Do you know what sort of Cat this is ?

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Is that really a cat or some kind of baby hybrid cougar? Update: It’s a fishing cat. What’s a Fishing Cat, you ask?
Well, it’s actually a medium-sized cat whose disjunct global range extends from eastern Pakistan  through portions of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, throughout Bangladesh and Mainland Southeast Asia to Sumatra and Java. Like its closest relative, the Leopard Cat, the Fishing Cat lives along rivers, streams and mangrove  swamps. It is well adapted to this habitat, being an eager and skilled swimmer.

As the name implies, fish is the main prey of this cat, of which it hunts about 10 different species. They hunt along the edges of watercourses, grabbing prey from the water, and sometimes diving in to catch prey further from the banks. It also hunts other aquatic animals such as frogs, waterfowl, and crayfish, as well as terrestrial animals such as rodents, birds, snakes, and even chital fawns.

Fishing cats reach the full adult size at around eight and a half months, acquire their adult canine teeth at eleven months, and are sexually mature at fifteen months. They live for up to ten years in captivity, and on this photos you can see what behavior it can cause.

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