 It was probably at least 10 years old at the time of recapture.In Western Europe, the wildcat feeds on hamsters, brown rats, dormice, water voles, voles, and wood mice.From time to time, it also preys on small carnivores like martens, European polecat, stoat, and least weasel ("Mustela nivalis"), as well as fawns of red deer ("Cervus elaphus"), roe deer ("Capreolus capreolus"), and chamois ("Rupicapra rupicapra").