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On the Scottish Wild Cat
Author(s) -
Tetley H.
Publication year - 1941
Publication title -
proceedings of the zoological society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0370-2774
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1941.tb00039.x
Subject(s) - biology , seasonal breeder , zoology , prehistory , anatomy , orthodontics , dentistry , medicine , paleontology
Summary.1 Full details are given of external measurements and weight, as well as of skulls and certain teeth, of the Scottish Wild Cat, taken from recent specimens. 2 The skulls show some variation, especially in the teeth, and tooth‐wear alone is shown to be unreliable as regards age. 3 Measurements are given of the long bones, and these show that there is no evidence of degeneration in the present Cat in comparison with prehistoric specimens. 4 Details are given of the colour and markings. Summer specimens are mainly lighter than those of winter, but there seem to be no sexual differences at any season. 5 It is shown, from examination of the specimens, that there is a spring and autumn breeding‐season, though it does not necessarily follow that a cat will have two litters in the same year.