Wildcats

Wildcats (also known as Near Eastern wildcat) are animals that appear in The Lion Guard universe. They live in the Pride Lands.

In the Real World
The African Wildcat looks similar to a short-haired domestic tabby cat, but has reddish colouring on the back of the ears, over its abdomen and on the back of its hind legs.

In the Real World
African Wildcats diverged from the other Wildcat subspecies about 131,000 years ago. Some individuals were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago in the Middle East, and are the ancestors of the domestic cat. Remains of domesticated wildcats have been included in human burials as far back as 9,500 years ago in Cyprus.

The Lion Guard
Wildcats appear in paintings in The Lair of the Lion Guard and Rafiki's Tree.