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Civets, genets and binturongs are lithe carnivores with a narrow snout. They live in Africa and Asia as well as southern Europe. Many are nocturnal and good climbers. Their musk glands were long used to make perfumes. Several species have a long ringed tail.
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Viverridae
Civettictis civetta · Least concern
The African civet leaves its droppings in large piles called latrines, or 'civetries'. In some countries, wild-caught civets are kept to produce civetone for the perfume industry. It is Africa's largest viverrid, weighing 11 to 15 kg on average.
Photo: The original uploader was Baldhur at German Wikipedia. (Original text: http://www.atourhands.com/civet.html) (Public domain)
Viverridae
Paradoxurus jerdoni · Least concern
The brown palm civet lives only in India's Western Ghats. William Thomas Blanford named it in 1885 in honour of Thomas C. Jerdon, from a skull and pelt collected at Kodaikanal. It eats mostly the fruit of trees and lianas, often berries less than 1 cm across.
Photo: Kalyanvarma (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Viverridae
Genetta tigrina · Least concern
It hunts in bursts: a dash forward, a short pause, another dash, mixing speed and stealth. Found only in South Africa, this night-time genet catches mice in low bushes and leaf litter, and eats insects and even some seeds and grass.
Photo: Bernard Dupont from FRANCE (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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