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.
@elizabethmcleod2462 жыл бұрын
I’m so pleased money was raised to support this project. Thank you so much! These cats are beautiful.
@normanmurray36592 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.
@dynamosaurusimperious27183 жыл бұрын
Africa has *Lions* . India has *Tigers* . South America has *Jaguars* . And UK has *Scottish Cats* ( but they still are pretty cool though. )
@chasemurraychristopherdola71083 жыл бұрын
And North America has the bobcat
@chasemurraychristopherdola71083 жыл бұрын
But also in North America we got Puma aka mountain lion and the Canadian lynx
@weg58563 жыл бұрын
Scotland used to have lynx
@NeidalRuekk3 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.
@thecrushedtwinkie66323 жыл бұрын
How can you list-makers of surviving predator species on various continents neglect WOLVES?
@dewd42193 жыл бұрын
Only 35 that hurts my heart sm. They are beautiful
@cedarflower3 жыл бұрын
They are so beautiful, its sad there are so few left in the UK but at least people are trying to save them
@cedarflower3 жыл бұрын
And it is sad that they are the last wild cat species in the UK too, we should still have the lynx
@Captainval283 жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@sumnimapaneru38143 жыл бұрын
I am not agree because you can see these cats everywhere here , more than million
@Captainval283 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
@cedarflower3 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?
@IndriidaeNT3 жыл бұрын
Scottish wildcats are so beautiful, they look just like tabby cats. They really do need to be protected.
@9929kingfish3 жыл бұрын
My cat looks exactly like these cats.
@TedH712 жыл бұрын
They're 50% bigger! There's a black version of the Scottish wildcat as well.
@stephenbrand56612 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.
@normanmurray36592 жыл бұрын
@@TedH71 I have seen a melanistic wildcat many years ago probably about 40 years ago.
@normanmurray36592 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.
@LadyhawksLairDotCom3 жыл бұрын
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.)
@NITROUSOXIDE9213 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 🤡😿
@ascetic33123 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.
@LadyhawksLairDotCom3 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
@sluttymctits44963 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?
@lorcansavage15503 жыл бұрын
That’s a felony. Or a feline-ony
@jaywatanabe47064 ай бұрын
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!
@coolperson9623 жыл бұрын
It does look a little bit like a house cat!
@davidmellish32953 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
@ObfcrewOz3 жыл бұрын
My Tabbi looks exactly the same.
@liukin952 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.
@normanmurray36592 жыл бұрын
@@davidmellish3295 Then it is not a wildcat.
@davidmellish32952 жыл бұрын
@@normanmurray3659 well I don't know about that my friend. After all I'm no expert. I just said that I personally wouldn't have known that it wasn't a domestic cat,but the people making the video say its a wildcat and I'm sure they know more than me
@saraswinerton72023 жыл бұрын
If I didn’t know any better I would think it was a pet
@0.o.0.o13 жыл бұрын
They look just like my cats at home!
@saraswinerton72023 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU I know what it is I'm just saying it looks like a pet.
@saraswinerton72023 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU be quite
@saraswinerton72023 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU no I didn't if I did I would have 5 likes not 4
@saraswinerton72023 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU you are being rude I said I know wasn't a pet and it is like you ignore me
@weevil80253 жыл бұрын
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.
@jimmyhunter29833 жыл бұрын
Beautiful cats, we really need to help save them.
@ThePurleflower3 жыл бұрын
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!
@0.o.0.o13 жыл бұрын
They look just like my cats @ home! 😍
@oct6783 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU she said looks-wise. Mine looks like it too. We all know they're not the same thing 🙄
@0.o.0.o13 жыл бұрын
@@oct678 exactly.
@andreasl45073 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU its the same shit
@Bunny-ns5ni3 жыл бұрын
@@andreasl4507 they're two distinct genetic populations. They're not the same
@kamalali44323 жыл бұрын
You don't have any cats your waffle
@chancekuehnel84483 жыл бұрын
Can't tell what is more gorgeous, The Wildcat or The Narrator/Interviewer. 😍
@avez67793 жыл бұрын
Its the accent for me
@CoffeeSuccubus3 жыл бұрын
They're so cute! Who would hut them?!
