil cutest kitteeeeen?????

[@ComputerMoses]

I have a female brown tabby cat and she's the spitting image of these two wild cat kittens.

[@ralu9457]

bless them

[@chantelwillems6040]

There’s a great documentary on Netflix called The Tigers of Scotland that is very insightful. If you are looking for more answers about this species. They are the last wild cat they have!

[@jayrel6489]

Omg! 😱 😍 ♥ 🐱🐈

[@cheyeopnye4780]

just oneeee more, replay button please stay hold together.. i just kenot 😍

[@elenamonteagudo9855]

Lovely !

[@masbaiy4858]

35 individuals? I don't know how big a population should at least be to keep this species from going extinct.

[@thanos3016]

They were terrified of the photoshoot. Their body is shivering. So sad 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@johnlemon4647]

thanos wildcats are like that.. They avoid human encounters. And they tend to be anxious of new surroundings

[@TheGuacTaco]

thanos there were 70 left but you just had to snap your fingers.

[@kitdubhran2968]

thanos domestic cats shake when overstimulated. Could be something similar. These wild cats were filmed hidden from humans, so they may have just been overstimulated by all the light and sound and new things going on.

[@yourmajesty3569]

Shaking with intrigue and anticipation!!! Ever heard of "curiosity killed the cat"? It's because they want to get into everything and they are really curious as to what's going on. And fear looks different. Fear is much more rapid breathing and ears flattened and hairs standing up. None of which are in these pictures. Chill out.

[@prismopatterson]

I know only like 1 in 1000 will get this but… The Highland Quid clan is real!

[@veecee3669]

National Geographic isn't there a way of developing a breeding program to help these wonderful cats survive and thrive?

[@eileeneemond2907]

There is one in scotland it's a research and teaching facility where they do captive breeding of the species to try to save it. They also capture neuter and vaccinate the local feral cats these guys have been breeding with to try to maintain the breed purity. The cats they have in captivity are over the threshold of what is considered mostly a scotish wildcat at 75% and above. There is a short doc on netflix called The Tigers of Scotland that goes into greater detail and also talks about the extinction of the Lynx in that region of the world.

[@veecee3669]

Eileen E Emond Thank you for the info, I'm happy to know that they are working to save the breed, and I'll definitely check out the documentary!

[@amjadhussain5024]

Subhanallah

[@hamzasyed]

With so few remaining, is it really wise to release them into the wild? Are there any conservation efforts ongoing with captive populations?

[@sudipiwahang2977]

Thumbsssss uppppp cute kitten 🐱🐱🐱🐱😽😽😽😽😼😼😸😸😸

[@irinisce]

sooo adorable umfmgmgo