Friday Felid #10

FelisNigripes

Black-footed cat, Felia nigripes Burchell 1824

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Notwithstanding the fact that it'd likely claw one's hand to the bone if one attempted to pick it up, that's a cute little critter.

This is the cutest cat imaginable. The average weight of these little guys is 3-4 lbs!

By Shirakawasuna (not verified) on 10 Mar 2009 #permalink

Greetings,

This is a unauthorized use of my photo in violation of the posted Creative Commons license for it. I'd appreciate if you linked back to the version as posted on Flickr, rather than the unauthorized verison on creative-commons-photo.com

Thank you,
Asten R.

Fixed.-jml