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81-526: The first hybrids of the jungle cat ( Felis chaus ) and the domestic cat ( Felis silvestris catus ) may have been born in Egypt several thousand years ago. The jungle cat is native to a vast region spanning Southeast Asia , India , and the Middle East . For the most part, it is an Asian species of wild cat that lives by rivers and lakes . But the species is found in one small area of North Africa :

162-399: A bit of light colored fur on the chin or neck at birth. As the kittens get older, they begin to look more and more like tabbies. However, they are tabbies with black on black markings. That is, the background color is a sort of dark brownish black, and the markings, such as the mid-line stripe on the spine, are pure black. In addition, alternating bands of off-white appear on individual hairs in

243-624: A carnivore, the jungle cat prefers small mammals such as gerbils , hares and rodents . It also hunts birds, fishes, frogs, insects and small snakes. Its prey typically weighs less than 1 kg (2.2 lb), but occasionally includes mammals as large as young gazelles . The jungle cat is unusual in that it is partially omnivorous: it eats fruits , especially in winter. In a study carried out in Sariska Tiger Reserve , rodents were found to comprise as much as 95% of its diet. The jungle cat hunts by stalking its prey, followed by

324-581: A certain number of generations removed from the jungle cat ancestors and have three generations of registered Chausie ancestors to be eligible for competition at shows. Consequently, a variety of breeds, albeit usually lively outgoing breeds (see below), were used to develop the Chausie breed and continue to be used occasionally as outcrosses. This has given the breed a diverse and healthy genetic foundation. Chausies are bred to be medium to large in size, as compared to traditional domestic breeds. Most Chausies are

405-584: A color name in English was in 1927. Gold is the oldest color associated with Arizona State University and dates back to 1896 when the school was named the Tempe Normal School. Gold signifies the "golden promise" of ASU. Gold also signifies the sunshine Arizona is famous for, including the power of the sun and its influence on the climate and the economy. The student section, known as The Inferno, wears gold on game days. The official colors of

486-535: A color name was first used in 1400 and in 1423 to refer to blond hair. Metallic gold, such as in paint , is often called goldtone or gold tone , or gold ground when describing a solid gold background. In heraldry, the French word or is used. In model building , the color gold is different from brass . A shiny or metallic silvertone object can be painted with transparent yellow to obtain goldtone, something often done with Christmas decorations . At right

567-467: A jungle cat skin collected in Palestine , which he named Lynx chrysomelanotis . Reginald Innes Pocock reviewed the nomenclature of felids in 1917 and classified the jungle cat group as part of the genus Felis . Another subspecies, Felis chaus fulvidina , was named by Oldfield Thomas in 1928. During an expedition to Afghanistan in the 1880s, mammal skins were collected and later presented to

648-422: A little smaller than a male Maine Coon , for example, but larger than a Siamese . Adult Chausie males typically weigh 11 to 16 pounds (5.0 to 7.3 kg). Adult females are usually 8 to 13 pounds (3.6 to 5.9 kg). However, because Chausies are built for running and jumping, they are long-bodied and leggy with medium boning. The torso is deep-chested with flat sides. The ears are broad, tall, and set high on

729-536: A metallic paint that glitters in an approximation of real gold would be used; a solid color like that of the cell displayed in the adjacent box does not aesthetically "read" as gold. Especially in sacral art in Christian churches, real gold (as gold leaf ) was used for rendering gold in paintings, e.g. for the halo of saints . Gold can also be woven into sheets of silk to give an East Asian traditional look. More recent art styles, e.g. Art Nouveau , also made use of

810-415: A metallic, shining gold; however, the metallic finish of such paints was added using fine aluminum powder and pigment rather than actual gold. Old gold is a dark yellow , which varies from heavy olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow. The widely accepted color old gold is on the darker rather than the lighter side of this range. The first recorded use of old gold as a color name in English

