Southeast Asian fishing cats not in a Russian apartment...

Oct 15, 2012 19:08

...but in considerably safer and more comfortable circumstances.

This is a follow-up to this post, because it needed to be done.

Fishing cats in captivity can be in good habitats and properly cared for.



Fishing cat in captive habitat, location unknown.



Fishing cat at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia.

Fishing cats are not easy to photograph in the wild. (And good for them!) These photos, from a nature reserve in Sri Lanka, were taken by the cats themselves as they crossed a light beam which tripped the camera shutter.







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And a video by hidden camera, filmed at Khao Sam Roi Yod National Park in Thailand as part of a study.

This fishing cat and her kitten reside at the National Zoo in Washington DC.






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Adult fishing cat, doing its thing...

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...and some kittens learning the ropes at the Cincinnati Zoo. See the webbed paws?

Additional information on fishing cats is in this article.

Also posted to randompictures.

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