by Maria Giulia Checchi – Ah! Here comes another group, strolling down the hill with cameras at the ready and a keeper opening the way. They call this a ‘hide visit’ (‘blind visit’, for the Americans), but they aren’t that good at hiding. They enter the little wooden room attached…
by Maria Giulia Checchi – Did you know that the noble lineage of the European wildcats diverged from that which gave rise to domestic cats about 173,000 years ago? Yet everywhere on-the-line you’ll see article after article that starts by saying that…
by Maria Giulia Checchi – Moving to a new house is always a gamble. Will the neighbourhood be nice? What state are the pipes in? Will the heating work? And, in my case, what furniture will be available? I couldn’t bring mine from the previous enclosure, you see? And the…
by Maria Giulia Checchi – At only 2 years old, my parents Broch and Maree should think of me as something of a prodigy, for I am already involved in two scientific studies. Alas, I didn’t complete any university degree nor even high school,…
by Maria Giulia Checchi – So, you finally got your own enclosure and it’s time to decorate. No no no, don’t get too excited for this part, as you will have no say in the matter. But the keepers I…
by Maria Giulia Checchi – A warm blanket of light on your fur tells you that the rigid Scottish winter has now transformed into a well-earned spring, where all that slumbered in the cold months comes at once to…
by Maria Giulia Checchi – If you aspire to be an Aigas wildcat, the most important lesson you need to learn is how to interact with your keeper. These humans are devious, shameless beings! They have no issues with luring…
