Tiergarten Nürnberg

Water lover

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.

Quite defensive!

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.