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An adult female fishing cat named Elektra nursing her two kittens in a den covered with soft hay at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 2012.

April 01, 2019

Fishing Cat Study Looks to Improve Breeding Success Rates

Fishing cats are vulnerable in the wild across South and Southeast Asia, and sightings by scientists are few and far between. Not many of these small spotted cats live in zoos either, which could spell trouble for the entire species.

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Fishing Cat Study Looks to Improve Breeding Success Rates

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