Wildcat (Felis silvestris) is a small felid native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.

Wildcat may also refer to members of the genus Lynx:

• Canadian Lynx (Lynx canadensis), native to Canada, Alaska as well as some parts of the lower 48 United States
• Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx), native to European and Siberian forests
• Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), native to the Iberian Peninsula in Southern Europe
• Bobcat (Lynx rufus), ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States

Wildcat or Wildcats may also refer to:

Contents 1 Aircraft 2 Computers and software 3 Entertainment 3.1 Amusement parks and rides 3.2 Comic books and comic strips 3.3 Film 3.4 Music 3.5 Theater 3.6 Television 4 Finance 5 Ground vehicles 6 Industry 7 Organized labor 8 People 9 Places and locations 10 Ships 11 Sports 11.1 Terms 11.2 Team names 11.3 College and university mascots 11.4 High school mascots 12 Technology

[edit] Aircraft

• F4F Wildcat, an American World War II era fighter plane
• AgustaWestland AW159 Lynx Wildcat naval and utility helicopter, derivative of the Westland Lynx to be introduced into UK military service from 2014

[edit] Computers and software

• Wildcat! BBS, a bulletin board system software package

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] Amusement parks and rides

• WildCat (roller coaster), several

[edit] Comic books and comic strips

• Wildcat (comic strip), a comic strip by Donald Rooum
• Wildcat (comics), three DC Comics comic book characters
• WildC.A.T.s, a comic created by Jim Lee
• Wildcat, A British comic by IPC publications IPC Media.

[edit] Film

• Wildcats (film), a 1986 film starring Goldie Hawn
• Little Wildcat, a 1922 film starring Oliver Hardy
• The Wildcats of St Trinian's, a 1980 British comedy film.

[edit] Music

• "Wildcat" (song), a Ratatat song
• Wild Cat (Tygers of Pan Tang album)

[edit] Theater

• Wildcat (musical), a Broadway musical

[edit] Television

• Wildcat, a character in the Disney animated series TaleSpin
• WildC.A.T.s (TV series), a television series based the Jim Lee comic
• Kennedy Wildcats, the basketball team featured in the series The Wonder Years

[edit] Finance

• Wildcat banking, the unusual practices of banks chartered under state law during the period of non-Federally regulated state banking (1816–63) in the United States

[edit] Ground vehicles

• Bowler Wildcat, an off-road racing vehicle
• Buick Wildcat, an automobile
• Melling Wildcat, a high-performance British sports car

[edit] Industry

• Wildcatter, a person who drills for oil in areas not yet known to have oil fields
• Wildcat (drilling), a petroleum exploration well

[edit] Organized labor

• Wildcat strike action, a strike action of workers that is not authorized by union leadership

[edit] People

• Wild Cat (Seminole) (c. 1810-1857), a Native American Seminole chief who was active in the Second Seminole War
• Wildcat, the early stage name of exotic dancer and pornographic actress Cara Fawn (b. 1978), who now uses the stage name Cheyenne Silver
• "Wildcat" Chris Harris (wrestler) (b. 1973), a professional wrestler working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
• the Wildcats (biker gang), a biker gang associated with the Hells' Angels, based in Prince George, British Columbia

[edit] Places and locations

In the United States:

• Wildcat Creek (Indiana)
• Wildcat Creek (California)
• Wildcat Hollow, Connecticut
• Wildcat Hollow, New York
• Wildcat Mountain (Georgia)
• Wildcat Mountain (New Hampshire)
  • Wildcat Mountain Ski Area

[edit] Ships

• USC&GS Wildcat (1919), a launch in commission with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1919 to 1941
• USS Wildcat, the name of various United States Navy ships

[edit] Sports

[edit] Terms

• Wildcat formation, an American football offensive scheme

[edit] Team names

• Connecticut Wildcats, an American rugby league team in the American National Rugby League
• Jackson Wildcats, a professional basketball expansion team of the USBL
• Hamilton Wildcats, an amateur Australian rules football club based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• Moncton Wildcats, a franchise in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
• Perth Wildcats, an Australian basketball team in the National Basketball League
• Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, an English rugby league team in the engage Rugby Super League
• West London Wildcats, an Australian rules football and netball club based in London, England
• Maastricht Wildcats, an amateur americaan football team based in Maastricht, the Nederlands

[edit] College and university mascots

• Bethune-Cookman University
• California State University, Chico
• Central Washington University
• Davidson College
• Fort Valley State University
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Johnson & Wales University
• Kansas State University
• Linfield College
• Louisiana College
• Northern Michigan University
• Northwestern University
• University of Arizona
• University of Kentucky
• University of New Hampshire
• Villanova University
• Weber State University
• Westminster Choir College of Rider University
• Wheelock College

[edit] High school mascots

• Angleton High School, Angleton, Texas
• Arundel High School, Gambrills, Maryland
• Brea Olinda High School, Brea, California
• Camden County High School (Kingsland, Georgia)
• Carolina Day School, Asheville, North Carolina
• Cypress Woods High School, Cypress, Texas
• Deep Run High School, Glen Allen, Virginia
• Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School, Aurora, Ontario Canada
• Duluth High School, Duluth, Georgia
• Eagan High School, Eagan, Minnesota
• Enterprise High School, Enterprise, Alabama
• Finneytown High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Hilliard Davidson High School, Hilliard, Ohio
• Homer-Center High School, Homer City, Pennsylvania
• Humble High School, Humble, Texas
• Humboldt High School, Humboldt, Iowa
• Idaho City High School, Idaho City, Idaho
• John Bowne High School, Flushing, New York
• Joseph Wheeler High School, Marietta, Georgia
• Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire
• Kittanning High School, Kittanning, Pennsylvania
• Kokomo High School, Kokomo, Indiana
• Lake Norman High School, Mooresville, North Carolina
• Libertyville High School, Libertyville, Illinois
• Lyme-Old Lyme High School, Old Lyme, Connecticut
• Maple Hill High School, Schodack, New York
• Mattawan High School, Mattawan, Michigan
• Mayfield High School, Mayfield Village, Ohio
• Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
• Mesquite High School (Gilbert, Arizona)
• Milken Community High School, Los Angeles, California
• Millard West High School, Omaha, Nebraska
• Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, Illinois
• Normal Community West High School, Normal, Illinois
• North Gaston High School, Dallas, North Carolina
• Oak Harbor High School, Oak Harbor, Washington
• Oak Ridge High School (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
• Paris High School, Paris, Texas
• Plainfield Central High School, Plainfield, Illinois
• Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas
• Redlands East Valley High School, Redlands, California
• Rye Country Day School, Rye, New York
• St. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco, California
• Saint Ignatius High School, Cleveland, Ohio
• Sylvania Northview High School, Sylvania, Ohio
• Tullahoma High School, Tullahoma, Tennessee
• Valdosta High School, Valdosta, Georgia
• Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, Vermont
• Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, Maryland
• Waterford High School, Waterford, Ohio
• West Genesee High School, Camillus, New York
• West Johnston High School, Benson, North Carolina
• West Ranch High School, Stevenson Ranch, California
• West Seattle High School, Seattle, Washington
• Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Missouri
• Westview High School (Beaverton, Oregon)
• The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, New York
• Wheeling High School, Wheeling, Illinois
• Winter Park High School, Winter Park, Florida
• Woburn Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario

[edit] Technology

• A wildcat, a sprocketed wheel for an anchor chain; see Anchor windlass
• Wildcat cartridge, a specialty firearm cartridge not produced by commercial ammunition manufacturers

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