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Who is a Silky cat shaped mammal with spots?
It is a Civet. (Civet Cat)
How do you use the word civet in a sentence?
The Civet is a cat-like mammal .
What cat like mammal begins with the letter c?
Civet
Civette is the French word for which animal?
A civette, or civet in English is an African mammal. The civet is nocturnal and solitary. The civet eats a wide variety of foods including vegetation and even snakes.
How do Civet behave?
Civet is a small, lithe-bodied, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different mammal species. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The most well-known civet species is the African Civet, Civettictis civetta, which historically has been the main species from which was obtained a musky scent used in perfumery. The word civetmay also refer to the distinctive musky scent produced by the animals.
What adaptations does the common palm civet have?
The African civet is a nocturnal mammal indigenous to Africa. It has adapted to dangers by producing oil from a gland on its belly. The oil is pungent and wards off predators.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the mammal Masked palm civet?
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Paguma larvata.
How do you civets behave?
Civet is a small, lithe-bodied, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different mammal species. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The most well-known civet species is the African Civet, Civettictis civetta, which historically has been the main species from which was obtained a musky scent used in perfumery. The word civetmay also refer to the distinctive musky scent produced by the animals.
What is the common palm civet?
Oh dear. Since I think this response is to the same person who asked me if civets have hooves [no], I guess I better start from the beginning. The common palm civet is a medium sized land mammal, family Viverridae. It is also known as the Asian palm civet [Paradoxurus hermaphroditus]. Yes, it is the one from which is derived Kopi Luwak.
What is a civet?
Depends on the civet. If it lives in a house, and that house is in the western world, its name could be Charley for all I know. On the other hand, if you are wondering about an extra common name for all civets, I have read that they are called, of all things, toddycats.
How do you pronounce civet?
"Civet" is pronounced as ˈsi-vət.
Is the civet a fox?
Not really, no. Not even kind of, sorry. The civet is a medium sized land mammal, native to Africa and parts of Asia. It looks something like a cat if you crossed that cat with a raccoon, added a few bits of ferret and maybe one or two of lemur. They often have spotted or striped coats, probably for camouflage. They do not have hooves.
