Arten- und Lebensraumschutz: Tiergarten unterstützt Kulan-Wiederansiedelung
24 Kulane haben eine neue Heimat in der kasachischen Torgai-Steppe: Unter Federführung der Naturschutzorganisation ACBK fingen Fachleute die Tiere im...
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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