African wild cat - Felis lybica
Category: African wild cat | Date: Jan 18 2008 | By: admin
Records show that the Egyptians genetically re-engineered the African wild cat more than 5,000 years ago as they wanted a hairless cat to control the numbers of mice and rats in their granaries.
The integrity of Felis lybica as a species (or sub-species) is threatened by the influx of Felis cattus (domestic cat) genes through cross breeding. Therefore they have been classed as vulnerable in the Red Data Book and placed on CITES appendix II.
African wild cats are found throughout Southern Africa in all habitats except desert, they hide in holes in the ground, caves, rock crevices, holes in trees, thickets and burrows during the day.
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