Language                              Name

Kriol:                                      Bujigat

Marra:                                    Garnbulanyi

Ritharrŋu\Wägilak:              Bujigat

Ngandi:                                  Bujigat

Wubuy:                                   Bujigan

Ngalakga:                              Bujigat

Alawa:                                    Nyun.ngarri

Rembarrnga:                         Bujibuji; Gajakkurru

Scientific name:                   Felis catus

English:                                  Cat

Group name for Cat-like Animal

Marra:                                   Burruwarlih

Body size: 380-600mm
Tail Length: 230-330mm. 

INTRODUCED Nyun.ngarri (Alawa) live in all different types of Country like floodplains, stoned Country and woodlands.

They are on Country in big numbers and are eating small mammals and reptiles causing them to disappear. They eat 5-30 animals per day.

 They can start breeding at 10-12 months and have up to 3 littlers per year, each with on average 4 kittens.

Nyun.ngarri are nocturnal meaning that they mainly come out at night. That’s why we don’t see them much. The rangers often find them on night cameras (see picture above). 

They can live for 15 years and sleep 12-16 hours per day.