891-471: A new species with the scientific name Felis (Felis) maimanah . Zukowsky assumed that the cat inhabits the region south of the Amu Darya River . The Russian zoologist Ognev acknowledged Zukowsky's assessment but also suggested that more material is needed for a definite taxonomic classification of this cat. In his posthumously published monograph about skins and skulls of the genus Felis in

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972-401: A region that he explored in 1768–1775 on behalf of Catherine II of Russia . He described this specimen in 1776 under the name "Chaus". In 1778, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber used chaus as the species name and is therefore considered the binomial authority . Paul Matschie in 1912 and Joel Asaph Allen in 1920 challenged the validity of Güldenstädt's nomenclature, arguing that

1053-468: A small tuft of black hairs, nearly 15 mm (0.59 in) long, emerges from the tip of both ears. The eyes have yellow irises and elliptical pupils ; white lines can be seen around the eye. Dark lines run from the corner of the eyes down the sides of the nose and a dark patch marks the nose. The skull is fairly broad in the region of the zygomatic arch ; hence the head of this cat appears relatively rounder. The coat , sandy, reddish brown or grey,

1134-530: A specimen caught in a Caucasian wetland. Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber gave the jungle cat its present binomial name and is therefore generally considered as binomial authority . Three subspecies are recognised at present. The Baltic-German naturalist Johann Anton Güldenstädt was the first scientist who caught a jungle cat near the Terek River at the southern frontier of the Russian empire,

1215-550: A sprint or a leap; the sharp ears help in pinpointing the location of prey. It uses different techniques to secure prey. The cat has been observed searching for muskrats in their holes. Like the caracal , the jungle cat can perform one or two high leaps into the air to grab birds. It is an efficient climber as well. The jungle cat has been clocked at 32 km/h (20 mph). It is an efficient swimmer, and can swim up to 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in water and plunge into water to catch fish. Both sexes become sexually mature by

1296-700: A university website, they were encouraged to use Cal Poly Pomona gold. Cal Poly Pomona has adopted a new brand color palette including a different gold color: #FFB500. The logo of the Cal Poly Pomona's athletic teams, the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos , has changed in 2014 to reflect the new gold color, but is currently using #FFB718. The color was approved by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Chancellor in October 2013. This

1377-465: A year. Kittens weigh between 43 and 55 g (1.5 and 1.9 oz) at birth, tending to be much smaller in the wild than in captivity. Initially blind and helpless, they open their eyes at 10 to 13 days of age and are fully weaned by around three months. Males usually do not participate in the raising of kittens; however, in captivity, males appear to be very protective of their offspring. Kittens begin to catch their own prey at around six months and leave

1458-413: Is a color tone resembling the gold chemical element. The web color gold is sometimes referred to as golden to distinguish it from the color metallic gold . The use of gold as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "metallic gold" (shown below). The first recorded use of golden as a color name in English was in 1300 to refer to the element gold. The word gold as

1539-704: Is a medium-sized cat native from the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Caucasus to parts of Central , South and Southeast Asia . It inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps , littoral and riparian areas with dense vegetation. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List , and is mainly threatened by destruction of wetlands, trapping and poisoning. The jungle cat has a uniformly sandy, reddish-brown or grey fur without spots; melanistic and albino individuals are also known. It

1620-514: Is a member of the genus Felis within the family Felidae . Results of an mtDNA analysis of 55 jungle cats from various biogeographic zones in India indicate a high genetic variation and a relatively low differentiation between populations. It appears that the central Indian F. c. kutas population separates the Thar Desert F. c. prateri populations from

1701-406: Is a shade of gold identified by the university for use in their printed publications. MU Gold is used by the University of Missouri as the official school color along with black . Mizzou Identity Standards designated the color for web development as well as logos and images that developers are asked to follow in the university's Guidelines for using official Mizzou logos. The color pale gold

