Using partially webbed paws, partially sheathed claws, and double-layered fur for skin protection from the water, Fishing Cats love to fish for food. Fishing cats are at home among the watery habitats from India through Southeast Asia. Water pollution and deforestation threaten this cat. This Basset Hound sized cat is grizzled gray, tinged with olive brown, marked with dark round spots running in longitudinal rows, and striped with white and dark streaks on the head.