The existence of the flathead cat implies the existence of Philipshead, and Torxhead cats.
this post was submitted on 26 Dec 2025
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Flat-headed cats (Prionailurus planiceps), named after their flattened foreheads, live in fragmented pockets across Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia, but they were feared extinct in Thailand.
Researchers rediscovered the cats using remote camera traps in Thailand’s Princess Sirindhorn Wildlife Sanctuary in 2024 and 2025 — the first detections in Thailand since 1995. Cat conservation organization Panthera announced the rediscovery on Friday (Dec. 26), which is also Thailand's annual Wildlife Protection Day.
Flat-headed cats have webbed feet to traverse wetland habitats, such as waterlogged peat-swamp forest, where the species is thought to primarily hunt fish. However, researchers know very little about their lives. The enigmatic cat is the smallest in Southeast Asia, weighing around 4.4 pounds (2 kilograms) — less than a domestic cat — and is scarcely seen by humans.
It's so stinkin' cute!
Robertson cat is the superior cat
Kind of a blockhead though.
I want an Allencat.
I prefer tabbies.
I wonder what a pentelobe head cat would look like
Nintendo bout to release the triwing cat.
Alternate headline:
"Flat-headed cats 30 year reign as hide and seek champion comes to an end"
Environmental Conservation -> because only a psycho would want LESS kinds of cats in the world
I'm going to be that person now. Truly sorry.
It's fewer, not less. ;)
Edit, because why not, since I already opened the door. For anyone who has trouble with this. For countable things, you use fewer. For example:
Less meat. Fewer steaks.
Less traffic. Fewer cars.
Less happiness. Fewer smiles.
The data IS inconclusive on whether I give a shit.
I see what you did there!
Species disappearing, only to reappear generations later, is proof that some species just get tired of dealing with humans and peace out for a good, long while.
There are non-flat-headed cats?
Ok and why isn’t it just called a flat-cat?
I wanna speak to the manager!!
Hopefully they don't taste too good. Cats are fair game for human consumption in Thailand from what I just read.