She’s a 4-year-old Geoffroy’s cat, and her name is Dia. While she looks similar to domestic cats, the zoo said she is a wild cat native to South America and should not be considered a pet.
These big cats are well known, but there are many wild cat species in the world you may not have heard of. They include the ocelot, caracal, Pallas’s cat, Geoffroy’s cat, and the fishing cat.
Some of the cats were featured on the sanctuary's website ... and said she liked "sneaking up on volunteers." Mouse, a Geoffroy's cat and one of the smallest animals at the sanctuary, captured ...
The sanctuary included a full list of the cats who passed away: Tabbi, a half-Bengal tiger; Crackle, an African caracal; Mouse, a Geoffroy’s cat; Pebbles, a Bengal cat; Thumper, a Eurasian lynx ...