CAPE GENET
Genetta tigrina
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The Cape Genet, also known as the Blotched Genet, Large-spotted Genet or muskeljaatkat in Afrikaans, is a carnivore mammal, related to the African Linsang and to the civets. It can be found in Africa from Senegal to Somalia, and south to Namibia and South Africa, though it is absent from the continent’s south-western arid zones. Like other genets, it is nocturnal and arboreal.
Similar in appearance to the Common Genet (G. genetta), the Cape Genet has yellowish-grey fur with rust-coloured and black rosettes, with a black and white tail. Individuals from drier areas of South Africa tend to have lighter colours and less stark patterns, while the opposite is the case in moister areas. Melanistic individuals are known.
Its diet is varied, and includes rodents, birds, reptiles, fruit, and invertebrates. Like all viverrids, it has strong scent glands which it uses to mark its territory.
The Cape Genet is one of the species of genet kept as an exotic pet, in the U.S.A. and elsewhere.
Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genet_%28animal%29
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