Melanistic Leopard Cat
In continuance to yesterday’s news of the rare find of Melanistic Leopard Cat, TOI today reported its find and published the image captured by camera traps in the Sunderbans. Bengal Forest Officials had sent the two picturs taken by camera traps to the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) three days ago and got a reply on Monday morning.
WII senior scientist Y V Jhala said that “Such a cat has never been photo captured anywhere in the world.
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January 20th, 2013 at 5:30 pm
[…] two camera trap photos. The article is not available online but I found the same photos posted here:Holidayhomeindia Blog Archive Melanistic Leopard Cat The different marbling patterns on the lower part reveal they are two different cats. The IUCN […]