Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Note: Dr. Alexander Sliwa asked that we be sure to give a shout out to his fellow fighters for black-footed cat recognition and admiration; Beryl Wilson, Martina Kรผsters, Hal Brindley, and Dr. Jim Sanderson. Alex also wants viewers to know that โthe legs and tail of the AI generated black-footed cats are a bit too long, so the cats look more like leopard cats in shape than black-footed cats. The tail is only 40% of the head-body length in the species.โ This small cat is so elusive and photos and videos so rare, that AI has not had the opportunity to really capture the exact look, but we will update our content as that improves.
Borrowed Basement
A Shadow Moves In The Scrubland Haze
Barely Five Pounds In A Lethal Daze
Looks Like A Kitten You'd Want To Keep
But Holds A Killer's Promise, Buried Deep
Three Times The Skill Of A Lion's Pride
Nowhere To Run And Nowhere To Hide
[Pre-Chorus]
A Metabolic Fire Burns So Bright
A Constant Hunt Through The Endless Night
But The Sun Will Scorch And The Jackal Waits
How Do You Cheat The Cruellest Of Fates?
[Chorus]
Down In A Borrowed Basement Deep
Is Where The Tiny Titan Goes To Sleep
A Secret Life Beneath The Soil
Escaping From The World's Turmoil
The Deadliest Cat You'll Never See
Survives On Stolen Property
[Verse]
The Springhare Digs A Home Then Flees
Leaving A Network Through The Trees
A Perfect Fortress, Dark And Sound
On This Ironic Common Ground
A Mother Moves Her Kittens Fast
A Frantic Race That's Built To Last
[Pre-Chorus]
She Shifts Her Den Before The Dawn
Before The Hunter's Scent Is Drawn
A Chessboard Game Of Hide-And-Seek
To Guard The Fragile And The Weak
[Chorus]
Down In A Borrowed Basement Deep
Is Where The Tiny Titan Goes To Sleep
A Secret Life Beneath The Soil
Escaping From The World's Turmoil
The Deadliest Cat You'll Never See
Survives On Stolen Property
[Bridge]
A Population On A Knife's Thin Edge
A Silent, Broken, Final Pledge
Caught In A War That's Not Her Own
A Poisoned Trap, A Dying Groan
The Cattle Graze The Homes Away
Nowhere To Hide At The Break Of DayThey Say You'll Love Them If You See
Their Fierce And Wild Tenacity
But A Ghost That Lives In Borrowed Ground
Is Lost Before It's Ever Found
A Hidden Thread, A Fading Plea
In A World You Thought Was Free
[Spoken In The Final Beats]
She Survives Thanks To Alex Sliwa And The Black-Footed Cat Working Group.
Find out more at: bigcatrescue.org/conservation-news/black-footed-cat-working-group
BIG CAT TV is a close look into the wild cat conservation efforts we support, and the exotic feline residents of Big Cat Rescue who we now support at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Big Cat Rescue is a registered non-profit 501c3 so your donations are tax deductible. Wildcats in the wild: Our mission, their future. ๐พ
Subscribe here: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BigCatRescue
Music from Suno, Envato, APM Music (https://www.apmmusic.com) and Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) Artlist.io, InVideo app and other AI sources.
Help save wild cats and end big cat abuse at BigCatRescue.org
Thank you for watching and tell a friend!
Note: Dr. Alexander Sliwa asked that we be sure to give a shout out to his fellow fighters for black-footed cat recognition and admiration; Beryl Wilson, Martina Kรผsters, Hal Brindley, and Dr. Jim Sanderson. Alex also wants viewers to know that โthe legs and tail of the AI generated black-footed cats are a bit too long, so the cats look more like leopard cats in shape than black-footed cats. The tail is only 40% of the head-body length in the species.โ This small cat is so elusive and photos and videos so rare, that AI has not had the opportunity to really capture the exact look, but we will update our content as that improves.
Borrowed Basement
A Shadow Moves In The Scrubland Haze
Barely Five Pounds In A Lethal Daze
Looks Like A Kitten You'd Want To Keep
But Holds A Killer's Promise, Buried Deep
Three Times The Skill Of A Lion's Pride
Nowhere To Run And Nowhere To Hide
[Pre-Chorus]
A Metabolic Fire Burns So Bright
A Constant Hunt Through The Endless Night
But The Sun Will Scorch And The Jackal Waits
How Do You Cheat The Cruellest Of Fates?
[Chorus]
Down In A Borrowed Basement Deep
Is Where The Tiny Titan Goes To Sleep
A Secret Life Beneath The Soil
Escaping From The World's Turmoil
The Deadliest Cat You'll Never See
Survives On Stolen Property
[Verse]
The Springhare Digs A Home Then Flees
Leaving A Network Through The Trees
A Perfect Fortress, Dark And Sound
On This Ironic Common Ground
A Mother Moves Her Kittens Fast
A Frantic Race That's Built To Last
[Pre-Chorus]
She Shifts Her Den Before The Dawn
Before The Hunter's Scent Is Drawn
A Chessboard Game Of Hide-And-Seek
To Guard The Fragile And The Weak
[Chorus]
Down In A Borrowed Basement Deep
Is Where The Tiny Titan Goes To Sleep
A Secret Life Beneath The Soil
Escaping From The World's Turmoil
The Deadliest Cat You'll Never See
Survives On Stolen Property
[Bridge]
A Population On A Knife's Thin Edge
A Silent, Broken, Final Pledge
Caught In A War That's Not Her Own
A Poisoned Trap, A Dying Groan
The Cattle Graze The Homes Away
Nowhere To Hide At The Break Of DayThey Say You'll Love Them If You See
Their Fierce And Wild Tenacity
But A Ghost That Lives In Borrowed Ground
Is Lost Before It's Ever Found
A Hidden Thread, A Fading Plea
In A World You Thought Was Free
[Spoken In The Final Beats]
She Survives Thanks To Alex Sliwa And The Black-Footed Cat Working Group.
Find out more at: bigcatrescue.org/conservation-news/black-footed-cat-working-group
BIG CAT TV is a close look into the wild cat conservation efforts we support, and the exotic feline residents of Big Cat Rescue who we now support at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge. Big Cat Rescue is a registered non-profit 501c3 so your donations are tax deductible. Wildcats in the wild: Our mission, their future. ๐พ
Subscribe here: youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BigCatRescue
Music from Suno, Envato, APM Music (https://www.apmmusic.com) and Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) Artlist.io, InVideo app and other AI sources.
Help save wild cats and end big cat abuse at BigCatRescue.org
Thank you for watching and tell a friend!
