page_title: Geoffroy's cat
section_title: Reproduction
hierarchical_section_title: Geoffroy's cat / Ecology and behaviour / Reproduction
caption_attribution_description: English: native to Argentina
context_page_description: Geoffroy's cat is a wild cat native to the southern and central regions of South America. It is about the size of a domestic cat. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List because it is widespread and abundant over most of its range.
context_section_description: The breeding season for Geoffroy's cats lasts from October to March. During this time, the female comes into estrus for periods of up to twelve days, between three and five weeks apart. Mating during this time is brief and frequent, often taking place on a high ledge or similar site.
  Gestation lasts for 72–78 days. Most births occur between December and May. Litters consist of one to three kittens, and one or two is more common.
  The kittens are born blind and helpless, weighing about 65 to 95 grams (2.3 to 3.4 oz), and develop rather more slowly than in the domestic cat. The eyes open after from eight to nineteen days, and they begin to eat solid food at six or seven weeks. Kittens become independent of their mother at around eight months, but are generally not sexually mature until 18 months for females and 24 months for males.
  The oldest recorded captive Geoffroy's cat was at least 20 years old.
caption: A Geoffroy's cat kitten
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