Mumbai Rare cat gets wildlife experts purring

Kolhapur | Sunday | 12th January, 2020

Summary:

Despite complaints by tourists about not being able to spot rare animals at the Dajipur wildlife sanctuary, some managed to spot the elusive leopard cat. But this might be the first time that tourists have managed to spot a leopard cat and document it. Over 35 species of mammals, 235 bird species and 121 species of butterflies are found in the Radhanagri and Dajipur wildlife sanctuaries. They thought it was a leopard cub initially but they eventually realised that it was a leopard cat. Experts have clarified that leopard cat sightings are rare because they are predominantly nocturnal and shy..