Common Genet

The common genet is native to Africa and lives inareas with lots of vegetation, they are arboreal meaning they spend a lot oftime in trees, they are also nocturnal. They find food by climbing in trees andhunting. Genets will basically anything they can find, they are omnivores so theywill eat smaller mammals and insects, as well as fruits. Predators of this animal include servals,caracals, leopards, honey badgers, and large owls. Seeing as it has so manyfierce predators, you would assume that is has a special or unique strategy forprotecting itself, but it actually just relies on running or climbing away.That may be another reason it spends so much time near trees. Common genetsaren’t endangered but they are hunted for their grey and black fur. Butsomething that does slightly help is that they can make their fur stand up tomake themselves look a little better. Genets sort of resemble other mammals, but it isstill actually a kind of cat. They have a lifespan of around 13 years and canstart mating at the age of 2. They have a weird way of attracting mates, theycan produce a foul smell that may also be used to deter predators. When notmating common genets do not live in groups, they prefer to live insolitary. These animals are quite small, weighing around 4 pounds and being 2 feet long. They are white and grey with black spots all over then and have astriped tail similar to that of a ring tailed lemur.