CIVETS ! By Evie Mahood
African Civet 3 -10 pounds in weight They can reach 17-28 inches in length They have short grey fur and black markings The females are slightly larger They are excellent swimmers Civets live on the ground and in trees They are nocturnal
Asian Palm Civet 21 inches in length 3-10 pounds in weight They have dark grey fur and black markings Civets can live for 20 years They mate all year round
What they eat Civets are omnivores They eat insects , rodents ,frogs , fruit and coffee They also eat very weird things Some of those are chiku and rambutan
Malayan Civet They are black , white , grey , yellow and brown They are 7 . 3 kg and 66 cm in length Malayan civets are known as the oriental civet They can live for 11 years
FUN FACTS ! An Asian Palm civet can survive for 20 years in the wild Predators of the Asian Palm civet are tigers , leopard , large snakes and crocodiles African civets use abandoned underground burrows for sleeping and nursing for babies
QUIZ QUESTIONS Name one predator of the civet? How many years can a Malayan civet live for ? Is an African civet male or female larger ?