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1782-774: Is a threat in Turkey and Iran. Its rarity in Southeast Asia is possibly due to high levels of hunting. Since the 1960s, populations of the Caucasian jungle cat living along the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus range states have been rapidly declining. Only small populations persist today. There has been no record in the Astrakhan Nature Reserve in the Volga Delta since the 1980s. It is rare in

1863-561: Is displayed a representation of the color metallic gold (the color traditionally known as gold ) which is a simulation of the color of the actual metallic element gold itself—gold shade . The source of this color is the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955), a color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps—See color sample of the color Gold (Color Sample Gold (T) #84) displayed on indicated web page: The American Heritage Dictionary defines

1944-503: Is displayed at right. This color was originally called harvest in the 1920s. The first recorded use of harvest as a color name in English was in 1923. Harvest gold was a common color for metal surfaces (including automobiles and household appliances ), as was the color avocado , during the whole decade of the 1970s. They were both also popular colors for shag carpets . Both colors (as well as shag carpets) went out of style by

2025-600: Is displayed at right. This has been the color called gold in Crayola crayons since 1903. Pale gold is one of the Lithuanian basketball club Lietkabelis Panevėžys primary colors. Gold medal is a tone of metallic gold included in Metallic FX crayons. It was introduced in 2019. The color sunglow is displayed at right. This is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1990. The color harvest gold

2106-459: Is known as "reed cat" or "swamp cat". It can thrive even in areas of sparse vegetation, but does not adapt well to cold climates and is rare in areas where snowfall is common. Historical records indicate that it occurs up to elevations of 2,310 m (7,580 ft) in the Himalayas . It shuns rainforests and woodlands. In Turkey , it has been recorded in wetlands near Manavgat , in

2187-401: Is marked by two to three dark rings on the last third of the length. The pawprints measure about 5 cm × 6 cm (2.0 in × 2.4 in); the cat can cover 29 to 32 cm (11 to 13 in) in one step. There is a distinct spinal crest . Because of its long legs, short tail and tuft on the ears, the jungle cat resembles a small lynx . It is larger and more slender than

2268-442: Is similar to that in the domestic cat: the male pursues the female in oestrus, seizes her by the nape of her neck and mounts her. Gestation lasts nearly two months. Births take place between December and June, though this might vary geographically. Kittens begin to catch their own prey at around six months and leave the mother after eight or nine months. The species was first described by Johann Anton Güldenstädt in 1776 based on

2349-454: Is solitary in nature, except during the mating season and mother-kitten families. Adults maintain territories by urine spraying and scent marking . Its preferred prey is small mammals and birds. It hunts by stalking its prey, followed by a sprint or a leap; the ears help in pinpointing the location of prey. Both sexes become sexually mature by the time they are one year old; females enter oestrus from January to March. Mating behaviour

2430-752: Is the color halfway between amber and yellow on the RGB color wheel. It is a color that is 87.5% yellow and 12.5% red. The first recorded use of golden yellow as a color name in English was in the year 1597. Golden Yellow is one of the colors of the United States Air Force , along with Ultramarine Blue. Golden poppy is a tone of gold that is the color of the California poppy —the official state flower of California —the Golden State . The first recorded use of golden poppy as

2511-482: Is uniformly coloured and lacks spots; melanistic and albino individuals have been reported from the Indian subcontinent. White cats observed in the coastline tracts of the southern Western Ghats lacked the red eyes typical of true albinos. A 2014 study suggested that their colouration could be attributed to inbreeding. Kittens are striped and spotted, and adults may retain some of the markings. Dark-tipped hairs cover

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2592-561: Is usually because they have been recently outcrossed to another domestic breed to improve specific cosmetic traits, but the cats are nonetheless more than four generations beyond the handful of nondomestic ancestors. Although the official, permissible outcrosses for the Chausie breed during early breed development were the Abyssinian and the domestic shorthair (no recognizable breed), in practice any kind of purely domestic outcross could be used. TICA rules only dictated that cats must be