@cosmopolitanwonder96753 жыл бұрын
People, we humans destroy everything in nature, such a sin.
@@cosmopolitanwonder9675 We humans being introduced to religion was a sin. Humans are a very dangerous animal
@TedH712 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.
@normanmurray36592 жыл бұрын
@@TedH71 Including lambs.
@eternallyraw86513 жыл бұрын
Hope these cat can ve saved🙏
@katrinnelibre98673 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@porkch0p333 жыл бұрын
Yes she was fit 🤤🤤🤤
@michaelsimko76943 жыл бұрын
They look almost exactly like numerous tabby cats. Hopefully they can someday thrive again.
@normanmurray36592 жыл бұрын
@Kahanu Ermeyas-Tulu they are hybrids.
@SeanSinclair8213 жыл бұрын
And when he says "misdemeanor", he means "misnomer"? 😅
@guymontag95773 жыл бұрын
That was bothering me too.
@tonibauer24053 жыл бұрын
Yes. Poor guy probably took a ribbing about that.
@jw61883 жыл бұрын
Alternate reality Ron Weasley cares about strange cats.
@BestOfAnimalss3 жыл бұрын
Oh, how did I missed this video of the European wildcat? My favorite small wildcats species!
@breeyakay25373 жыл бұрын
Looks just like my moggy tabby cat! That species has a beautiful big tail though!
@sinine11003 жыл бұрын
With a permanent grumpy face. :-P
@Neucod553 жыл бұрын
CUTE KITTY
@NeidalRuekk3 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.
@wetflannel6343 Жыл бұрын
Should be protected at all costs
@donovancampbell72523 жыл бұрын
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
@AtWhatRedLight3 жыл бұрын
God Bless You!!
@lbrambo56233 жыл бұрын
Such a regal looking wild cats 🐈
@aves40813 жыл бұрын
You can really see the power of these cats
@WERNUTZ3 жыл бұрын
That looks like a tired tabby body builder.
@UKFishCam3 жыл бұрын
They’re so cool!
@onlygame143 жыл бұрын
Cat's eyes have that kind gesture 😍
@onlygame143 жыл бұрын
@@ashdee1206 stop these hox bud
@jeffj24953 жыл бұрын
Nice documentary. We need to see more wild cat babies - they are so cute!
@goesboom54163 жыл бұрын
Reporter is 😍
@naturalreach43162 жыл бұрын
Lovely cat
@cosmopolitanwonder96753 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful cats 😻
@giofarmer82143 жыл бұрын
So I finally find my cat origins
@giofarmer82143 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU kk
@DolFunDolhpinVtuber3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful tabby colour.
@yafofficials23633 жыл бұрын
Least people are trying to save them.
@lemon-lime7733 жыл бұрын
That's my cat right there
@tonibauer24053 жыл бұрын
They look like the local tough Tom cat nobody messes with.
@Celeste-in-Oz7 ай бұрын
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.
@jewelmarkess3 ай 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.
@Gourab__paul3 жыл бұрын
My cat looks just like this.
@madcow13263 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU we know. saying they look the same doesn't mean people think they are the same species
@PavelAVasilevich Жыл бұрын
Ironically one good thing that came out of WWI the game wardens went to war which saved the wildcats...
@bigw8133 жыл бұрын
Love Scotland and there Wildcats.🙂
@chasemurraychristopherdola71083 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.
@theo65783 жыл бұрын
literally warrior cats 😂
@aaroniouse3 жыл бұрын
A beautiful cat, and a beautiful presenter.
@matthewjdouglas64712 жыл бұрын
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.
@normanmurray36592 жыл бұрын
Officially there are no Scottish Lynx, if you saw one it must be an escapee, but nobody has reported an escapee.
