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Can anyone help identify this stuffed cat?

  • 07-10-2018 08:01AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭


    As the title says. Stuffed big cat. He’s not much bigger than a badger. We’re not sure of the age, but one of the other animals says 1933.
    Would appreciate any help. We’re stumped 😄


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,531 ✭✭✭Car99


    Tom is his name.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭Daisy 55


    ��
    It might come to writing that on the label!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭tonytiger81


    It's a lion cub. The black tip on the tail and the mottled coat give it away. It's just bad taxidermy :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭Daisy 55


    Really?
    It does look the most similar! Wouldn’t have figured that out in a million years!
    Thank you!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭Panrich


    Daisy 55 wrote: »
    Really?
    It does look the most similar! Wouldn’t have figured that out in a million years!
    Thank you!

    A European wildcat also has that black tip on its tail and the head looks to be too small for a lion cub to me


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭Daisy 55


    He doesn't look much like a domestic cat though?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭pancuronium


    I think it's called a pussy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 471 ✭✭tonytiger81


    Think the european wildcat tends to have banded black rings on its tail though. And looking at the paws it looks like it's not fully grown.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,395 ✭✭✭mattser


    Whatever it is, I wouldn't care to get too close to those fangs.:eek::eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭Daisy 55


    He is a bit scary!


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