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  Fishing Cat
Fishing cats live in a variety of watery habitats, mangrove swamps, marshy thickets and reed beds, up to an altitude of 1,500 metres.
Fishing cats have been observed to dive head first into water and swim underwater to grab fish with their mouths (Breeden 1989).
Fishing cats are persecuted because they will live close to human dwellings and steal chickens and are reputed to devastate local fisheries.
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Fishing cats are found in watery habitats in Southern Asia in Indonesia to Sri Lanka.
The Fishing cat belongs to the Leopard cat lineage.
Predatory aggression in cats is an instrumental aggressive act related to feeding and serves as a motive for a cat’s aggression.
cas.bellarmine.edu /tietjen/Research/FishingCatBehavior.htm   (1417 words)

  
 Gale Schools - Environment - Endangered Species - Fishing Cat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The adult fishing cat, Felis viverrinus, weighs between 12 and 26.5 pounds, with a head-and-body length between 22 and 33 inches and a tail length between 8 and 12.5 inches.
Even for Felidae, fishing cats are especially powerful and are known to be able to drive off a pack of dogs; one in captivity broke out of its enclosure into one holding a female leopard and killed the leopard, which was twice its size.
A plentitude of freshwater is essential to the fishing cat's survival, and it is therefore found in watery areas or areas with large rivers or lakes, such as highland forests.
www.galeschools.com /environment/endangered/fishing_cat.htm   (1093 words)

  
 CSG Species Accounts: Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Unlike the flat-headed cat, in which the second upper pre-molar is long and sharp (which enables it to grip slippery prey), the fishing cat, as in most cats, has a much smaller and less-developed tooth.
Fishing cats are good swimmers, and have been observed to dive into water after fish (Breeden 1989), as well as attempt to scoop them out of water with their paws (Leyhausen 1979).
In India, the fishing cat is found in the valleys of the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers, and along the upper part of the east coast and possibly still the south-west coast, but not elsewhere in the peninsula.
lynx.uio.no /lynx/catsgportal/cat-website/catfolk/viver01.htm   (994 words)

  
 Animal Info - Fishing Cat
The fishing cat is strongly associated with wetlands.
The fishing cat is placed in the "leopard cat lineage," which diverged from its ancestors as a separate lineage 6.2 million years ago.
Also in India, the fishing cat is found in the valleys of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, along the upper part of the east coast and possibly in coastal areas of Kerala in southwest India, although it may have disappeared from this region.
www.animalinfo.org /species/carnivor/priovive.htm   (1900 words)

  
 San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Small Cat
The leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis, fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus, flat-headed cat Prionailurus planiceps, and Geoffroy’s cat Oncifelis geoffroyi all swim and hunt for amphibians and fish in streams and rivers.
San Diego Zoo: fishing cats in Tiger River; Siberian Pallas’s cats Otocolobus manul manul in Polar Bear Plunge; caracals and Siberian lynx Lynx lynx wrangeli in Cat Canyon; wild cats Felis silvestris and leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura on Elephant Mesa.
Cats have a layer of tissue in their eyes called the tapetum lucidum, which bounces light back through the retina a second time and increases the amount of light the cat has to see by.
www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-smallcat.html   (1736 words)

  
 Fishing Cat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The fishing cat is a basically a fisherman and is never found far from water - however the fishing cat shows a preference to slow moving or static water sources, swamp margins and wetlands over faster moving river or stream edges.
The fishing cat has a slightly larger head in relation to body size and a relatively shorter tail - the body is generally stocky and the legs shorter.
The fishing cat is threatened principally by loss of its wetlands habitat as well as by pollution and pesticide poisoning - hunting and trapping for its fur.
home.att.net /~kittycatfurballs/catlog.html   (224 words)

  
 ISEC Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Fishing cats are another feline that contradicts the belief that cats don’t like water.
Larger than a domestic cat, the fishing cat is robustly built with a big, broad head, and a short tail.
Fishing cats are considered a food item in some areas of their range, and are also persecuted for taking domestic stock.
www.wildcatconservation.org /cats/factsheets/asia/fishing/index.shtml   (544 words)

  
 Fishing Cat
Fishing cats weigh between 13-26 pounds, stand 15-16 inches tall and reach lengths of 38-47 inches.
Unlike the Flat-headed cat, in which the second upper pre-molar is long and sharp enabling it to grab slippery prey, the fishing cat has a much smaller and less developed tooth.
Fishing cats also have unique aquatic tendencies that add to their exhibitry and educational value.
www.bigcatrescue.org /fishing_cat.htm   (835 words)

  
 Fishing Cat - Prionailurus viverrinus
The Fishing Cat is an aquatic feeder very much at home under cover of the dense vegetation areas of the rivers and streams throughout its territory.
Fishing Cats are difficult to observe in the wild but have been seen hanging over rivers and streams hovering on tree branches or rock formations ready and waiting to take a fish as "catch of the day".
Fishing Cats are stout bodied, with a broad head and a short tail ringed in fl and ending in a fl tip.
www.tigerhomes.org /wild-cats/wc-fishing-cat.cfm   (793 words)

