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When to see Black-footed Cat in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Black-footed Cat are most active at night (19:00 to 05:00). Much of their activity falls outside gate hours, so the first drive after the gates open and the last hour before they close give you the best chance.
This is Black-footed Cat's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.
About the Black-footed Cat
The smallest wild cat in Africa, with tawny fur covered in bold black spots and stripes that give excellent camouflage on moonlit nights. Endemic to the arid Karoo and southwestern Kalahari, it rests by day in termite mounds or borrowed springhare and aardvark burrows and hunts alone after dark. Despite its tiny size it is a fierce and highly effective predator, earning the Afrikaans nickname "miershooptier" (anthill tiger).
How to identify the Black-footed Cat
Tiny build with a short, thick tail about half the body length; bold round black spots merge into bands on the legs and neck, with black streaks running from the eyes across the cheeks and black soles on the feet
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