Wild Cat Facts

Weight
3 - 8 kilograms

Tail length
21 - 35 centimetres

Habitat
They tolerate a wide range of habitats from semi-desert to forest.

Distribution
Africa

Diet
They live on a diet of small mammals and insects, including rodents, birds, lizards and small snakes.

African Wild Cat

Six thousand years ago Egyptians domesticated the African Wild Cat to control mice and rats raiding granaries. From these tamed animals, the...more