Scottish wildcat profile
The Scottish wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia, is Britain’s only remaining large wild predator and has lived in Scotland for hundreds of thousands of years.
The Scottish wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia, is Britain’s only remaining large wild predator and has lived in Scotland for hundreds of thousands of years.
The animals resemble a muscular domestic tabby, with brown and black stripes, a thick coat, and a ringed tail.
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Hide AdMales in Scotland typically weigh 6-9kg, and females 5-7kg – about 50 per cent larger than an average domestic cat.
They were persecuted in Victorian times, when bounties were paid to gamekeepers to kill the cats.