Twin Fishing Cats Born At The National Zoo: A First June 17, 2013

This week we have started letting our keeper aides meet the fishing cat kitten—as you can see, Electra's pretty relaxed about the whole process, but is definitely keeping an eye on things. In this photo, Electra actually brought the kitten up to the mesh and deposited it there for social time! The kitten is a month old today and weighs almost exactly two pounds.

Photo by Courtney Janney, Smithsonian's National Zoo

keeper looks through cage door at fishing cat kitten