Alte Bekannte zurück im Tiergarten: Alpenmurmeltiere ziehen in Bartgeiervoliere

Im Tiergarten Nürnberg sind seit Kurzem wieder vier Alpenmurmeltiere zu sehen. Die Nagetiere sind in die Bartgeiervoliere im oberen Teil des...
Unlike most other cats, the Fishing Cat is anything but water-shy. They are excellent swimmers and skillful fishermen. Fishing Cats lurk on the riverbank for their prey and beat them with their claws out of the water. As a special adaptation, they even have webbed paws.
If cornered, they can even defend themselves against adult dogs. They also kill mammals up to the size of a lamb on land! They are twice as big as a domestic cat.
Scientific Surname | Prionailurus viverrinus |
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Order | Predators |
Family | Felidae |
Size | head till trunk till 85 cm |
Weight | 8-15 kg |
Reproduction | gestation period 63-70 days, 1-4 subadults |
Distribution | India to Southeast Asia |
Habitat | wetlands , am Wasser |
Food | Fish, Crabs, frogs, snails, Insects, small mammals, Birds |
Livestock | highly endangered |
Die beiden Fischkatzen im Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg sind jetzt zusammen in einem Gehege untergebracht. Sie verstehen sich gut.
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