What do you imagine about the deadliest cat in the world? Is the king's jungle roaring roar lion? Or a telltale that can kill its prey quickly? In fact, the title of the deadliest cat in the world actually was crowned an adorable little cat, namely a black-footed cat from Africa. Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) is the smallest cat in Africa. This black-footed cat comes from the southern African grasslands.
This cat has an adorable round face and a light brown body. When viewed, this cat is even smaller than a village cat! These wild cats only measure 36 to 52 cm and weigh 1 to 3 kg. If standing, this black-footed cat is only 20 cm tall.
Although small, black-footed cats can hunt and bring more prey than any type of cat. So, why is this black-footed cat considered very deadly? Although small, black-footed cats are able to hunt and bring more prey in one night, than a leopard in six months. On average they kill every 50 minutes with a success rate of 60 percent. Black-footed cats are three times more successful than lions, whose average chance of killing prey is only 20 to 25 percent.
The study of black-footed cats was carried out by Alexander Sliwa, curator of the Cologne Zoo in Germany who has been studying black-footed cats since the 1990s. Through Sliwa, producer Gavin Boyland captured this cat hunting moment by putting a tracker collar on a research site in South Africa. Boyland said that documenting these small cats is very difficult. That's because these cats hunt more often at night. Need a special camera at night to detect cats. However, their efforts bear fruit because they can document hunting moments that have never been caught before.
Sadly, this adorable cat belongs to the category of vulnerable to extinction. According to the International Society for Endangered Cats, black-footed cats are listed as extinct animals by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Black-footed cats are only found in three countries: Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. There needs to be conservation to maintain their vulnerable populations. For this reason, let's support the sustainability of the most deadly, yet adorable, cat.
This cat has an adorable round face and a light brown body. When viewed, this cat is even smaller than a village cat! These wild cats only measure 36 to 52 cm and weigh 1 to 3 kg. If standing, this black-footed cat is only 20 cm tall.
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| Felis Nigripes |
Although small, black-footed cats can hunt and bring more prey than any type of cat. So, why is this black-footed cat considered very deadly? Although small, black-footed cats are able to hunt and bring more prey in one night, than a leopard in six months. On average they kill every 50 minutes with a success rate of 60 percent. Black-footed cats are three times more successful than lions, whose average chance of killing prey is only 20 to 25 percent.
The study of black-footed cats was carried out by Alexander Sliwa, curator of the Cologne Zoo in Germany who has been studying black-footed cats since the 1990s. Through Sliwa, producer Gavin Boyland captured this cat hunting moment by putting a tracker collar on a research site in South Africa. Boyland said that documenting these small cats is very difficult. That's because these cats hunt more often at night. Need a special camera at night to detect cats. However, their efforts bear fruit because they can document hunting moments that have never been caught before.
Sadly, this adorable cat belongs to the category of vulnerable to extinction. According to the International Society for Endangered Cats, black-footed cats are listed as extinct animals by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Black-footed cats are only found in three countries: Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. There needs to be conservation to maintain their vulnerable populations. For this reason, let's support the sustainability of the most deadly, yet adorable, cat.
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