Andean Mountain Cat
Species name: Felis jacobita
Other names: Bergkatze (German); chinchay (Spanish); osjo (Peru)
Description: Living in the cold, rocky mountains of the high Andes, the Andean Mountain Cats has rarely ever been seen in its wild habitat. About the size of a big house cat, it has a beautiful, silver-gray coat patterned wth brown stripes and spots. Its long, bushy tail is marked with seven distinctibe dark brown rings. Also found in Bolivia, Argentina and Chile, the Andean Mountain Cat eats small mammals. birds, and lizards.