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Fishing cat
Fishing cat
(Prionailurus viverrinus)
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Authenticated (28/04/06) by Peter Jackson, Chair, IUCN Cat Specialist Group.
http://www.catsg.org
Glossary
Gestation period:
in mammals, the period from conception to birth.
Scavenge:
to feed on dead material, often on animals that have been killed by another predator.
References
IUCN Red List (October, 2008)
http://www.iucnredlist.org
Animal Diversity Web (October, 2005)
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
CITES (October, 2005)
http://www.cites.org
International Society for Endangered Cats Canada (October, 2005)
http://www.wildcatconservation.org
The Cat Survival Trust (October, 2005)
http://www.catsurvivaltrust.org
Lioncrusher’s Domain (October, 2005)
http://www.lioncrusher.com
Macdonald, D. (2001)
The New Encyclopedia of Mammals
.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
IUCN Cat Specialist Group (October, 2005)
http://www.catsg.org
Jackson, P. (2006)
Pers. comm.
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