Elusive Golden Cat Filmed | National Geographic

the African golden cat is rarely seen
and seldom recorded with cameras but
this video was recently released by
Panthera the nonprofit organization
dedicated to conservation of wild cats
the camera trap was set up in Gabon in
western Africa as part of research into
how African golden cats are affected by
human activity the cat seemingly unaware
of the camera preens itself and rests on
the forest floor another scene from pan
there’s– video shows the same golden
cat at night
apparently hunting a bat Panthera
reports that most records of the african
golden cats are from photographs taken
by remote camera traps or of dead
animals this is believed to be the first
publicly released video the golden cat
typically weighs about 28 pounds and
grows to about three feet long studies
have shown the majority of their diet is
rodents but it is perhaps the least
studied of any wild cat in the world the
IUCN Red List has the cat listed as near
threatened logging and hunting of its
prey are diminishing the cat’s habitat
and Panthera hopes release of the video
will encourage other scientists and
locals in Gabon to devote more effort to
studying the African golden cat and
working towards its conservation
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