wildcat

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To better understand how evolution shaped these sounds, the researchers compared domestic cat meows with those of five wild cat species: African wildcat, European wildcat, jungle cat, cheetah, and cougar.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

There was a two-yard touchdown run out of wildcat formation.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025

The Countryside Alliance said that if that risk was not dealt with, ambitions to sustain a genetically-pure wildcat population would be "doomed to failure".

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Critics say that infrastructure built for industrial mines—such as access roads, ports and power lines—inevitably attracts illegal loggers, ranchers and wildcat miners deeper into the jungle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

Lyra stood up shakily, holding the wildcat Pantalaimon to her breast.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman