Rusty-spotted cat, honey badger, pangolin, hyena, wolf, leopard, black bear. Purulia, home to all these animals and more, is emerging as a treasure trove of biodiversity in Bengal. A cat that looks ...

Weighing a mere 900 grams, the rusty-spotted cat, which is world's smallest cat, appeared in front of one of 7 camera traps ...

For the first time in West Bengal, forest department trap cameras have spotted a rare species of rusty spotted cat at ...

Scientists placed the extinct species, which may date back more than 300,000 years, in the same genus as modern leopard cats in Asia Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent A baby rusty-spotted cat ...

Its size rivals that of the smallest modern cats, such as the black-footed cat or the rusty-spotted cat. The Prionailurus kurteni is an extinct species of leopard cat, much smaller than modern ...

the smallest living wild cat species are the black-footed cat (Felis nigripes) and the rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus), which are about 13.7 to 20.4 inches (35 to 52 cm) and 13.7 to ...

Spotted cat breeds are both rare and beautiful. They are popular with owners but can be expensive to purchase as there are not that many breeders. Some are entirely domestic but others are hybrid ...

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This ancient leopard cat dates back 300,000 years and offers unique insights into the environment, wildlife diversity, and human activity of prehistoric East Asia. With its size rivaling the smallest ...

As Sardar KM Panikkar explained, India’s land-based invaders ultimately became natives. Its colonisers came by the sea—and they were successful because Indian rulers ignored the waters.