By EJ Jan 21, 2021 Pete McNab was on a walk with his son and a friend when they came upon a herd of sheep circling something in the snow. As the trio approached, the animals scattered. What Pete found in the snow of Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park was a small kitten. The tiny animal was matted and suffering from malnutrition. The cat was also unable to stand on its own feet. Pete took the kitten to a local vet to nurse it back to health. A specialist there discovered the kitten was actually a rare Scottish Wildcat. There are only 100 to 300 of the species remaining.
2 Friends Find A Cat Buried In The Snow, Only To Discover It Was One Of The Most Endangered Mammals In Europe BoredPanda staff Turns out, being kind and trying your best to help those in need can sometimes get you into pretty surprising and unexpected situations. That’s exactly what happened to these two cat-loving friends from the United Kingdom a few days ago. While on a walk in Cairngorms National Park, the pair accidentally discovered a tiny kitten shivering in the snow. After taking the kitten to the vet, the men were told that this poor thing is actually an extremely rare Scottish wildcat.