![]() ![]() Unlike many cats, fishing cats readily swim. Their front toes are partially webbed and their claws protrude slightly even when retracted. This cat is powerfully built with short limbs and a stocky body. Its low-set, muscular tail is shorter than a domestic cat's and ringed with six or seven incomplete dark bands, distinguishing it from the leopard cat. The fur on its underside is longer and spotted. Its lips, chin, belly and throat are white with gray spots. The fishing cat's nose is pink or deep-brick in color. When viewed from the front, they have a distinctive white spot in the center. The ears are short and round, and the back of the ears are black. ![]() Its cheeks have white highlights and black marks, and its eyes are ringed with white fur. Six to eight black lines run from the cat's forehead to its neck, breaking up into shorter bars and spots on its shoulders. The fishing cat's coat is a camouflaged gray-brown with distinctive black spots and stripes. ![]()
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