Scientific Name - Felis Chaus Possibly one of the ancestors of the domestic cat, the Jungle cat is a well proportioned cat with a sturdy build and definite cat-like movements and actions.  Jungle cats weigh between 16 and 30 pounds.  Its coat is sandy grey to tawny red with pale stripped-tabby body markings with darker, almost black tabby-type facial markings, dorsal stripe and tail tip.

The Jungle cat may be found in the jungles, woodlands, scrub, reed beds and marshes of Egypt and southern Asia.  Often found living in and around human settlements and farms.  It hunts by night or day, from the ground, and seeks rodents, reptiles, birds and other small animals.

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