#civettictis civetta

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African civet!

(Civettictis civetta)

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[fyanimaldiversity]

Melanistic African civet (Civettictis civetta) [x]

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An African civet (Civettictis civetta) in South Luangwa Nature Reserve, Zambia, Africa

by Rob & Sue Brookes

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Viverrid skulls

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Animal of the day: African civet! (Civettictis civetta) Though it may look like a skunk or cat-like creature, this animal is in fact part of its own lineage called the viverrids! It is related to other feliform mammals such as the binturong, mongoose and meerkat! The African civet is mostly nocturnal, coming out at night to feed on fruits, eggs, certain species of insects and carrion! Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_civet

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Civettictis civetta. Struik Pocket Guides for South Africa: Mammals. Written by John Skinner. Illustrated by Penny Meakin. 1988.

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[makairodonx]

Skeletal restoration of Vishnuictis, a giant Plio-Pleistocene viverrid that lived in what is now the Sivaliks Hills of India. Since there have been no restorations of this creature like this made before, I decided to base its skeletal anatomy off of Civettictis civetta and Viverra zibetha. With a head-body length of about 1.5-2.4 meters long with a 1-meter-long tail, and weighing about 290-300 kg, Vishuictis was much larger and more predatory than other viverrids, and it was the main predator of the Pliocene Pinjor Formation, preying on elephant calves, pigs, deer, and possibly calves of the giant giraffe Sivatherium.

[whitewatermedia]

The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a medium-sized, nocturnal mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, recognized for its distinctive appearance, featuring a cat-like body, elongated face, and prominent facial markings, along with a long, ringed tail. It is known for its unique scent gland secretions, which have historically been used in the perfume industry. African civets primarily inhabit tropical forests, savannas, and grasslands, where they are omnivorous, feeding on a diverse diet that includes fruits, small mammals, insects, and more. They are solitary creatures, marking their territory through scent marking and are considered important for the ecological balance, especially in seed dispersal.

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Carnivores of Ouganda a bit less mysterious?

league-scientifique

Fri May 13, 2022 2:57 am

Sustainable management and survey of carnivore populations are one of the main activities in current zoology. Terra Reserves could be a potentially new association for conserving wild places and dwellers that haunts these areas. We hypothetically travel to little explored regions of East Africa, covered mainly with protected areas of tropical forests, known as Murchison-Semliki Landscape. Another information is needed from other parts of the country. There are recommendations for census of carnivores in Lake Wamala region (wetlands) and Entebbe Wildlife Sanctuary (wooded savannas) of Central Ouganda. Partnership in ad hoc projects is a panacea for long-term research.

As for ecosystem of Ouganda, of the species of large carnivores are spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) and wild dog (Lycaon pictus) as well as medium-size carnivores known for this part of the continent, namely, ratel (Mellivora capensis), spotted-necked otter (Hydrictis maculicollis), serval (Leptailurus serval), side-striped jackal (Canis adustus) and african civet (Civettictis civetta). Those creatures should be studied in the name of conservation in the region called western and central part of Ouganda. Cage traps and leg-hold traps, as well as scent baiting could be used for catching wild beasts alive for telemetry study. Other stuff or methods such as camera traps and scat samples could be used for estimating diet, presence-absence and occupancy modeling and other issues. As for paraphrase, it is a new non-equilibrium paradigm for understanding and managing carnivore fauna of Ouganda.

Posted by author and biologist / Tomek Pietrzak (@gnhi projekt). Available by Creative Commons licence. The text is in part of natural history and zoological perspective. For more please visit texts from informal group for environmental challenges.

[wonder-rooms]

African Civet, Civettictis civetta (c.1720-1790) - Peter Paillou

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African civet (Civettictis civetta)

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An African civet (Civettictis civetta) by the Bahr Dikere in Zakouma National Park, Chad

by inyathi

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Civettictis civetta

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African Civet (Civettictis civetta)

African Civet  Civettictis civetta Source: Here

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New S6 Upload!! You can purchase this fun lil tropical dude on a wide variety of products such as mugs, pillows, blankets, tote bags, and shirts! As I said, there’ll be a few more colour variations of this piece before I move on to the next viverrid-themed design, so keep a lookout for those! Now that I’ve fixed my illustrator files, they should be uploaded a lot faster than this one was, sorry about that!