@lamargames39403 жыл бұрын
They look like home cats
@HelenaMikas3 жыл бұрын
I wish you well but with estates and farmers this will be difficult --------England has been horribly sterilised and protection seems to be ignored :)
@hawkeye-vv4kb3 жыл бұрын
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?
@goblinsupreme8013 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!
@yoyosaurav00453 жыл бұрын
Nature is beautiful ❤️
@ShredCo3 жыл бұрын
01:38 - The cat is not a "misdemeanour"... I think he means misnomer as in it's misnamed.
@ewanmacfarlane91952 жыл бұрын
They are so beautiful
@monkeybrain02123 жыл бұрын
felines are my favourite groups of animals so take my money!
@fanaticbuster88563 жыл бұрын
I like this.
@lindo72133 жыл бұрын
Wow, is really lovely. 🐈😍😍
@tomm40733 жыл бұрын
Cross breeding with mainland wildcats is an option to consider for genetic diversity.
@spoonspoon42233 жыл бұрын
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
@herikusuman65993 жыл бұрын
I think.. They looks thirsty 😟
@davidcat26923 жыл бұрын
cats my love
@TonionDuFromage3 жыл бұрын
So beautiful. Can see the differences from a tabby. I hope you succeed Inshallah.
@thisisbeyondajoke67483 жыл бұрын
Cranky looking cranks
@sumnimapaneru38143 жыл бұрын
BBC have to discover more about this because there's still millions of these cats walking on the earth
@tangben92973 жыл бұрын
My golly gosh, my furry baby Par-Par looks exactly like them.
@LachesisMusic2 жыл бұрын
Very cute.
@Nan-ImamMehdi3 жыл бұрын
الحمدلله and Thanks you
@ioana79313 жыл бұрын
in Romania there are quite a lot of wild cats in the forests
@Solomon04243 жыл бұрын
Do you live there?
@ioana79313 жыл бұрын
@@Solomon0424 in Romania? Yes:(
@Solomon04243 жыл бұрын
@@ioana7931 Awesome!
@thecrushedtwinkie66323 жыл бұрын
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
@liukin952 жыл бұрын
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.
@manusia12gusion543 жыл бұрын
Jaguarundi bro plis
@O.bengee3 ай бұрын
The scottish wildcat is said to be the only cat in the world that cant ever be tamed by humans
@jewelmarkess3 ай 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.
@lionlionheart21813 жыл бұрын
My cat 🐢 looks like them just darker stripes and a non bushy tail.🤔
@gothimreddothim33463 жыл бұрын
Same but mines fat
@lionlionheart21813 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU why? Were just saying they look, not they r.
@zrepeels8 ай бұрын
I wonder where you will find somewhere in England with few or no feral cats.
@eviebestiefam87153 жыл бұрын
Aww
@Richie0163 жыл бұрын
The marking on their face is prominent, which adds to their wilder aspects.
@footfault19413 жыл бұрын
The image of a kitten here looks more like a domestic cat of the similar fur. Neotenic effects through domestication (subspecies though)?
@almasannjrini90513 жыл бұрын
I have acat exactly like that cat ! I wonder why you call it a wild cat ? It looks very much a domestic cat .
@AnnaMarianne3 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.
@almasannjrini90513 жыл бұрын
@@AnnaMarianne Thanx very much for taking the time for your explanation !
@igolfjtweetler40979 ай бұрын
Good man helping Scottish wild kitties.
@weezypeezy17253 жыл бұрын
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).
@aburguesiafede39123 жыл бұрын
BBC Earth have a nice week 🙌
@sloanna90883 жыл бұрын
Wow 😮😮❤️❤️❤️ The first time I watch your channel and i love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@James-oo1yq3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Mega073 жыл бұрын
Looks like a typical house cat
@letolethe58783 жыл бұрын
But it is a distinct species.
@TheFever773 жыл бұрын
1:37 I’m pretty sure he meant to say ‘misnomer’ and not misdemeanor.
