Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) walking, Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) walking, Vosges, France, June.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female feeding on sub-adult male Impala (Aepyceros melampus) prey in tree, Greater Makalali Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Philippe Clement / European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) sitting on a rock, with kittens playing nearby, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May. Captive.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) wild female, wet after having crossed river, in mountain valley, Uchkul River, Sarychat-Ertash Strict Nature Reserve, Tien Shan Mountains, eastern Kyrgyzstan

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Paul Houghtaling, using telemetry to track mother and cubs near houses, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis sylvestris) in snow, Vosges, France, February.

Fabrice Cahez / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) crouched low in woodland, Vosges, France, April

Michel Poinsignon / European wild cat (Felis silvestris) kitten portrait, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, captive.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) amongst vegetation, Vosges, France, June

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) portrait, Vosges, France, June

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) hidden in long grass, Vosges, France, July

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) in undergrowth, Vosges, France, August

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) backlit, in field, Vosges, France, June

Fabrice Cahez / Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) in mist. Vosges, France, August.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild Cat (Felis silvestris). Vosges, France, August.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) in snow, Vosges, France, November

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) portrait, Vosges, France, July

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) portrait, Vosges, France, July

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) licking its lips, Vosges, France, July

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) leaping on prey, Vosges, France, July

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) running, Vosges, France, June

Edwin Giesbers / European wild cat (Felix silvestris) head portrait, captive

Konstantin Mikhailov / European wild cat (Felis silvestris) kitten sitting, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May

Edwin Giesbers / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) in snowstorm captive, Germany

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) pouncing in field, sequence 1/3, Vosges, France, May

Klaus Echle / Portrait of a Wildcat (Felis silvestris) kitten. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, August.

Klaus Echle / Wildcat (Felis sylvestris) seen over a snow bank. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, January.

Klaus Echle / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) sitting in snow. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, January.

Klaus Echle / Three young Wildcats (Felis silvestris). Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, July.

Klaus Echle / Portrait of Wildcat (Felis silvestris). Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, July.

Klaus Echle / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) climbing up a tree. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, March.

Klaus Echle / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) walking. Rhine Valley near Frieburg, Germany, March.

Peter Cairns / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) portrait in long grass, Scotland, UK

Peter Cairns / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) portrait on moorland, Scotland, UK

Peter Cairns / Scottish wildcat (Felis sylvestris) stalking along track in pine forest, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, April

Peter Cairns / Scottish wildcat (Felis sylvestris) in snow, Scotland, UK, January, Highly commended, Documentary series category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2011

Bernard Castelein / Desert / Asiatic Wild Cat (Felis silvestris ornata) portrait sitting in sand, Rajasthan, India

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) Codrii Forest Reserve, Moldova, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) in long grass, Codrii Forest Reserve, Moldova, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) walking, Codrii Forest Reserve, Moldova, June 2009

Jouan & Rius / African wild cat (Felis sylvestris libyca), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari desert, South Africa

Jose B. Ruiz / Wild cat road kill, Spain (Felis silvestris)

Juan Manuel Borrero / Wild cat {Felis sylvestris} Spain

Mark Yates / Wild cat sunning on rocks {Felis silvestris} female Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Pete Cairns / Wild cat portrait amongst heather {Felis silvestris} Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK

Pete Cairns / Wild cat on edge of pine forest {Felis silvestris} Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK

Pete Cairns / Wild cat in pine forest {Felis silvestris} Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK

Pete Cairns / Wild cat on edge of pine forest {Felis silvestris} Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK

Tony Heald / African wild cat {Felis sylvestris libyca} in tree, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Pk, South Africa

David Woodfall / Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) in captive breeding project, Alladale Estate, Scotland, UK, October.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) with rodent prey, Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) running across field, Vosges, France, 2018

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) and Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) fighting, Vosges, France, May. Sequence 3 of 3

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) and Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) fighting, Vosges, France, May. Sequence 2 of 3

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) and Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) fighting, Vosges, France, May. Sequence 1 of 3

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) and Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) fighting, Vosges, France, May. Small repro only.

Valeriy Maleev / Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) leaping past reed bed, Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia. February.

Valeriy Maleev / Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia. February.

Valeriy Maleev / Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia. February.

Valeriy Maleev / Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia. February.

Valeriy Maleev / Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia. February.

Valeriy Maleev / Amur leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilurus) Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia. February.

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / African wild cat (Felis lybica) male at night, Azaouak, Sahara, Niger,

Loic Poidevin / European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) licking lips whilst on tree trunk. Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Robin Chittenden / European wild cat (Felis silvestris) swimming, Romania. May.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) female, Greater Makalali Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Serval (Leptailurus serval) at night, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) four month old cub, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) male running over bridge in urban wetland at night, Diyasaru Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) in grass, Vosges, France, April.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) hissing, looking at the camera, Vosges, France, April.

Bruno D'Amicis / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) adult male crossing frosty meadow. Abruzzo, Central Apennines, Italy, February.

Bruno D'Amicis / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) adult male crossing frosty meadow. Abruzzo, Central Apennines, Italy, February.

Konrad Wothe / European wild cat (Felis silvestris) behind leaves, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, June. Captive

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female at scent-marking spray-tree at night, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) six year old male in savanna, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) eight year old female, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) three year old female, Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) three year old female stalking, Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Lion (Panthera leo) six month old female cub, Kafue National Park, Zambia

Andres M. Dominguez / Wildcat (Felis silvestris) hunting, Palencia, Castilla y Leon, Spain, August.

Ann & Steve Toon / African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / African wildcat (Felis silvestris lybica), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Edwin Giesbers / Barbary macaque (Maccaca sylvanus) with baby, scares off another juvenile, Gibraltar, UK, July.

Edwin Giesbers / Barbary macaque (Maccaca sylvanus) with baby, Gibraltar, UK, July.

Edwin Giesbers / Wild cat (Felis silvestris), Germany, July. Captive.

Angelo Gandolfi / Wild cat (Felis sylvestris), probably interbred with feral domestic cat (Felis catus).Sila National Park, Macchialonga valley, Calabria, Italy. June.

Philippe Clement / European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) walking through woodland during light snowfall, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, January. Captive.

Philippe Clement / European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) grooming on a fallen tree trunk, Isselburg, Germany, October. Captive.

Philippe Clement / Female European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) and three juveniles climbing on a woodpile, Isselburg, Germany, October. Captive.

Philippe Clement / European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) grooming, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, March. Captive.

Philippe Clement / European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) leaving, kittens playing on a rock, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May. Captive.