The kodkod is forest ghost. It lives in the most limited area in the Americas, has the lowest genetic diversity of any known feline, and there's only a few thousand of them left in the wild. Few have heard of them, and even fewer have seen them. So we're going deep into the Chilean rainforest to find one of the most elusive animals in the world. 00:00 Kodkod - The Shyest Cat in The Americas 00:38 Journey into the Valdivian rainforest 01:21 Physical characteristics and taxonomy 02:42 Adaptations and elusiveness 04:12 Interview with Diego Ramirez 09:11 Meeting a kodkod 11:38 Valdivian rainforest ecosystem 14:29 Kodkod’s diet 17:26 Genetic diversity crisis 19:04 Conservation efforts ------ This episode wouldn't have been possible without the kind collaboration of dozens of kodkod lovers and conservationists in Chile. Special thanks to: Diego Ramirez Alvarez https://www.instagram.com/diego.ramirez.alvarez Guiña Working Group https://guigna.org/ https://www.instagram.com/gwg.guigna Casa Noé Mundo Animal https://www.instagram.com/zoocasanoe Chiloé Silvestre https://chiloesilvestre.cl/ https://www.instagram.com/chiloesilvestre Parque Tricao https://www.tricao.cl/ https://www.instagram.com/parquetricao Sur Endémico / Pablo Silva https://www.instagram.com/sur.endemico Camila Abumohor https://www.instagram.com/cabumohor.photos --------- Get your copy of "Strange Creatures" now! It’s filled with all the amazing animal facts and beautiful original illustrations that you’ve come to love from us. 📗🐾 Order here: http://bit.ly/animalogicbook Become an Animalogic member: https://bit.ly/AnimalogicMembership Get Animalogic Merch: https://bit.ly/3SXGrXL Support Animalogic on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/animalogic Subscribe for new episodes on Fridays http://bit.ly/SubscribeToAnimalogic ----------- Written and Directed by Andrés Salazar Hosting and Art by Danielle Dufault Edited by David Uribe ----------- More Animalogic: https://www.tiktok.com/@animalogic https://www.facebook.com/AnimalogicShow ----------- Examining the nature of the beast. #animalogic #kodkod #cat #cats #animalfacts #animal #animals #wildlife #nature #naturedocumentary