Wildlife of Grebo-Krahn National Park in Liberia captured with camera traps

twilighter

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Wild animals filmed during a camera-trap study of the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation in the newly created Grebo-Krahn National Park, Liberia. Filmed Zebra, Bay, Jentink's, Yellow-backed, Black, Brooke's and Maxwell's Duikers, Giant Pangolin, Giant forest hog, Western chimpanzee, Diana monkey, Bongo, Pygmy hippo and even glimpse of African Golden Cat!

 
I'm quite interested by the genet in this compilation - the spots on its neck and rump seem to form long blotches and (although the view isn't perfect) it does seem to have a dorsal stripe running along its tail. According to my copy of 'A Field Guide to the Carnivores of the World', the only genet in the region which has both those features is the Bourlon's genet.

If it is that species, it is the first moving image of one I have ever seen (the only other picture of one that I have personally found is a still camera trap photograph, also from Liberia).
 
You could be right. I am looking at the tail, but it is hard to be 100 % sure. HMWI and Kingdon's Mammals of Africa V depict the white patches of the Bourlon's genet tail to have almost cone shape and not to meet at the top of the tail, like in the Johnston's genet for example.

I believe you are talking about this report, where it is pretty clear camera trap picture of Bourlon's genet.
https://www.researchgate.net/public...arnivores_at_Putu_Mountains_southeast_Liberia
 
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