The Andean cat (Leopardus jacobita) is one of the rarest wild felids (~1,400–2,500 individuals).
Beyond rarity, it highlights a key challenge in ecology: studying and conserving low-density species in fragmented landscapes under climate change.
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Camera trap footage like this gives us a glimpse into their activity and behavior.
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The Andean cat is an endangered and elusive wildcat species found in the high Andes Mountain regions of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
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digital illustration of an Andean cat and a snow leopard in a purple background, framed with various details in gold. The felids seem to be coming down from the heights, looking towards each other, you can see their similarly grey pelts, the Andean cat's painted with elongated, brown and purple spots, and the snow leopard's with blocky, dark purple ones. Each cat has a bright yellow spark behind them, and there's a big rhomboid star between the two. There are less vibrant stars scattered in the background. The frame shows mountains at the top and the bottom; the ones at the top are four from the Himalaya: Nanda Devi, Dhaulagiri, Kachenjunga and Mount Everest. At the bottom, the Andes are represented by three mountains: Ojos del Salado, Huascarán and Nevado Tres Cruces. The corners at the top have a Siberian ibex and a chinchilla each, reversed at the bottom, these are prey to these cats. On the sides, a plant, a star, a sun and a moon, divided by zigzags, decorate the frame. Their respective scientific names are written in square letters: Leopardus jacobitus for the Andean cat and Panthera uncia for the snow leopard, with a paw print after each one.
"My friend, are you, too, dappled with the textures of your rocky mountains?"
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an anthro female Andean cat holding a bird
A collab ACEO with WarmPawsArt. She made a sketch and linework and I painted it with watercolor.
Hecate meets another bird, a tropical parula. She needs to start taking notes which birds she sees in the wildlife 🐦
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