有一种动物，生长在青藏高原边缘，明明是高原草甸里的“土著”，却名叫“荒漠”;它就是神秘的荒漠猫。

There is an animal that grows on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, but named "desert"; It is the mysterious Chinese desert cat.

荒漠猫是中国13种猫科动物中唯一的中国特有品种。

The desert cat is the only Chinese endemic species among the 13 species of cats in China.

不过，荒漠猫十分低调，相比同区域生存的雪豹，荒漠猫没有凸显“王者”身份的花纹，一身麻褐色的皮毛是它的伪装。荒漠猫之所以叫荒漠，也跟它的毛色有很大关系。1892 年，巴黎自然历史博物馆收购了两张从中国四川收购的毛皮，据档案记载，该动物体型大约与家猫相同，同时身体上并没有点状或条状的斑纹。当时的科学家认为这是一种生活在荒漠环境中的小型猫科动物，因此命名“荒漠”。

However, theChinesedesert cat is very low-profile, compared to the snow leopard living in the same area, the desert cat does not have fancypatterns,anda hemp brown coatis its camouflage. Its name has a lot to do with the color of its fur.In 1892, the Museum of Natural History in Paris acquired two fur skins from Sichuan, China. According to the archives, the animal was approximately the same size as a domestic cat butdid not have dotted or striped markings on its body. Scientists at thattime thought it was a small feline that lived in a desert environment, hence the name "Desert".