Extremely rare photo of flat-headed wild cats

A flat-headed cat or a flat-headed cat is a rare and precious wild cat that is quite small in size. Flat-headed wild cats live in secondary forests and primeval forests.

Recently, the duo photographer Amy and David Alton suddenly and fortunately caught a pair of extremely rare flat-headed wild cats in the wild area of ​​Kalimantan, Indonesia.

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In the picture, the flat-headed cat is very curious and alert when photographed.

According to the study, flat-headed or flat-headed cats are wild and rare wild cats, quite small in size. They live in secondary forests and primeval forests, which are active at the time after sunset and at dawn.

Due to the loss of habitat and pollution of water resources, flat-headed cats sharply reduce the number of populations, gradually, they only have about 2500 wild individuals living in the wild. The flat-headed cat has also been included in the Red Book, one of the most endangered species that needs strict protection.

The flat-headed cat, the scientific name Prionailurus planiceps , is a cat belonging to the genus Prionailurus in the Cat family. This species is distributed in the Malay-Thai, Borneo and Sumatra peninsulas. The name is called a flat-headed cat because their head is longer and flatter than a domestic cat. The distance between the eyes and ears is relatively large.

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The flat-headed cat is a very rare wild cat.

In addition, the eyes are unusually close to each other, making the vision of the flat-headed cat better than other cats. With powerful jaws, their teeth also develop in a special way, helping to stick to smooth prey. These characteristics help flat-headed cats easily catch and keep aquatic prey, increase survival and survival in nature.