#fishing cat

[renumuro]

The Felidae

[nocturnal-stims]

Fishing cats are stocky, muscular nocturnal predators about twice the size of a domestic cat. Little studied and rarely seen, fishing cats lurk near the muddy shores of oxbow lakes, mangrove swamps, and tidal creeks in South and South East Asia where they dine on fish and crabs (or, failing that, anything smaller than them). The fishing cat is a fast and powerful swimmer and even has webbed paws!

Sadly, fishing cats are now endangered and the global population may have declined by around 30% in the years 2010–2015. The destruction of wetlands and persecution by local farmers and fisherman have driven them to extinction in many regions.

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[inatcats]

Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

Observed by myworldofbirdphotography, CC BY-NC

[rongzhi]

OP: 在河边钓鱼偶遇流浪猫，因为喂过鱼给它们吃！所以一直跟着我，非常乖，果然万物皆有灵!

↳ Encountered stray cats by the river while fishing because I fed them fish in the past! Because of that, they've always followed me. They're very well behaved—as expected, all living things have a spirit!

English added by me :)

[life-on-our-planet]

A fishing cat practices hunting with her kittens. BBC Earth

[am4ura]

Vaporeon but. Car 🐱🐟

[annuskabriar]

asian small wild cats! this is just everyone i could find that seemed to have their ranges go into asia. this is on etsy as a print here and sticker pack here!

[cactuscollie]

woooo happy asian and pacific heritage month!!!