Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark. Oncillas usually bear 1 kitten in each breeding cycle, but they can have as many as 3. What is the jaguar? Although we associate cats with a distaste for being submerged in water, fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) are strong swimmers and can cover long distances underwater.They mainly hunt fish, birds, insects, and rodents. Mating takes place in early spring and the gestation period is about 75 days.

A study in India estimated that fishing cats in the West Bengal state in India eat between 365 to 730 rodents per year. Nothing is known about the wild oncilla’s mating system; however, captive animals of this species appear to stay with the same mate for life.

This species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

A female oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus tigrinus) at the Prague Zoo. National Geographic, Changing Planet: Secrets of the World’s 38 Species of Wild Cats Wild Cats magazine: Tiger Cat/Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus) Animal …

Jaguars are the only big cat in the Americas and the third biggest in the world after tigers and lions. Photo ANI105-00112 .