Asian golden cat

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The Asian golden cat (Catopuma temminckii) also known as Asiatic golden cat and Temminck's cat, is a medium-sized wild cat. It has a head-to-body length of 66–105 cm (26–41 in), a 40–57 cm (16–22 in) long tail, and is 56 cm (22 in) tall at the shoulder. Its weight ranges from 9 to 16 kg (20 to 35 lb), with males generally being larger than females. It is highly polymorphic, occurring in reddish, golden, cinnamon, gray, brown, ocelot and melanistic morphs. The Asian golden is native to the northeastern Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and southern China. It is highly adaptable to a variety of forested environments such as tropical and subtropical moist evergreen forests, mixed deciduous forests, and occasionally more open habitats like bamboo thickets and shrublands. Primarily a solitary and terrestrial animal, it is a climber capable of hunting in trees when necessary. It is an opportunistic carnivore with a hunting pattern that can be diurnal, crepuscular, or nocturnal depending on...

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