2673-715: The Akyatan Lagoon on the southern coast and near Lake Eğirdir . In the Palestinian territories , it was recorded in the Nablus , Ramallah , Jericho and Jerusalem Governorates in the West Bank during surveys carried out between 2012 and 2016. In Iran , it inhabits a variety of habitat types from plains and agriculture lands to mountains ranging from elevations of 45 to 4,178 m (148 to 13,707 ft) in at least 23 of 31 provinces of Iran . In Pakistan, it

2754-729: The Indian Museum . One cat skin without a skull from the area of Maimanah in the country's north was initially identified as of Felis caudata , but in the absence of skins for comparison the author was not sure whether his identification was correct. In his revision of Asiatic wildcat skins collected in the Zoological Museum of Berlin , the German zoologist Zukowsky reassessed the Maimanah cat skin, and because of its larger size and shorter tail than caudata skins proposed

2835-706: The Las Vegas Strip , United States. Vegas gold is one of the official athletic colors for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish , Boston College Eagles , Colorado Buffaloes , South Florida Bulls , St. Vincent–St. Mary High School , Vanderbilt Commodores , the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen, and Western Carolina University Catamounts. It is one of the official colors of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights , and

2916-724: The Nile Delta . It is well known that the ancient Egyptians kept domestic cats as pets. Many domestic cat mummies have been found interred in Egyptian temples . What is not so well known is that one other species of cat was occasionally preserved after death via mummification; that was the jungle cat. F. chaus is not a timid species; they are known for moving into abandoned buildings and living as happily by irrigation canals as by wild rivers, provided that adequate prey and shrubbery for cover are available. Because domestic cats are likely to have frequently encountered jungle cats along

2997-505: The University of Southern California are Pantone 201C and Pantone 123C. These colors, designated as USC Cardinal and USC Gold , were adopted in 1895 by Rev. George W. White, USC's third president, and are equal in importance in identifying the USC Trojans . California Gold is one of the official colors of the University of California, Berkeley , as identified in their graphic style guide for use in on-screen representations of

3078-616: The Vakhsh River in Central Asia and proposed the name Felis (Felis) chaus oxiana . In the 1930s, Pocock reviewed the jungle cat skins and skulls from British India and adjacent countries. Based mainly on differences in fur length and colour he subordinated the zoological specimens from Turkestan to Balochistan to F. c. chaus , the Himalayan ones to F. c. affinis , the ones from Cutch to Bengal under F. c. kutas , and

3159-406: The cats in ancient Egypt . The jungle cat is typically diurnal and hunts throughout the day. Its activity tends to decrease during the hot noon hours. It rests in burrows, grass thickets and scrubs. It often sunbathes on winter days. Jungle cats have been estimated to walk 3–6 km (1.9–3.7 mi) at night, although this likely varies depending on the availability of prey. The behaviour of

3240-667: The domestic cat . The jungle cat is found in the Middle East , the Caucasus, the Indian subcontinent , central and Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka and in southern China . A habitat generalist , the jungle cat inhabits places with adequate water and dense vegetation, such as swamps , wetlands , littoral and riparian areas, grasslands and shrub. It is common in agricultural lands, such as fields of bean and sugarcane, across its range, and has often been sighted near human settlements. As reeds and tall grasses are typical of its habitat, it

3321-441: The head , about two fingers apart. The cheekbones are striking—prominent, long, and angular—and the eyes are flattened on top and form a half oval below. The TICA Chausie breed standard allows three colors: solid black, black grizzled tabby, and black ( a.k.a. brown) ticked tabby. Because the Chausie breed is relatively new, Chausies are still frequently born that have a variety of other colors and patterns, but only cats in

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3402-544: The "allied cat" ( Felis affinis ) by John Edward Gray in 1830. Two years later, Johann Friedrich von Brandt proposed a new species under the name Felis rüppelii , recognising the distinctness of the Egyptian jungle cat. The same year, a stuffed cat was presented at a meeting of the Asiatic Society of Bengal that had been caught in the jungles of Midnapore in West Bengal , India. J. T. Pearson, who donated

