Scientific name:
Cercophitectus diana

Natural spread:
Africa

the biggest and probably also most beautiful sea-cats is they of "Diana", whom the coast-forests live in in the western Africa. Two close to relatives, little known types live in restricted areas in the Congo-basin. Diana-sea-cats prefer the treetops, and since they were very popular with the natives as food-meat from age, is constricted strongly for them on the other hand the habitat through extended forest-clearances, they are regarded continuance-endangered as very much. its length reaches 70 cm, and the tail still is considerably longer.

Way of life In the homestead, the feline skillfulness of the movements, with what the tail is held in the branches also with hikes in cat-manner vertically upward, surprises the observer, only its top is easily to the back bent on that occasion. Peinlichst hold themselves Diana clean. its tone-remarks consist of mild quacking and protracted reputations.