  
 Fishing Cat Skull
Fishing Cat Skull - Fishing cats are native to regions of India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, Java, and Pakistan.
Fishing cats inhabit wetlands, marshes, swamps and forested regions adjacent to rivers.
Fishing cats, named for their style of scooping prey from the water, predominantly feed on fish and shellfish.
www.skullsunlimited.com /fishing-cat-skull.html   (92 words)

  
 San Francisco Zoo | Animals | Fishing cat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
They hunt fish by patiently lying in wait on the bank and catching their slippery prey with their paws or teeth.
The fishing cat is the largest among the members of its sub-genus.
Fishing cats are found in marshy thickets, mangrove swamps, and along densely vegetated creek areas in Sri Lanka, throughout Peninsular India up to Pakistan and Kashmir; Indochina and South China, Sumatra and Java.
www.sfzoo.org /cgi-bin/animals.py?ID=44   (476 words)

  
 Fishing Cat,Water Fishing Cat,Wild Water Fishing Cat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Species: The fishing cat has long been known as Felis viverrina, Wozencraft (1993) in his latest - and controversial - review of cat taxonomy, separates it, together with the Leopard Cat (bengalensis), the Flat-headed Cat (planiceps) and the rusty-spotted cat (rubiginosus) into another genus, Prionailurus.
Presence on the planet: Geographically fishing cats are found discontinuously distributed throughout southern Asia, from Malaysia, parts of Indonesia (Sumatra and Java), and Sri Lanka to the Himalayan foothills of Nepal.
Habitat: The fishing cat may be found in the marshes and swamps of southern and southeastern Asia.
www.indiantiger.org /wild-cats/fishing-cat.html   (696 words)

  
 Pole Cat Fishing Rod Protector
Your rod can be left fully rigged and ready for fishing While stored in it's folded position on a wall, bicycle, in a boat or gun rack.
It is especially convenient to be able to fold your rod in half as you stream fish in brushy areas.
fishing rod protector, your fishing rods are very protected, yet so convenient and ready to use.
www.nmoa.org /Products/pole-cat.htm   (202 words)

  
 Lioncrusher's Domain -- Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) facts and pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Like most cats, they have eyespots on the back of their ears, which are fl ears with one large white spot in the middle of the back of each ear.
There was an incident of a large male fishing cat that broke free of its cage and entered a leopard's at a local zoo, and the fishing cat killed the leopard!
Male fishing cats will help with the cubs in captivity, but it is unsure whether they will in the wild.
www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=49   (546 words)

  
 Fishing Cat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus or Felis viverrina) is a medium-sized cat of Asia.
As the name implies, fish is the main prey of this cat.
Fishing cats at Port Lympne and Howletts Wild Animal Parks - at TotallyWild.net.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fishing_Cat   (307 words)

  
 Fanta Cat Fishing | Florida Deep Sea Fishing charters, Clearwater/Tampa/Orlando FL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Clearwater FL fishing specializing in four, six, eight, ten, and twelve hour fishing trips the Fanta-Cat is ready to serve you.
Whether you like fishing in the back country for snook, reds, trout, cobia or tarpon or offshore fishing for King mackerel, Spanish mackerel, shark, tuna, grouper, snapper, and more Capt. Steve would like to be your host for a fabulous Florida fishing trip.
Other offshore fish such as kingfish, cobia, tuna, amberjack, Spanish mackerel, dolphin, shark, barracuda, permit, and mahi are all caught as they seasonally migrate through the deep sea waters of the Gulf of Mexico offshore of Tampa, Florida.
www.fantacatfishing.com   (384 words)

  
 fishing cat
This feline was once called the Large Tiger Cat, but after being confused with the South American Tiger Cat (Felis tigrina) it is now known as The Fishing Cat.
These cats have partially webbed paws, and a double layer of fur to prevent them getting their skin wet.
The Fishing Cat does however, live up to its name by also catching fish.
www.pawsonline.info /fishing_cat.htm   (156 words)

  
 Fishing Cat Photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Pisces came to Big Cat Rescue with the female Fishing Cat Aquarius on 2/4/98 from a zoo broker.
Zoos say they do not sell animals to pet owners, but they do sell their animals (and many times just give them away to make room for the next babies) to zoo brokers who then sell to pet homes.
At Big Cat Rescue, our Fishing Cats enjoy waterfalls and pools for swimming and catching the fish that volunteers stock the ponds with.
www.bigcatrescue.org /fishing_cat_photos.htm   (459 words)

  
 Sport Fishing - World Cat Owner's Rendezvous: Cat'n To The Keys 2006
World Cat and her family of offshore devotees celebrated their third annual owner's rendezvous at the beautiful Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida.
She won largest fish overall, and ran off with the Lady Angler award at the same time.
Pete Peterson gave out the World Cat Angler awards and had the distinct honor of recognizing Stan and Arlene Mitchell on their 29th wedding anniversary.
www.sportfishingmag.com /article.jsp?ID=42496   (554 words)

