~The Telopea Wild Cat
General Info
The Telopea Wild Cat, the first sub-species of the Bottlebrush, has fur that is also quite light, but has a wider range of fur tones. They tend to come in browns and deep greys. Their colour must be inbetween 90-100, atleast two of the bars must be in that zone, go wild with your cat's colour but remember it must be realistic. They have thin tails, also long and help them balance when hunting. Telopea Wild Cats have long mane which grows down their back and around the throat areas. You must have either King cheetah (1 or 2) or Leopard 1.
Hunting Technique
Bottlebrush Wild Cats' hunting ways are very distinctive, all of the breed do this, they keep their bodies low to the ground, tail in mid air, ears pricked
forward and head up, they are very alert. They can tell which way a mouse or small mammal will go before they have decided. If they accidently alert the prey and it starts running they run after it flat out, often weaving in and out of trees and racing around boulders without slowing or slipping. They chace their prey untill the creature is exhausted, it will start to slow and then the Bottlebrush will speed up and catch it, but not kill it. Once they have caught the prey, they keep it alive and take it back to the clan, they place it in a circle of rocks and feed it for a week or so. Once it's fattened up nicely in the dead of night, a cat will perch on one of the rocks and leap down on it, kill it and remove it from the pen. The cat will place the dead meat in the
fresh kill cave, notice I said cave, and then whenever somebody wants some they can eat it.
Bird Companionship
They prefer not to hunt birds but instead use them as allies, they, if the right species of bird, will help them find food. These cats are too big to be
picked up by eagles and can take on dingos. All Bottlebrush species have a connection to any species of bird, but it is very specific, you can read about the other sub-species' specific bird connection on that species' page. Telopea Wild Cats have a better connection with Red Backed King Fishers, Western Bowerbirds, Green Catbirds and Blue Winged Pittas. All of these can be seen on the Birds and Wildlife of Oz page.
The Telopea Wild Cat, the first sub-species of the Bottlebrush, has fur that is also quite light, but has a wider range of fur tones. They tend to come in browns and deep greys. Their colour must be inbetween 90-100, atleast two of the bars must be in that zone, go wild with your cat's colour but remember it must be realistic. They have thin tails, also long and help them balance when hunting. Telopea Wild Cats have long mane which grows down their back and around the throat areas. You must have either King cheetah (1 or 2) or Leopard 1.
Hunting Technique
Bottlebrush Wild Cats' hunting ways are very distinctive, all of the breed do this, they keep their bodies low to the ground, tail in mid air, ears pricked
forward and head up, they are very alert. They can tell which way a mouse or small mammal will go before they have decided. If they accidently alert the prey and it starts running they run after it flat out, often weaving in and out of trees and racing around boulders without slowing or slipping. They chace their prey untill the creature is exhausted, it will start to slow and then the Bottlebrush will speed up and catch it, but not kill it. Once they have caught the prey, they keep it alive and take it back to the clan, they place it in a circle of rocks and feed it for a week or so. Once it's fattened up nicely in the dead of night, a cat will perch on one of the rocks and leap down on it, kill it and remove it from the pen. The cat will place the dead meat in the
fresh kill cave, notice I said cave, and then whenever somebody wants some they can eat it.
Bird Companionship
They prefer not to hunt birds but instead use them as allies, they, if the right species of bird, will help them find food. These cats are too big to be
picked up by eagles and can take on dingos. All Bottlebrush species have a connection to any species of bird, but it is very specific, you can read about the other sub-species' specific bird connection on that species' page. Telopea Wild Cats have a better connection with Red Backed King Fishers, Western Bowerbirds, Green Catbirds and Blue Winged Pittas. All of these can be seen on the Birds and Wildlife of Oz page.