The Prionailurus genus comprises five species of small Asian wild cats: the fishing cat, leopard cat, rusty-spotted cat, Iriomote cat, and flat-headed cat. While all of these cats face threats due to ...
Two rare subspecies of leopard cat, the Iriomote cat and Tsushima cat, can be found only on the Japanese islands they’re named after. With populations hovering around 100 individuals each, the cats ...
The endangered Iriomote wildcats on Okinawa Prefecture's Iriomote Island face a new threat from an invasion of poisonous marine toads, the Environment Ministry said Monday. The first such toad was ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though many refer to April 15 as "tax day," there's another holiday many may never have heard of: Iriomote Wildcat Day. The ...
The Iriomote cat is a survivor. For centuries, it employed the surest survival technique of all -- avoiding humans -- before being scientifically described for the first time in 1967 by Dr. Yoshimori ...
Beware of falling rocks. Slippery roads. And in parts of Japan and Taiwan, mind the felines! The island of Iriomote in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture is home to a rare breed of indigenous cat that can be ...
The Iriomote cat is a survivor. For centuries, it employed the surest survival technique of all — avoiding humans — before being scientifically described for the first time in 1967 by Dr. Yoshimori ...
Indiatimes: From Iriomote to Black-footed: 7 rare cat species across the planet