Family Finds Cat – L00k Cl0ser, It’s N0t A Regular Kitten

The fishing cat, or Prionailurus viverrinus, is a medium-sized wild cat found in South and Southeast Asia, according to Wikipedia. It has been included in the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable since 2016. The loss of wetlands is a threat to fishing cat populations, which have drastically decreased in the past ten years. Fishing cats are primarily found near wetlands, in swamps, mangroves, oxbow lakes, and along rivers and streams.

The kitten had only been out of the womb for a few hours when the family found him, WFFT found. The organization’s experts were perplexed as to how a mother could have abandoned her newborn in such a way—unusual for the breed.

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