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Research overview: fishing cat diet and piscivory
OverviewTrue to its name, the fishing cat is among the most piscivorous of felids, and this overview synthesizes diet studies confirming that fish form a major part of its diet, supplemented by rodents, birds…
Research overview: silent estrus and its detection in nondomestic cats
OverviewSome female felids ovulate or become reproductively receptive with few outward behavioral signs, a phenomenon called silent or behavioral estrus that complicates breeding management. This overview sur…
Research overview: swimming and aquatic locomotion in fishing cats and tigers
OverviewAlthough many cats avoid water, some are capable swimmers, and a few hunt in it. This overview surveys aquatic locomotion in felids, focusing on the fishing cat, whose partially webbed paws and water-…
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