tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924416670043492495.post5790315166942112926..comments2023-03-09T18:42:29.872+00:00Comments on KENT BIG CAT RESEARCH: Caught on film: The Cooling cat.Neil Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241593955210773189noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924416670043492495.post-32965317936767680352010-12-17T20:36:13.665+00:002010-12-17T20:36:13.665+00:00Essa, thank you for your thoughts. I do disagree c...Essa, thank you for your thoughts. I do disagree completely, mainly because there is another photo of this cat running and in no way does it resemble an Asiatic Golden Cat. If anything the cat photographed is a Jungle Cat, or Jungle Cat/domestic hybrid. There has never been a report in the south-east of England of a 'Golden Cat' of any description. The cat in the photo is only around two-feet in length.<br />As for black variants, there are no black puma's in the UK. I am certainly familar with the variants of the Golden Cat, but these were rarely kept as pets in the UK to be released, and certainly not enough to spawn the offspring we see today.Neil Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18241593955210773189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924416670043492495.post-50181270075928782162010-12-15T12:42:58.667+00:002010-12-15T12:42:58.667+00:00This cat is most definitely an "Asiatic Golde...This cat is most definitely an "Asiatic Golden Cat". If you look closer, you will even see 'spots & markings' on its hind legs and head. And if I'm not mistaken, I've seen a 'standing still' photo of the same animal where the markings are even more pronounced. I argue, many of the black variants seen, thought to be puma or leopard, are in fact either Asiatic Golden Cat (many colour and coat variations) or Ocelot. Grey Asiatic Golden Cats are almost identical to Pumas, only smaller. Essa Zahir- Actor & wild cat researcher.Essa Zahirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534458184379297825noreply@blogger.com