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particularly fond of the Water-Vole ; they would 

 also eat Guinea-pigs and Weasels, and one of them 

 was suspected of killing and eating a Polecat. 



Domestic Cats are known to be particularly partial 

 to fish, and there is one Asiatic variety, the Fishing 

 Cat (Felis viverrina), which lives almost entirely 

 on fish and shellfish, as Ampullarioe and Unios. 

 It is also stated that this Cat has a very dis- 

 agreeable smell and is extremely fierce. 



