Original title: new species of Felidae in France? It looks like a mixture of cat and fox
June 21 - recently, the staff of the French forest and hunting office found a new type of mammal on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, which looks like a mixture of cat and fox. " The cat and fox 'appeared' in the chicken coop for the first time in '2008' and was officially caught by researchers in 2016. Now people hope that this species can be officially identified.
The mammal is called 'ghjattu Volpe' in Corsica and 'cat fox' in English, Forbes magazine reported on the 20th. This kind of 'cat fox' has been a 'Legend' of Corsica for many years. It was not until 2006 that a 'cat fox' was accidentally trapped in a chicken house on olkany Island, France that it made its first appearance and was seen clearly by people.
'cat and fox'
'cat and fox' looks slightly different from ordinary domestic cats. According to the French current affairs radio RFI, the cat is longer than ordinary cats (about 90cm), with larger ears, longer canine teeth and a clump of black hair at the end of its tail.
Pierre middot, chief environmental technician of the French forest and hunting office; Pierre Bendetti said in an interview, 'we think it is a wild natural species, but it has not been scientifically identified because it is an extremely insignificant animal, which has the habit of nocturnal activity.
The French forest and hunting office spent more than 10 years. They used infrared traps to obtain the hair of 'cat and fox', so as to determine that their DNA is different from that of wild cats on the European continent.
The canine teeth of cat and fox are very developed.
It is reported that the agency captured the first cat and fox in 2016 through non violent means. So far, they have captured 12 of the 16 cats and foxes found in the area, and quickly released them after inspection. They attached electronic chips to the cats so that they could track their movements. Pierre & middot; Benderty's goal is to allow this species to be recognized and protected.
The news of the discovery of a new cat species in France triggered a strong "crowd" of Chinese netizens on the microblog. Many netizens said that the "cat Fox" looked familiar, either like a civet cat or a big orange. Some netizens offered their own "cat owner" for comparison.