Gorgeous cat with surprising secret is newest 居住（者） of San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo has welcomed a new 新規加入 to its 野性生物, and although this gorgeous cat may look like a cheetah or a ヒョウ, they have a surprising secret that distinguishes them from other felines.?
Cats are typically known to hate water, but Miso-Chi, a fishing cat at the zoo, has been splashing around ever since he arrived in San Diego.?
The zoo 発表するd his arrival on social マスコミ, 令状ing, 'Say hello to Miso-Chi, an 8-year-old fishing cat who recently moved to the San Diego Zoo.?
'This clever and 確信して kitty has been splashing around his new habitat while 範囲ing out the coziest 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs to hide.'
Fishing cats 異なる from other felines because they love the water and are native to wetlands.?
The 種類 あられ／賞賛するs from the 沼s and 押し寄せる／沼地s of Southeast Asia, and their 全住民 is dwindling 予定 to 縮むing wetlands.?
Miso-Chi was placed at the San Diego Zoo as part of the 種類 生き残り Program, which places animals in danger of 絶滅 with 信じる／認定／派遣するd zoos and 水槽s to manage their 全住民.?
The zoo has already received a flurry of comments on social マスコミ from fisher cat fans eager to see Miso-Chi.?
Miso-Chi, an eight-year-old fishing cat is the newest 居住（者） of the San Diego Zoo in California
Fishing cats love the water and are native to Southeast Asian wetlands. Unlike other cats, they have webbed feet and are 広大な／多数の／重要な swimmers?
Miso-Chi has been splashing around in the water since arriving at the zoo and is finding the 'coziest' places to hide?
'What a beautiful creature,' one comment read.?
'For years I have rarely seen any activity in this enclosure and last 週末 we got to see it wander around and catch a fish! Loved seeing him active and 調査するing,' another 追加するd.?
'Yay!!! So excited to have another Fishing Cat at the zoo, I love them!' a third 追加するd.?
'So elusive this kitty! I’ve only seen him/her out a handful of times and have been to the zoo dozens of times! So darling,' a fourth 追加するd.?
Fishing cats have yellowish-gray coats with 黒人／ボイコット 位置／汚点／見つけ出すs and （土地などの）細長い一片s. Their tail is 公正に／かなり short in comparison to other felines and they're short and stocky.?
The cats also have webbing between their toes to help them swim and muddle through their native wetlands without slipping.?
They have two fur 層s to keep their 肌 warm during the cooler months. The cats also have 32 muscles in their ear so it's impossible to こそこそ動く up on them.?
Miso-Chi was placed in San Diego as a part of the?種類 生き残り Program, which places 危うくするd 種類 in 信じる／認定／派遣するd zoos?
Fishing cats are becoming an ますます 攻撃を受けやすい 種類 as their 母国 of Southeast Asia is losing its wetlands to 都市の 開発?
They have been known to catch fish, 哺乳動物s, and birds. Fishing cats have been 観察するd scooping fish from shallow water.?
Fishing cats are becoming a 攻撃を受けやすい 産む／飼育する as about 50 パーセント of Southeast Asia wetlands have disappeared 予定 to 都市の 開発.?
Miso-Chi is now joining the over 12,000 rare animals at the 100-acre 野性生物 park.?
He was placed in the zoo's Tiger 追跡する 展示（する）, where zoogoers can experience a 模擬実験／偽ること of a 熱帯の Asian rainforest.?
