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Spent some quality time with the African Wild Cat at Cheetah Experience when volunteering. I honestly thought these kittens were someone's house cat that gave birth and for sale. They acted and looked exactly like a common domesticated house cat. They played, purred, showed affection, got scared, growled, and kneaded like a common house cat. And that is because I believe much of the gentic link to the domesticated house cat came from these guys. The only time I saw the 'WILD" in them was during feeding. Hunger and feeding is a strong natural force for a wild animal. These Africa Wild Cats were no different.

Wild cats are normally larger than your average house cat as well. They can also be identified by the orange striped bands that loop around their necks and chest.

I always find kneading behavior fascinating as well as the 'chatter' call cats make. The primary purpose of the kneading ritual is to stimulate and move milk from the mammary glands of the mother. The motion stimulates it. Then the cats suckle the teat for milk. These kittens are beyond milk or suckling, but as they were taken from their mother early, they never lose the habit. Adult Cheetahs suckle even.

The chatter noises are interesting. I've not seen it but from domesticated cats before. Not many do it. It was interesting to catch these African Wild Cats doing it and the fact all of them did. It is very instinctive and has a purpose. Most think it is to mimic their prey, like birds to get them to come closer so they can catch them. I can believe that theory. It definitely has a purpose.

"Encountering The World One Animal At A Time" Dolph C. Volker

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