Bird Park Malta - Rusty-Spotted Genet

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  Newzooboy

• 6 Jan 2013

Dec 2012

 

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  Kifaru Bwana

• 12 Jan 2015

A really nice species.

Would very much welcome if they become more commonly exhibited within European zoos!

 

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  robmv

• 12 Jan 2015

I think that's a Blotched Genet (Genetta tigrina).

 

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  Newzooboy

• 14 Jan 2015

Yes Rob, I agree....labelled as Common Genet (just checked my photos of signage) but it isn't.

 

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  TeaLovingDave

• 15 Jan 2015

Not sure that it *is* a Blotched Genet; I believe one of the diagnostic criteria for said taxon is a lack of the long black crest of hair along the spine, which this animal appears to retain.

As such I suspect this is the very similar Rusty-spotted Genet (Genetta maculata)

 

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  Newzooboy

• 15 Jan 2015

Blimey - the ever changing faces of a genet!! Any advance on Rusty-spotted?

It does seem right based on black crest though....

Could it just be a local variation on the Common genet?

 

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  lintworm

• 16 Jan 2015

For common genet the tale is not right and the total jizz also not