  
 ALLIECAT CHARTERS - ISLAMORADA - FLORIDA KEYS - FISHING - GUIDE - CHARTERS -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Captain Harp Heffernan has been flats fishing in the Islamorada area since 1988 and started guiding clients in the Fall of 1993 after he and his wife Lynda moved from Pennsylvania.
The former associate publisher of the Sunday Independent in Wilkes-Barre, PA, he has been fly fishing since he was five years old and has held six previous fly fishing world records.
Whether fly fishing for tarpon and bonefish or using spinning gear for permit, redfish, snook and sea trout, Capt. Harp uses the lightest tackle possible for the best fish for his clients while fishing the flats from Islamorada to Flamingo in the Everglades National Park.
www.alliecat.com   (180 words)

  
 fishing cat | MetaFilter
June 23, 2006 4:18 PM forum.ma.ru thread on a russian couple who adopted and are raising a fishing cat in their home.
They forgot to post the pic taken immediately after this one, where the fishing kittens are shoulder deep in the soft, succulent belly of their brave but doomed nurse.
Not to be confused with the fisher cat from New England.
www.metafilter.com /mefi/52511   (2684 words)

  
 HOME OF THE WHARF CAT & SCAT CAT
Year round, the Scat Cat, equipped with "electric tackle" makes 12 hour and special extended trips to far offshore banks (coral and rock formations) for red snapper, grouper, amber jack and other highly prized bottom fish.
Private charter boats are available for our customers who prefer to fish with their own family or group and Fisherman's Wharf offers the finest private charter boats in the area, guided by professional, licensed captains.
Our popular 27 to 31 foot boats can fish in close or head for the horizon and if you are looking for all of the amenities of home, including heating and air conditioning, we offer 33 to 50 footers for your comfort.
www.wharfcat.com   (568 words)

  
 Cat Island Bahamas fishing charter, Marlin
Cat Island: On Cat Island, Over Under runs out of Hawks Nest Resort and Marina, which offers very nice beachfront cottages, dining facilities, clubhouse, a freshwater pool, and a modern, 28 slip marina facility.
Hawk’s Nest Marina is conveniently located on the Southwest corner of Cat Island, approximately 300 miles south east of Fort Lauderdale and 140 miles south east of Nassau.
Fishing 24x7 is the norm, with some time off only for snorkeling in the afternoon.
www.worldwidefishing.com /bahamas/b2550   (1257 words)

  
 Tomcat Fishing Charters (Panama City Beach , Florida)
Our boats are equipped with the latest electronics to maximize your fishing experience.
Even though all fishing equipment is furnished, if you have a favorite or "lucky" rod and reel bring it along.
Reservations should be made as far in advance as possible to ensure getting the date and time you want.
www.tomcatfishingcharters.com   (121 words)

  
 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.
A fishing cat eyes the goldfish swimming by, waiting for the best moment to pounce.
Fishing cats fish for fish and other aquatic animals, and this behavior is amazing to watch.
nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/AsiaTrail/FishingCats/enrichment.cfm   (155 words)

  
 Channel Catfish / Fishing Forecast / Fishing / KDWP - KDWP
The channel catfish is the bread and butter of Kansas fishing.
Found in nearly all waters from large rivers and reservoirs to small prairie streams, good channel cat fishing is never far away.
The state record channel cat weighed 36 pounds, 8 ounces.
www.kdwp.state.ks.us /news/fishing/fishing_forecast/channel_catfish   (82 words)

  
 Huli Cat Sport Fishing
The weather was flat, the fish wanted to bite, there was lots of sea life including whales, sea lions, ocean sunfish and many sea birds.
Majorityof the fish were taken on the troll, a few on the slide on fish traps.
Acommodations: The Huli Cat is 53 feet long and has an enclosed cabin.
www.landbigfish.com /charters/showcase.cfm/charter.5862.htm   (306 words)

  
 Islamorada Tarpon Fishing Charters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Welcome to Stray Cat Charters Tarpon Fishing Charters- Home of Captain Chris Barron and the most versatile fishing charter service in the Florida Keys.
Visit our Fishing Information page for an in-depth look at specific fish, where they hang out, and during which time of year.
Fish the inshore flats or the backcountry aboard our 18’ Maverick powered with 150 Mercury or choose to fish the reefs, wrecks, and offshore aboard the 243cc Everglades.
straycatscharters.com   (267 words)

  
 Fishing cats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Deforestation rates in tropical Asia's wetlands are quite high, resulting in similar decline among the fishing cat populations.
It was fun to watch - the faster, older fishing cats could run circles around the jaguar, but if Calamity caught them, she could sit on them to hold them down.
Daughter of wild caught parents: important new founder for captive fishing cats.
www.cathouse-fcc.org /fishingcat.html   (624 words)

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