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Jungle Cat

Felis chaus

Photo by Shah
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Description:

On 29th of Dec, 2017, while we were birding at Velavador, a Jungle cat appeared in front us. It almost ignored us and walked steadily towards a near by water hole. We approached the cat very cautiously from our vehicle keeping a pretty distance.

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Comments (13)
Muckpuk
What a gorgeous cat! Lucky guy you!
Annelies
Those long legs are amazing! Very cool spotting!
Shah
Thank you for making this the photo of the day..
bayucca
Extremely elegant!!! Congrats!
AntónioGinjaGinja
Awesome capture Shah,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing
DanielePralong
Congratulations Shah, your Jungle Cat is our Spotting of the Day! "Slender and long-legged, and with distinctive rounded ears topped by small black tufts, this magnificent Jungle Cat (Felis chaus) is our Spotting of the Day! This species is native to the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and southern China. Found in habitats with adequate water and dense vegetation, the jungle cat is typically diurnal and hunts throughout the day". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10159914538065603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/954150235374325760
DanielePralong
Hi Shah! Beautiful image, and thank you for now adding notes to your spottings. The 2018 Best Wildlife Photo mission and now up and running. Join the mission, read the instructions and add your best shots (existing spottings can be added retrospectively if you edit the spottting): http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2165776002

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