Rare Scottish wildcat kitten at Chester Zoo

Amazing video footage has captured a rare Scottish wildcat kitten, bred at Chester Zoo, emerging from its den for the first time since birth.

It’s believed that there could be fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild making the Scottish wildcat, also affectionately known as the ‘Highland tiger’, one of the most endangered populations of cats in the world.

We’re working with Scottish Wildcat Action on a co-ordinated action plan to help save the highly threatened animals.

[daliborjovanovic]

They look so much like domestic tabbies but are actually twice the size of a house cat.

[michael]

She looks ready to rip apart anyone even looking at her kitten. Beautiful! Have to save them

[AnnaPxx]

There is something very wild, beautiful, fierce and Scottish about them 😍❤❤

[Morgan-qvwk]

Cat was like "Don't talk to me or my son ever again"

[tenhirankei]

Did I hear a "meow" or "purr" in the Scottish accent?

[julietfischer]

Mama cat did not look happy with the camera operator. That was definitely a 'Don't mess with me or my baby' expression.

As for the kitten? That was definitely 'Mom? Mom? Can I come up there? I'm coming up there, Mom.'

[JustACatLover]

The most protective and ferocious mothers in the world

[PurpleDog]

This is the most adorable thing that would claw my eyes out if I ever went near it

[dutchstrain]

One of the nicest footages . Save them !

[svenable]

I've watched this so many times since you posted this a couple of years ago. Can you post more videos of these wonderful cats? They're so fascinating to compare to our house cats. They're so alike but so different from their wild cousins.

[DarthWill]

Aw... This is too cute! Look at the wee baby! 😍

[lovelovemiraclesunsetgirl]

i like to imagine the mother cat went from trying to tell the cameraman to piss off

to hearing the kitten coming, and just crankily telling it to get back and stay away from the humans as it comes forward

then just saying "forget it" as the kid starts climbing up and just settling for moodily threatening the cameraman not to mess with the kitten or else

[bird]

Stunning animals that look in her eyes says it all, don't mess with my baby💌

[Geospasmic]

This is like some kind of cartoon cat.

[raycroal]

little kitten climbed that log like a leopard

[icantthinkofaname]

I could swear she even has a Scottish accent

[lionheart]

translation: back the fock up ya we git

[mytooltwo]

3 people are idiots and don’t realize how adorable this video is.

[sky-zyhe]

i promise i will not hurt your baby lovely momma you two have a good day

[Thetoucanman]

That’s like a cranky, grandma version of a meow