3483-463: The Abyssinian breed, they do produce everything else in the range. Background color may be reddish gold, it may be a light golden brown, warm beige, cold beige, and even a very cool light gray with just a hint of brown in it. The latter is a very wild looking background color. Random polygenes influence the background color. Every time a black ticked tabby kitten is born, breeders start guessing what

3564-530: The Middle East. In Jordan , it is highly affected by the expansion of agricultural areas around the river beds of Yarmouk and Jordan rivers, where farmers hunted and poisoned jungle cats in retaliation for attacking poultry. It is also considered rare and threatened in Afghanistan . India exported jungle cat skins in large numbers, until this trade was banned in 1979; some illegal trade continues in

3645-478: The Nile and occasionally even within their owners' homes, it seems that hybrids of the two species were probably often born there. A few people experimented with breeding F. chaus to F. s. catus in the late 1960s and 1970s. Their intention was to provide a sensible alternative to keeping non-domestic cats as pets. However, the Chausie breed did not truly begin until the 1990s, when a dedicated group of breeders named

3726-436: The amount of grizzling is minimal. Exposure to strong sunlight, as with most black cats, can cause black Chausies to lighten slightly and appear brownish. Black grizzled tabbies are unique to the Chausie breed among domestic cats. The grizzled pattern comes from the jungle cat; it is never found in domestic cats unless they have F. chaus ancestors. The kittens are often born completely black, although occasionally they may have

3807-406: The back of the neck, on the face, and even on the legs and tail. Usually the grizzling is complete by age 3 years. The effect in the best cats is spectacular. Grizzling does have a wide range of expression, however, and some cats never have more than a few banded hairs in the ears or in one spot on the belly, occasionally not even that. Black ticked tabby Chausies have black ticking, black stripes on

3888-517: The background color will be, but it cannot be known for certain until the cat ages. Because breeders outcrossed the foundation jungle cats to mostly intelligent, outgoing breeds such as the Abyssinian and Oriental Shorthair , Chausies are intelligent, active, athletic cats. They are often very "busy" as kittens. As adults, they are quieter, but they still retain a playfulness and lifelong curiosity. Chausies do not like to be alone; they need to have other cats as companions or have human company most of

3969-410: The background color. The bands are along the middle of each hair. The root of each hair is mousie gray, while the tip of each hair is black. The off-white banding or "ticking" usually appears first on the neck, chin, and belly, as well as the insides of the ears. Later, the grizzling will often extend up the sides from belly to almost the spine. In the most heavily grizzled cats, the grizzling extends over

4050-448: The body, giving the cat a speckled appearance. The belly is generally lighter than the rest of the body and the throat is pale. The fur is denser on the back compared to the underparts. Two moults can be observed in a year; the coat is rougher and lighter in summer than in winter. The insides of the forelegs show four to five rings; faint markings may be seen on the outside. The black-tipped tail, 21 to 36 cm (8.3 to 14.2 in) long,

4131-468: The breed "Chausie" (after Felis chaus ) and developed a planned breeding program and goals. These breeders asked for and received registration status from TICA in 1995. The breed worked its way through the New Breed Class from May 2001 through April 2013, and became TICA's newest Championship breed on May 1, 2013. Chausies are now being bred in both North America and Europe . The breed has begun

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4212-533: The cause, Chausies do seem somewhat prone to developing food allergies. To prevent this, breeders advise Chausie owners to feed only very high quality cat foods, containing as little of plant-derived ingredients as possible, or a homemade diet. If homemade diets are fed, it should be with the guidance of someone experienced in preparing them, because meat by itself does not contain all the nutrients that Chausies require. Jungle cat The jungle cat ( Felis chaus ), also called reed cat and swamp cat ,

