Learn About The Fishing Cats - Neat Animal

From Southern Asia comes the Fishing Cat. About double the size of a domestic cat-15 pounds for females and 25 pounds for males-these cats actually like water and are strong swimmers.

When swimming, the fishing cat may use its short, flattened tail like a rudder, helping control its direction in the water.

Part of the fishing cat's scientific name, viverrinus, comes from the taxonomic family Viverridae. Like the fishing cat, civets and other members of this group have long bodies and short legs, and many have stripes or spots along the body, and banded tails.