Fishing Cats Some roar, some purr: A purr-suit into the science of feline vocalizations
Cats, in all shapes and sizes, in all degrees of character, and in every perceivable habitat, represent an integral part of human existence. Nearly… Read the note
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Fishing Cats Some roar, some purr: A purr-suit into the science of feline vocalizations
Cats, in all shapes and sizes, in all degrees of character, and in every perceivable habitat, represent an integral part of human existence. Nearly… Read the note
Conservation Urban Wildlife Series: Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
When compared with a house cat, who is either pampered beyond all means or gets yelled at for eating off the counter (whatever is… Read the note
Conservation Inktober 2020
This year we noticed a flood of amazing illustrations of fishing cats for inktober 2020, which is AMAZING because it means that more and… Read the note
Fishing Cats Webs of Lies
This week’s #FishingCatFriday statement was, “Fishing cats have webbing between their toes. This helps them swim after fish!” And we asked you if this… Read the note
Conservation #EndangeredSpeciesDay 2020
This year, #EndangeredSpeciesDay coincided beautifully with #FishingCatFriday. And I asked our followers on Instagram if, Fishing cats are: A: Locally Vulnerable + Globally Endangered… Read the note
Conservation Fishing Cats Tegas and Broucek
Hi everyone! My name is Scott Kayser and I’m a zookeeper who has had the privilege of working with fishing cats for the past… Read the note
Conservation A Bean in Borella
I had just finished a pleasant—no, horrible—5k on the most hated machine of any oarswoman/man, the erg, when my phone started lighting up like… Read the note
Conservation Bandhu's all grown up
Guest writer: Dylan Henriksen I pulled into the driveway, gazing up at the beautiful redwoods through my bug splattered windshield as I parked my… Read the note
Conservation Bandhu
Guest writer: Dylan Henriksen On September 2nd, 2013, Bandhu, meaning “friend” in Nepali, was born. He began his life quite small, weighing a pound… Read the note
Field Notes What Ryùjin’s Scat Revealed
We found this scat at a latrine used by Ryùjin in Diyasaru Park. Other fishing cats also used the site, so we could not… Read the note
Field Notes Ryùjin Visits a Trap Cage
A camera trap photographed Ryùjin investigating his scat beside one of the cage traps used in our fishing cat research. We had fitted Ryùjin… Read the note
Field Notes A Dance With Dragons
The koi loving fishing cat that stole all our hearts. Read the note
Fishing Cats How Does A Fishing Cat Fish?
The three general ways in which fishing cats like to grab there prey. Read the note
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