Rare African Golden Cat Caught Hunting a Group of Monkeys with Camera Trap (VIDEO)

Scientists have captured some rare footage with the help of a camera trap. They've caught an African golden cat attacking a group of red colobus monkeys in Uganda on tape.

The footage was taken in Kibale national park in south Uganda, according to The Guardian. You can see the rare cat first stalking and then rushing the group of monkeys before appearing to quickly retreat. It actually may be the first footage ever of the golden cat hunting in daylight, according to LiveScience.

The African golden cat is found only in the forests of Central and West Africa. Growing to about the size of a bobcat, it weighs between five and sixteen kilograms. Most records of this elusive cat consist of photographs taken by remote camera traps, or dead animals, according to a press release.

"It is an exciting and rare glimpse into the world of this fascinating cat," said David Mills, Kaplan scholar and graduate student, in a news release. "We know a lot more about golden cats than we did a few years ago and yet we still know almost nothing about their behavior. Primatologists in Kibale have observed monkeys emitting alarm calls at golden cats on several occasions and, considering this latest evidence, it's not hard to see why."

Want to see the golden cat for yourself? You can see it below, courtesy of Vimeo.

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African Golden cat hunting red colobus monkeys in Uganda - slow motion from Panthera Cats on Vimeo.