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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLNH:1969.24.1.2 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name european wildcat, cat, taxidermy Description A mount of a cat, possibly a Scottish wildcat. Once found across Britain, the population of this critically endangered cat declined drastically from the 1900s due to habitat loss and persecution. The main threat now to this species is hybridization with domestic cats.This specimen was selected for the Wicked Spirits exhibition as the animal familiars of suspected witches were often believed to take the form of a cat. Scientific name (Common Name) Felis silvestris (Wild Cat) Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLNH:1969.24.1.2
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

european wildcat, cat, taxidermy
Description

A mount of a cat, possibly a Scottish wildcat. Once found across Britain, the population of this critically endangered cat declined drastically from the 1900s due to habitat loss and persecution. The main threat now to this species is hybridization with domestic cats.This specimen was selected for the Wicked Spirits exhibition as the animal familiars of suspected witches were often believed to take the form of a cat.
Scientific name (Common Name)

Felis silvestris (Wild Cat)
Location

In Store

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