Talk:Black-footed cat
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How does a squitty little cat pierce the jugular of a giraffe? --OhNoPeedyPeebles (talk)17:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hi ! I'm a contributor of the French Wikipedia and I'm trying to improve thefrench version of Black-footed cat which is based on this article, and I'm searching references for this sentence : "Specimens with characteristics of both subspecies are found close to Kimberley, central South Africa, where these distinctions break down." Please contact me if you have it,Abujoy—Precedingunsigned comment added by92.135.202.91 (talk)21:45, 17 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The reference, where it is stated that black-footed cats with characteristics of both "subspecies" come together in the Kimberley region, South Africa is:
Olbricht, G. & Sliwa, A. 1997. In situ and ex situ observations and management of Black-footed cats Felis nigripes. International Zoo Yearbook 35: 81-89.—Precedingunsigned comment added by195.14.211.25 (talk)08:49, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There is some confusion about the body length of this cat. Some sources say it is up to 63 cm. (about 2 feet) in length _excluding the tail_, which seems large given it weighs only up to 2 kg or about 4 pounds. (A housecat with a 2ft body might weigh 14 pounds.) This wikipedia article doesn't say whether the 63 cm figure includes the tail or not. Could somebody check and clarify? Thanks!
Karlchwe (talk)21:48, 16 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The wordresident appears three times, and its meaning is not obvious. Does it mean a cat that has successfully claimed a territory, in contrast to a nomad? —Tamfang (talk)01:42, 6 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"This exaggeration is intended to emphasize the bravery and tenacity of the animal. The only times this behavior differs is when ... they are a female with dependent kittens."
Leaving aside the questionable grammar: Why would a behavior of bravery and tenacity differ in a female with kittens, of all things? The females of most animals are most fierce and brave when they have their young with them. Why would that be different here?
Or is this sentence talking about the tender loving care mommy gives to her kittens? It should say so then.
Another thing that makes me wonder are the threats listed in the article: bushmeat poaching, persecution, traffic accidents, predation by domestic animals, indiscriminate predator poisoning etc..
One threat I was surprised not to find is crossbreeding with house cats or feral cats, which, to the best of my knowledge, poses a great threat to many wild cat species. Is that in fact not a problem for this cat? Or is that just not in the article due to a lack of sources? --93.212.237.194 (talk)18:05, 6 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Now that's what I call a helpful answer. I asked two questions, neither of which is answered in the articleor in any references accessible to me.
From the two sources referencing the sentence about the behavior, Sliwa is nowhere to be found online, and Sunquist - which is in fact published on Google Books - says absolutely nothing about the change in behavior described in that sentence.
Concerning my second question (possible crossbreeding), there is no information whatsoever in the article, so what references are you talking about? --93.212.240.155 (talk)20:11, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Does the name- small spotted cat has any ref to back it up? South American cat- Oncilla has a similar nickname- little spotted cat. If both are confirmed then maybe use the "not to be confused with" tag at the top of both the pages?Ishan87 (talk)22:06, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The lead sections says "andpredation by domestic dogs and cats.", but this statement does not cite any sources and is not featured in a proper section. This is also applies to "grassland savannas" (the word "grassland" is mentioned only in the lead section). --NGC 54 (talk｜contribs)20:02, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Due to its restricted distribution, it has been listed as avulnerable species on theIUCN Red List since 2002. The population is suspected to be declining due topoaching of prey species for human consumption asbushmeat, persecution, traffic accidents, andpredation by herding dogs.
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