Scottish wildcats: Tall tales and tartan tabbies (New film documents "baddest cats on the planet")

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | February 2, 2008 | Jack Watkins

[Stoat]

The included video may not play correctly through the Free Republic system, but please don't let that stop you from seeing it. It only plays for just over 1 1/2 minutes and it shows some beautiful footage of this magnificent animal....well worth your time.

Please click on the Telegraph article link and then on the Video link.

[Stoat]

Ping :-)

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"Scotland's truest wild heart"

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[llevrok]

My Daisy Mae would purr this cat to death,

[Stoat]

My Daisy Mae would purr this cat to death,

Hopefully Daisy Mae will not stray anywhere near one of these, as she might not be well-received  :-)

 

[alicewonders]

They really are beautiful cats & the background scenery on the video is breathtaking. My Bootsy is not a Scottish wildcat - but she can be pretty wild herself sometimes.

[Slings and Arrows]

[potlatch]

Something interesting!

[SoCalPol]

MacBean Crest Badge with Scottish wild Cat Touch Not A Catt Bot A Targe Am from this clan

[devolve]

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Yes

I’d not heard of this before -

[potlatch]

[even if it has been kept in captivity since birth, it will still attack you.”]

Unusually mean sounding, huh?

[11th_VA]

I'd like to see 'em tangle with one of these ...

[skimask]

Those are some cool cats.

[Stoat]

Those are some cool cats.

Indeed.  From the article:

"We received a reported sighting recently from the owner of a full-grown German Shepherd.

"She had heard the dog wailing from the end of the garden, ran out and found a wildcat literally attached to its face, intent on ripping it to pieces.

If we were to be Blessed with a Presidential candidate who acted in this way toward terrorists, illegal immigration and the Left, he or she would not only get my vote but everything else I could muster in the way of unreserved, enthusiastic support as well.

[Stoat]

I'd like to see 'em tangle with one of these ...

Those horns do look fierce, but I confess that the 'attitude' of these cats would still more than likely win the day. :-)

[Stoat]

Wonderful! Thanks so much for posting! :-)

[Stoat]

Thank you very much for pinging your list  :-)

[Stoat]

They really are beautiful cats & the background scenery on the video is breathtaking.

Isn't it, though?  I can hardly wait to see the movie  :-)

My Bootsy is not a Scottish wildcat - but she can be pretty wild herself sometimes

So it seems!  But I'm sure that her Mommy keeps her very happy  :-)

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“Piper” - name

Yes - they seem pretty hostile!

Amazing how much they look like domesticated cats

In NC I recall a huge Egyptian “guardcat” someone brought in once while waiting for something

It was quiet but climbed wherever it wanted to go!