The African golden cat, which is of medium size, is often mistaken for the offspring of a leopard by the African people, because they have always believed that the African golden cat always has a leopard attached. It is a ferocious feline, and people are terrified of it. The African golden cat has become an iconic pattern in many regions. Often found in the rainforests of West and Central Africa, the cat feeds mainly on rodents, reptiles, mammals, and occasionally poultry, but this is rare!

1. Physical characteristics of the African golden cat

Body - The African golden cat is of moderate size and belongs to a wild cat family. Male cats weigh between 11 and 14kg, female cats are relatively light, usually around 6kg!

Colors - African golden cats come in many colors, mostly light brown and reddish brown, but occasionally There are one or two black or grey variants. There is something to be said about the African golden cat and the Asian golden cat. The two are very similar. Later, I learned that this is the result of evolution. Its lifespan is generally 15 years! Although its name is golden cat, it is not always present. Gold, as well as silver gray and slate gray, cats in this color are also called silver cats. The hair on the chin and face is white, with some spots on the limbs and abdomen, and some African golden cats even have spots all over the body. Its eyes are green or nice brown, its nose and muzzle are large and prominent, and the hair behind the ears is black, with some black hair on the tips of the ears. The tail of the African golden cat is half the length of the body, and there is a dark ring on the tail!

Second, the living habits of the African golden cat

1. Social Form

Most people don't actually know the African golden cat, it is not a group animal. This cat is similar to other cats. Female cats and male cats transmit messages through scent, claws and feces. For example, it will not cover up its own feces, but let it be found and tracked to ensure information. Persistence!

2. Predation habit

The African golden cat distributed in the mountainous area mainly preys on the African schwannodon, zebra, hyrax, etc. The captured animals are all land-dwelling animals. The staple food of cats in other areas is mainly duiker, monkeys, and rodents. If you carefully observe its daily life, you will find that it will subconsciously avoid some medium-sized prey when hunting, and it is not surprising that it will attack the chicken coop or sheepfold. Ground-dwelling birds such as guinea fowl and quail hunt wildly and are very intelligent cats!

3. Breeding

Experts have recorded However, African golden cats go into heat at 11 months of age, while male cats mate at 18 months of age. After more than a month of pregnancy, the female African golden cat gave birth to two kittens, dark gray and taupe, in a burrow in the woods. Kittens can open their eyes a week after birth, and then they develop rapidly. Compared with other small cats, African golden cats have more agile cubs, but they do not reach sexual maturity until they are two years old!

3. African golden cats Distribution area

African golden cats are mostly distributed in tropical jungles, followed by Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia in the west, through the Central African Republic to Congo, Uganda, Kenya and other places in the east. Of course, it is not limited to the above distribution areas, there may be traces in other places, but people have not yet discovered it!