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Owston's Banded Palm Civets (Chrotogale owstoni): Ringtails of China, Laos, and Vietnam

Synthetic substitutes decrease civet musk demand. Severe acute respiratory syndrome ends the civet pet trade. Habitat loss and snare traps now threaten Owston’s banded palm civets.

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Banded Palm Civets (Hemigalus derbyanus): Ringtails of Borneo, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

Banded palm civets are not among the spotted civets. They have musky-smelling, striped bodies. They especially like living near palm trees on insular and mainland Southeast Asia.

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Large Indian Civets (Viverra zibetha): Ringtails of Northern India, Southeast Asia, Southern China

Large Indian civets are bigger than small Indian civets. They live from east Nepal and northeast India all the way to south China. Local Asians value civet meat, pelts, and scents.

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Hose's Palm Civets (Diplogale hosei): Non-Ringtails of Borneo

In line with all civets, Hose’s palm civets have musky, stinky scent glands. Like some civets, they prefer palm trees. Unlike any civet, their name recalls zoologist Charles Hose.

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Otter Civets (Cynogale bennettii): Non-Ringtails of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

Civets distinguish themselves in climbing events. Otters excel at swimming. Otter civets navigate trees like civets and water like otters.

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Asian Common Palm Civets (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus): Non-Ringtails of South and Southeast Asia

Asian common palm civets inhabit east, south, and southeast Asia. They like palm pulp, sap, and toddy. They make coffee, fur, meat, medicine, and perfume dealing super-successful.

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Malay Civets (Viverra tangalunga): Ringtails of Insular and Peninsular Southeast Asia

Businesses consider Sulawesi practical for musk-farming. But they disdain female Sulawesi brown palm civet musk. The Malay civet is being imported and displacing native civets.

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Masked Palm Civets (Paguma larvata): Non-Ringtails of North India, Southeast Asia, South China

Gem-faced masked civets have brown-grey bodies and tails. White-lined, white-patched black masks make their heads look raccoon-like. Their musky pelts and sprays recall skunks.

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Abyssinian Genets (Genetta abyssinica): Ringtails in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan

Some names convey ancientness. For example, Abyssinia anciently includes modern Eritrea’s and Ethiopia’s highlands. It is home to Abyssinian genets, Pharaonic Egypt’s beloved pets.

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Bats in the Walls

Bats roosting in your house is no joke! But closing up the holes at the wrong time of year can lead to even worse problems -- for you and for the bats!

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The Philippine Eagle

The Philippine Eagle is the fast and agile of all the birds of its kind which considered as the tallest, rarest, largest and most powerful birds in the world.

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Servaline Genets (Genetta servalina): Ringtails of Central East and West Africa

Genets look like housecats with pointed fox faces, short mongoose limbs, and striped raccoon tails. Their spotted bodies recall leopards. But servaline genets seem more lynx-like.

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King Genets (Genetta poensis): Ringtails in Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia

Bioko Island belongs to the Central African country called Equatorial Guinea. It counts among the few islands known to host genets. Bioko is where Europeans first met king genets.

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Malabar Large-Spotted Civets (Viverra civettina): Ringtails of the Western Ghats in India

Malabar large-spotted civets favor southwest India’s coastal lowland and mountain forests. Big spots mark their bodies. Traditional physicians use their aromatic, medicinal musk.

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The Extinction of UK Hedgehogs

Britain's only spiny mammal, the hedgehog is quietly dying out. The tiny animals are falling victim to our busy roads and boarded up gardens. What can we do to help?

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World Rhino Day September 22: Black, Indian, Javan, Sumatran, White

World Rhino Day celebrates on September 22 the endangered five: Black and white rhinos in Africa and Indian, Javan, and Sumatran rhinoceroses in Asia.

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Saiga Antelope: Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

The saiga antelope needs anti-poaching enforcement, captive breeding, and habitat protection in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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Rusty-Spotted Panther Genets (Genetta maculata): Ringtails of Central, Eastern and Southern Africa

Rusty-spotted panther genets are born furry grey. They become spotted if they inherit mini-leopard looks. They turn all-black if they receive mini-panther-like melanistic genes.

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