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Fishing CatEducational resources on Fishing CatFishing Cat or Prionailurus viverrinus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to C2a(i). IUCN Profile of the Fishing Cat Facts About Fishing Cats - National Zoo| FONZ When swimming, the fishing cat may use its short, flattened tail like a rudder, helping control its direction in the water. Part of the fishing cat's scientific name, viverrinus nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/FishingCats/factsheet.cfm Fishing Cat Fishing Cat Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus and Species: Prionailurus viverrinus Description : Although fishing cats are classified as small cats, they are stocky and newsdesk.si.edu/kits/asia_trail/nzp_animal_fact_sheet_fshing_cat.pdf Fishing and Rusty Spotted Cats in Sri Lanka - National Zoo| FONZ Zoo scientist John Seidensticker is working with Sri Lankan conservation biologists to study the distribution and ecology of the fishing cat and the rusty spotted cat. Brought to nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/TropicalEcosystems/CatsSriLanka/default.cfm New Page 0 [cas.bellarmine.edu] Abstract. The purpose of this study is to investigate the behavior of the Fishing Cat, a feline that many have never heard of and little is known about. cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/Research/FishingCatBehavior.htm Asia Trail - National Zoo| FONZ They attract fish by lighting tapping the water's surface with a paw, mimicking insect movements. Then, they dive into the water to catch the fish. Fishing Cat Facts | Watch nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/default.cfm?cam=FC ADW: Prionailurus viverrinus: Information The fishing cat is also a victim of poaching. They are often hunted for food, medicine, or various body parts (BCPP, 1997). (Conservation Assessment Management Plan, 2004) animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Prionailurus_viverrinus.html Fishing Cat Enrichment - National Zoo| FONZ Native to South and Southeast Asia, fishing cats are amazing animals that actually go head-first into a stream or pond to catch fish and other aquatic prey. Brought to you by the nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/FishingCats/enrichment.cfm Fishing Cat Fishing Cat Taken Sunday, May 26, 2002, 03:15:37pm. Original image size: 2490x1660, 7.1Mb Technical details: Canon EOS D60, 1/60s @ F2.8, ISO 400, 70-200mm/F2.8 @ 140mm (224mm www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/pix/sdz2/FishingCat.html Thailand Clouded Leopard and Fishing Cat Conservation Proj… Thailand Clouded Leopard and Fishing Cat Conservation Project Thailand Clouded Leopard and Fishing Cat Conservation Proj… nationalzoo.si.edu/.../Thailand_Clouded_Leopard_and_Fishing_Cat_Conservation_Project.pdf Asia Trail: Fishing Cat - National Zoo| FONZ Although fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) breed more readily at zoos than clouded leopards, there has been no coordinated effort to manage their breeding, until now. nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2003/2/FishingCat.cfm
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