These wild, free and totally adorable sand kittens are finally spotted in nature

sacbee.com ^ | October 06, 2017 11:30 AM | Joshua Tehee

[BenLurkin]

The fluffy-eared, big-eyed felines are adorable, and they don’t seem to age. They are forever kittens.

And while photos of the wild cats have been widely shared online, the cats have been surprisingly hard to find in the wild.

Until now.

...

Add to that, sand cats tend to live in tough wilderness, places where researchers must endure high temperatures and the occasional sandstorm.

Because the animal is so hard to track, assessing populations has been difficult, according to Mother Nature Network. The species is believed to be extinct in Israel, for example, though a litter was born at the Zoological Center of Tel Aviv in 2012.

The kittens are thought to have been between six and eight weeks old.
(Gregory Breton/Panthera)

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

My cats got to play with a garter snake today. It came into the garage. Big mistake on the snakes part. Garage door was cracked about an inch. Wife went bat sh!t about the snake.

[Gman]

http://ding.net/bonsaikitten/

[BlueLancer]

"And yes, I’m Italian lol. Next kitten is gonna be meatballs ;)"

Several years ago, our neighbors acquired three kittens and their children named them:

The smallest one was named "Peanut" ...

The yellow/blond one was named "Butter" ...

And the fattest one was named "Jelly".

Peanut, Butter, and Jelly ...

[moonhawk]

I had a brother and sister pait of cats I named seek and destroy.

After i got them neutered I renamed them cease and desist.

[jjsheridan5]

And yes, I’m Italian lol. Next kitten is gonna be meatballs ;)

Good thing you are Italian, and not Chinese or Korean. Because, if you were, that second sentence could mean something quite different.

[Boomer]

I did a search on these kitties and they don't look like that when they are adults. This article is actually fake news as cute as it is. Do a simple search on Google or Startpage under Images for Sand Cats and you will see for yourself.

Sand Kittens:

[onona]

I now believe again in Sandy Claws!

you just couldn't resist, could you

[onona]

Sheesh. Boomer buzzkill

[homegroan]

At least we have the forever adorable Munchkin kitty cats....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCmY_2-h_lc

[Boomer]

Buzzkill? Why? Are you saying your state is better?

[PIF]

Sand Dune Cat, aka Felis margarita

[Paisan]

And yes, I’m Italian lol. Next kitten is gonna be meatballs

Had a Siamese. Named him Pi-Zon.

Paisan

[Don_Ret_USAF]

Your names for the cats made us laugh. Like the originate not imitate for the names.

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Future Viking kitties!!!! They’ll bring the ZOT!!!!

[ConservaTeen]

I love cats and dogs (we have 2 dogs and 3 cats).

[9YearLurker]

Well, the article did refer to the video as including a litter, and those photos of the adults still look somewhat kitten-like.

[mewzilla]

They’re still adorable! =(^..^)=

[Boomer]

Oops. I guess I was more tired than I thought last night when I wrote than. Wrong thread!