African Civet

  

The Life of Animals | African Civet | Civettictis is derived from the French civette ictis and the Greek, meaning weasel. African civets are commonly Referred to as Civet cats, the which is misleading since the African civets are not members of the cat family. African civets have been Kept in captivity and milked for Their Civet the which is diluted into perfumes.

The WSPA says That Chanel, Cartier, and Lancome have all admitted to using Civet in Their products And that laboratory tests detected the ingredient in Chanel No.. 5. Chanel says it substituted for the natural Civet synthetic version starting in 1998. Occurs in the warm and wet summer months from August to January. Females create a nest the which is normally in dense vegetation and commonly in a hole dug by another animal. Female African civets normally give birth to one to four young. The young are born in the advanced stages compared to most carnivores.

Kowari

  

The Life of Animals | Kowari | also known as the Brush-Tailed Rat Marsupials, Kayer Rat, Byrne's Crest-tailed marsupials Rat, Bushy-tailed Rat and Kawiri Marsupials, is a small Carnivorous marsupials native to the dry grasslands and deserts of central Australia. The Kowari is a ground dwelling Carnivorous marsupials, living either in its own dug Burrow or in the hole of another mammal. The Kowari is a solitary animal and marks its territory with a scent gland from secreations and leaving scats and urine at Certain Places throught Their home territory When approached, Kowari are very aggressive with much hisssing and chattering and thrashing of its tail. Young Kowaris Their mothers may ride on side or back (2-3 months old). The young Become independant 100 days after birth.

 

When cold and food supply is scarce, the Kowari may Become torpid (a form of hibernation). By day, it sleeps in a Burrow (Sometimes can be seen "Sunbaking"), and at night it is a Fierce predators on Insects, the larger arthropods, and small vertebrates (eg birds, rodents, lizards) The Kowari can stalk like a paint and uses a direct-neck bite Pls killing large prey.