Fishing cats are known to spend long periods of time stalking fish by the water’s edge. To hasten the process, they may lightly paw the water surface to imitate insect movements. Fish hoping to make a meal of an insect end up as a meal for the cats when they swim too close.
Plunging into the water with lightning speed, the cats expertly grab their slippery prey with their partially-webbed paws. They have also been observed to seize ducks by swimming underwater.