Taxidermy Scottish Wildcats

Latin: Felis silvestris

Size: Measures Approx. 115cm x 89cm x 43cm

Description: The Wildcat's direct ancestor was Felis lunensis, or Martelli's wildcat, which lived in Europe as early as the late Pliocene. Fossil remains of the wildcat are common in cave deposits dating from the last ice age and the Holocene. The European wildcat first appeared in its current form 2 million years ago, and reached the British Isles from mainland Europe 9,000 years ago, at the end of the last glacial maximum. The Wildcat is considered an icon of the Scottish wilderness.

John Macpherson established his well-kown business in Church Street, Inverness in 1887. In 1920, he moved to larger premises in Inglis Street, and the shop became known as 'The Sporting Stores'.

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