Black Footed Cat

See many large, color photographs of the Black Footed cat.  


Black Footed cats can be quite fierce and for that they are often called "Ant Hill Tigers". 


Something that is different about black-footed cat is that they are poor climbers.  They are not interested in tree branches. The reason for that is their stocky bodies and short tails make tree-climbing awkward.


The black-footed cat is perhaps the smallest species of wild cat in Africa, black-footed cats average only 2.4 lb. to 4.2 lb. when fully grown.  As with many other animals the females are usually smaller than the males.