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Fisher Cat. All you need to know about the elusive fisher cat. Fisher cat definition, information, fisher cat pictures and fisher cat photos.
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FISHER CAT
Definition:large, dark brown North American arboreal, carnivorous mammal.
In fact there is no such thing as a fisher cat. It's
not actually a cat but rather a member of the weasel family.
There are many theories as to why fishers are so often called fisher
cats.
One is that
they sometimes hang around barns eating mice, just like a cat would.
Another, is that the old French word for polecat, or fitchew, a
European member of the weasel family, was fissau. This later became
ficher (and then fisher or fisher cat) in English.
Still another theory is that fishers are widely
blamed for devouring housecats that venture out for a stroll in the
woods.
The'fisher cat'- is coloured a deep brown and is a richly-furred hansome
mammal.
The fisher typically measures between 30 and 41
inches in length.
A fisher cat can grow up to thirty pounds and is
much larger than either the mink or the pine
marten, two of its close relatives in the weasel family.
The Fisher Cat is a ferocious predator of small game and they are
very fast on their feet.
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The fisher cat is a resident of dense forests,and is a solitary
creature and very elusive.
Few ever get the chance to see a fisher, mainly
because they are nocturnal.
However,fisher cats can sometimes be heard calling in the
woodlands during their mating season. They have a chilling scream
very much like that of high-pitched child
Fishers, which in addition to eating small game will
emit a shrill shriek when provoked, enjoy a rather exaggerated
reputation as predators.
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