4293-535: The collection of the Natural History Museum , the British taxonomist Pocock referred neither to Zukowsky's appraisal nor to jungle cat skins from Afghanistan. The British natural historian Ellerman and zoologist Morrison-Scott tentatively subordinated the Maimanah cat skin as a subspecies of Felis chaus . In 1969, the Russian biologist Heptner described a jungle cat from the lower course of

4374-401: The color metallic gold as "A light olive-brown to dark yellow, or a moderate, strong to vivid yellow." Of course, the visual sensation usually associated with the metal gold is its metallic shine. This cannot be reproduced by a simple solid color, because the shiny effect is due to the material's reflective brightness varying with the surface's angle to the light source. This is why, in art ,

4455-484: The country is critically endangered . In Cambodia , Laos and Vietnam , jungle cats have been subject to extensive hunting. Skins are occasionally recorded in border markets, and live individuals, possibly taken from Myanmar or Cambodia, occasionally turn up in the Khao Khieo and Chiang Mai zoos of Thailand. Gold (color) This is an accepted version of this page Gold , also called golden ,

4536-460: The country, in Egypt and Afghanistan. In the 1970s, Southeast Asian jungle cats still used to be the most common wild cats near villages in certain parts of northern Thailand and occurred in many protected areas of the country. However, since the early 1990s, jungle cats are rarely encountered and have suffered drastic declines due to hunting and habitat destruction. Today, their official status in

4617-418: The early 1980s. Displayed at right is the web color goldenrod . The color goldenrod is a representation of the color of some of the deeper gold colored goldenrod flowers. The first recorded use of goldenrod as a color name in English was in 1915. Displayed at right is the color Vegas gold . Vegas gold , rendered within narrow limits, is associated with the glamorous casinos and hotels of

4698-513: The first jungle cat skin from Sri Lanka in 1852 and stressed upon its close resemblance to Hodgson's red cat. William Thomas Blanford pointed out the lynx-like appearance of cat skins and skulls from the plains around Yarkant County and Kashgar when he described Felis shawiana in 1876. Nikolai Severtzov proposed the generic name Catolynx in 1858, followed by Leopold Fitzinger 's suggestion to call it Chaus catolynx in 1869. In 1898, William Edward de Winton proposed to subordinate

4779-427: The gold color in the university's seal . For print media , the guide recommends to, "[u]se Pantone 7750 metallic or Pantone 123 yellow and 282 blue". The color is one of two most used by Berkeley, the other being Berkeley Blue ; these, together, are the original colors of the University of California system, of which variations of blue and gold can be found in each campus' school colors . Cal Poly Pomona gold

4860-425: The inside of the upper legs and to a lesser extent on the outside, black rings on the tail, a black tail tip, and black tabby markings around the eyes. They are also known as brown ticked tabbies because, although the markings are black, the background color is brownish. The background color can vary in hue across a large range. While Chausie breeders try to avoid producing the very reddish brown background color seen in

4941-470: The jungle cat has not been extensively studied. Solitary in nature, it does not associate with conspecifics, except in the mating season. The only prominent interaction is the mother-kitten bond. Territories are maintained by urine spraying and scent marking ; some males have been observed rubbing their cheeks on objects to mark them. Leopards , tigers , bears , crocodiles , dholes , golden jackals , fishing cats , large raptors and snakes are

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5022-1147: The jungle cat is not yet well understood and needs to be examined. The following table is based on the classification of the species provided in Mammal Species of the World . It also shows the synonyms used in the revision of the Cat Classification Task Force: In 2006, the phylogenetic relationship of the jungle cat was described as follows: Cheetah ( Acinonyx jubatus ) Cougar ( P. concolor ) Jaguarundi ( P. yagouaroundi ) Jungle cat ( F. chaus ) Black-footed cat ( F. nigripes ) Sand cat ( F. margarita ) European wildcat ( F. silvestris silvestris ) Domestic cat ( F. catus ) Chinese mountain cat ( F. bieti ) African wildcat ( F. silvestris lybica ) Leopard cat ( P. bengalensis ) Sunda leopard cat ( P. javanensis ) Flat-headed cat ( P. planiceps ) Fishing cat ( P. viverrinus ) Rusty-spotted cat ( P. rubiginosus ) Pallas's cat ( O. manul ) The jungle cat

