Photo by F. Spangenberg (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nLike other cat species the Leopard Cat is a carnivore as they feast on rodents, frogs, birds, lizards and even insects.\u00a0 Again,\u00a0 similar to other cats, this particular cat tends to be a solitary animal.\u00a0 Now before you go wanting one of these as a pet you need to know that they are nocturnal so you can expect them to keep you up all night.\u00a0 They like to spend the daylight hours relaxing in a nice shady tree.\u00a0 The life of a Leopard Cat sounds pretty sweet and not that much different then your typical house cat.<\/p>\n
Okay, so appartently it is possible to domesticate the Leopard Cat, however, it could be difficult.\u00a0 The better way to do this is to cross breed one of these amazing wild cats with a domestic cat which produces a pet known as the Bengal Cat.\u00a0 Actually, I think my cousin just bought one of these Bengal Cats – I should ask him about their behaviour.\u00a0 If you are thinking of buying one of these cats then it is recommended you get a Bengal Cat that is a least 4 generations removed from their wild Leopard Cat relatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I guess that just about does it for the latest edition of our Domestic Wild Fact.\u00a0 See all of you tomorrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Somehow this week seems to be all about wild animals that can be domesticated as pets. I swear, that I did not try to do this when the week started, however, it is an interesting theme. Today we are looking at the Leopard Cat which is a small cat that can be found in South and East Asia.\u00a0 Typically this wild cat is a little bit larger than your big, fat, regular old house cat.\u00a0 I bet they aren’t bigger than Garfield but most cats don’t eat lasagne on a regular basis so I guess this doesn’t count. Obviously, the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,1717,626,1719,1716,1718,4025],"yoast_head":"\n
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