@emmanuel58763 жыл бұрын
🐱I love🤝 it.🏅 Car 🐱
@malcolmabram2957 Жыл бұрын
Sorry to be a spoil sport, but the reality is that the Scottish wild cat is the same species as the domestic cat (Felis catus) . They inter mate freely with fertile offspring, and that is the problem. It is only recognised as a separate species (Felis sylvestris) due to its demographic isolation, a type of natural breeding. It is a bit like saying a breed of dog is very rare, okay, not undermine efforts to protect rare breeds be they induced or in the wild, but a dog is a dog, just as a cat is a cat.
@jewelmarkess3 ай бұрын
They are subspecies, I am really not sure why they decided to call them different species. Domestic cat used to be classified as Felis Silvestris Catus - a subspecies of Felis Silvestris. I am also not clear why they decided to separate African/Asian wildcat into separate species instead of a subspecies. It seems like totally artificial separation. Still, there are differences between wildcats and domestic cats, larger differences that between breeds. For example, wildcats have larger brains, slightly longer claws and teeth and keener senses. European wildcats (and Scottish wildcat is just a type of European wildcat) aren't afraid of water, I've seen a video where an European wildcat kitten caught a fish in a stream. They are more territorial and solitary. European wildcat females only breed once a year in the Spring and keep kittens with them until fall. Also, European wildcats are untameable. African wildcats are different - bolder, friendlier and behave like domestic cats if raised from kittenhood. This is what I read, anyway. So I believe the differences are larger than with domestic cat breeds, but at the same time, in my completely ignorant opinion, they should be the same species.
@malcolmabram29573 ай бұрын
@@jewelmarkess Thank you for your detailed and helpful reply.
@MrJCVDTC3 жыл бұрын
It look very angry ^^
@wimukthikumara4663 жыл бұрын
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@williammccreadie11943 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 😅😆
@mattic63 жыл бұрын
Thumbs down for no-option subtitles.
@Sorryitwasplanned3 жыл бұрын
what to worry , we can always make any tame house cat go wild again ... wild and traumatised
@briannacam.3 жыл бұрын
Please save them
@IamMrEHOPE3 жыл бұрын
Will Feeding like this reduce their hunting skills?
@nonamegame98573 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.
@IamMrEHOPE3 жыл бұрын
@@nonamegame9857 thanks for the reply
@tonibauer24053 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.
@IamMrEHOPE3 жыл бұрын
@@tonibauer2405 then why there is a board in zoo don't feed animals
@tonibauer24053 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.
@taslimchoudhary12533 жыл бұрын
Nice Video 🎊🎊🇮🇳🎊🎊
@layneaic20763 жыл бұрын
Bili
@onykap3 жыл бұрын
I like.. Cote bgt
@yellowboot66293 жыл бұрын
🐱!👍
@Nothing_26263 жыл бұрын
When I need some money from my dad Dad : 1:14
@chasemurraychristopherdola71083 жыл бұрын
I have a question but if the lynx is reintroduced to the uk would that cause a problem for the Scottish wildcat
@chasemurraychristopherdola71083 жыл бұрын
@KAHANU ERMEYAS-TULU 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
@HandsomePuggg3 жыл бұрын
Lynx and wildcats live in the same habitats all over Europe.
@chasemurraychristopherdola71083 жыл бұрын
Oh okay
@Bunny-ns5ni3 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
@chasemurraychristopherdola71083 жыл бұрын
@@Bunny-ns5ni oh okay that’s good to know that they won’t see each other as competition
@user-zz4op3ei6x3 жыл бұрын
That cat reminds me of Korean wild cat 삵.
@marcneljoseph98393 жыл бұрын
Are the hybrids sterile.
@AnnaMarianne3 жыл бұрын
No. The domestic cats were domesticated from the African Wild Cat, which freely interbreeds with the European Wild Cat.
@marcneljoseph98393 жыл бұрын
@@AnnaMarianne So their offspring can't reproduce any further, understood. Thank you.