🥺☺️🥺 So Cute 🥺☺️🥺

Check out this cute little fella that seems like it popped out directly from a disney cartoon:

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So, this is a small carnivorous animal I just heard today and it's commonly known as the Asiatic Linsang. I think it strongly resembles a pokemon, but it's been two decades since I last played the game and my memory doesn't help me pinpoint exactly which 😅

The common name is used for the genus Prionodon, which contains two extant species:

  • Prionodon linsang (Banded Linsang)
  • Prionodon pardicolor (Spotted linsang)

Both species are found in Southeast Asia, in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They are typically found in forests and wooded areas.

With their sharp claws they prey on small mammals, birds, and insects.

They are mostly nocturnal and elusive creatures and as a result studying em is close to impossible and as a result there are not many clear photos and videos of these beautiful creatures to share.

This is the best one I could find:

Lmao, those eyes look like they are about to pop out 😂👀

Apparently they are built that way to help them see in the night when they are most active.n

You may have also noticed that they vaguely resemble a cat..not surprisingly DNA sampling in 2000s revealed that they are probably the closest living relative to felidae the family of cats! Their claws even retract in a similar fashion !

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Unfortunately these beautiful creatures are victim to their beauty and their numbers are declining due to poaching and illegal pet trade....

Here's a link to NatGeo if you would like to read more on them



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It seems cute, like something I can pet. 😁
I’ll take the time to feed my eyes with your articles, you’re doing a great job.

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That’s a pretty cool looking cat there. Of course, we kill everything till there is no more. Savages

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Strange looking critter, allright. Body of a cat to be sure... but that head is more like a bulgy-eyed ferret on steroids.

Shame that we always see the need to eradicate anything interesting...

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Such animals are very beautiful.

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Its a very nice animal. It's too bad to hear about all the poaching though.

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That a one cute animal. I wee why people would want them as pets, but they're still wild animals! I guess they have the large eyes since they're nocturnal. Very cool, I've never heard of them before!
!BBH

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Definitely looks like a cat in many ways. Too bad they've become a victim to poachers who want use them for their uniqueness.

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Awwww! This is so cute
The body is that of a cat but the head looks different. It's quite unfortunate that they have become victims poachers.

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