5103-500: The main predators of the jungle cat. The golden jackal in particular can be a major competitor to jungle cats. When it encounters a threat, the jungle cat will vocalise before engaging in attack, producing sounds like small roars – a behavior uncommon for the other members of Felis . The meow of the jungle cat is also somewhat lower than that of a typical domestic cat. The jungle cat can host parasites such as Haemaphysalis ticks and Heterophyes trematode species. Primarily

5184-404: The mother after eight or nine months. The lifespan of the jungle cat in captivity is 15 to 20 years; this is possibly higher than that in the wild. Generation length of the jungle cat is 5.2 years. Major threats to the jungle cat include habitat loss such as the destruction of wetlands, dam construction, environmental pollution , industrialisation and urbanisation . Illegal hunting

5265-411: The name Felis auriculis apice nigro barbatis was not a binomen and therefore improper, and that "chaus" was used as a common name rather than as part of the scientific name. In the 1820s, Eduard Rüppell collected a female jungle cat near Lake Manzala in the Nile Delta . Thomas Hardwicke 's collection of illustrations of Indian wildlife comprises the first drawing of an Indian jungle cat, named

5346-569: The nape of her neck and mounts her. Vocalisations and flehmen are prominent during courtship. After a successful copulation, the female gives out a loud cry and reacts with aversion towards her partner. The pair then separate. Gestation lasts nearly two months. Births take place between December and June, though this might vary geographically. Before parturition, the mother prepares a den of grass in an abandoned animal burrow, hollow tree or reed bed. Litters comprise one to five kittens, typically two to three kittens. Females can raise two litters in

5427-489: The new breed recognition process in the World Cat Federation (WCF). Currently, most authentic Chausies produced are late generation cats with fully domestic temperaments. Their TICA registration certificates will usually indicate that they are "C" generation or "SBT," which nearly always means they are four generations or more beyond the jungle cat ( F. chaus ). In cases where they are "A" or "B" generation, it

5508-566: The rest and also the south Indian F. c. kelaarti populations from the north Indian F. c. affinis ones. The central Indian populations are genetically closer to the southern than to the northern populations. The jungle cat is a medium-sized, long-legged cat, and the largest of the extant Felis species. The head-and-body length is typically between 59 and 76 cm (23 and 30 in). It stands nearly 36 cm (14 in) at shoulder and weighs 2–16 kg (4.4–35.3 lb). Its body size decreases from west to east; this

5589-525: The specimen, proposed the name Felis kutas , noting that it differed in colouration from Felis chaus . Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire described a jungle cat from the area of Dehra Dun in northern India in 1844 under the name Felis jacquemontii in memory of Victor Jacquemont . In 1836, Brian Houghton Hodgson proclaimed the red-eared cat commonly found in Nepal to be a lynx and therefore named it Lynchus erythrotus ; Edward Frederick Kelaart described

5670-499: The specimens from the Caucasus, Persia and Turkestan to Felis chaus typica , and regrouped the lighter built specimens from the Indian subcontinent to F. c. affinis . He renamed the Egyptian jungle cat as F. c. nilotica because Felis rüppelii was already applied to a different cat. A skin collected near Jericho in 1864 led him to describe a new subspecies, F. c. furax , as this skin was smaller than other Egyptian jungle cat skins. A few years later, Alfred Nehring also described

5751-481: The tawnier ones from Burma under F. c. fulvidina . He newly described six larger skins from Sind as F. c. prateri , and skins with shorter coats from Sri Lanka and southern India as F. c. kelaarti . In 2005, the authors of Mammal Species of the World recognized 10 subspecies as valid taxa . Since 2017, the Cat Specialist Group considers only three subspecies as valid. Geographical variation of

