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| Kantimahanti, M.; Thyadi, A.; Thyadi, O. | |
| Feeding behaviour of a fishing cat inland from the wetlands in the east coast of India | |
| 2022 Cat News (75): 12-13 | |
A fishing cat_ Prionailurus viverrinus _camera trapped feeding on a checkered keelback freshwater snake Xenochrophis piscator is probably the first documentation of such feeding behaviour in a freshwater habitat. The site, on the banks of a river originating in the Eastern Ghats hill ranges along the north east coast of Andhra Pradesh state, India, is within a largely human-dominated landscape. Local fish populations seem high suggesting that capture of non-fish items is not a 'second best' choice. The record beckons the need for more ecological research. |
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