5832-443: The team colors of Purdue University Boilermakers intercollegiate sports teams. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets formerly wore white and old gold (now called Tech Gold). The Wake Forest Demon Deacons , UCF Knights , and Vanderbilt Commodores wear old gold and black. The UAB Blazers team colors are Forest Green and Old Gold. The New Orleans Saints list their official team colors as black, old gold and white . Golden yellow

5913-518: The three permissible colors can be entered in new breed classes at cat shows, and only the three colors will be eligible eventually for championship classes. Gold or yellow eye color is preferred, though yellower and lighter shades of green are allowed. Solid black Chausies may have faint tabby markings (called ghost markings) as kittens, but usually acquire a dense, even black pigmentation with maturity. Sometimes black grizzled tabby Chausies will appear indistinguishable from solid black Chausies when

5994-486: The time they are one year old. Females enter oestrus lasting for about five days, from January to March. In males, spermatogenesis occurs mainly in February and March. In southern Turkmenistan , mating occurs from January to early February. The mating season is marked by noisy fights among males for dominance . Mating behaviour is similar to that in the domestic cat: the male pursues the female in oestrus, seizes her by

6075-427: The time. Chausies get along well with dogs, too, and will do fine if raised with a canine in the house. Additionally, Chausies form deep bonds with people. They are loyal, and may have difficulty adjusting if re-homed as adults. As with all non-domestic hybrid source breeds, some Chausies may inherit intestinal tracts similar to that of the non-domestic ancestors. The intestinal tract may be a little shorter than that of

6156-480: The traditional over elongated domestic cat's. A shorter intestinal tract is known to be incapable of processing ingredients derived from plants. That would include any kind of cereals, as well as vegetables, herbs, and spices. Those ingredients will serve as triggers for chronic intestinal inflammation and eventually lead to chronic inflammatory bowel disease that is perpetuated by multiple allergies to low quality, incomplete proteins in commercial cat food. Regardless of

6237-401: Was attributed to greater competition from small cats in the east. Its body size shows a similar decrease from the northern latitudes toward the tropics. Sexually dimorphic , females tend to be smaller and lighter than males. The face is long and narrow, with a white muzzle . The large, pointed ears, 4.5–8 cm (1.8–3.1 in) in length and reddish brown on the back, are set close together;

6318-446: Was in the early 19th century (exact year uncertain). The official colors of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, founded in 1906 are black and old gold. The Delta Sigma Pi fraternity, founded in 1907, official colors are designated royal purple and old gold and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity's colors are garnet and old gold. Maroon and old gold are the colors of Texas State University 's intercollegiate sports teams. Old Gold and black are

6399-499: Was one of the two official colors of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). The official university colors were green (PMS 349) and gold (PMS 131). Cal Poly Pomona's Office of Public Affairs created the colors for web development and has technical guidelines, copyright and privacy protection; as well as logos and images that developers are asked to follow in the university's Guidelines for using official Cal Poly Pomona logos. If web developers are using gold on

6480-647: Was photographed in Haripur , Dera Ismail Khan , Sialkot Districts and Langh Lake Wildlife Sanctuary. In India, it is the most common small wild cat. In Nepal, it was recorded in alpine habitat at elevations of 3,000–3,300 m (9,800–10,800 ft) in Annapurna Conservation Area between 2014 and 2016. In Malaysia, it was recorded in a highly fragmented forest in the Selangor state in 2010. A few jungle cat mummies were found among

6561-720: Was the type of gold the Pittsburgh Penguins used on their uniforms until they reverted to "Pittsburgh gold", the shade traditionally associated with the city. At right is displayed the color satin sheen gold . This is the name of the color of the Starfleet command personnel uniform worn by Captain Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the TV show and movies Star Trek . The first recorded use of golden brown as

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