Presentation on civet
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This presentation provides an overview of civets, including: 1. Civets are nocturnal, omnivorous mammals found in tropical Asia and Africa that resemble cats. They have thickly furred tails, small ears, and pointed snouts. 2. Two common civet species are discussed: the Asian palm civet and the African civet. 3. Civets face threats from habitat loss and the cruel practice of caging them to produce the expensive coffee "Kopi Luwak."
Presentation on civet
- 1. Welcome to Presentation on “Civet” Presented By Monzur Kader Chowdhury I.D:1201039, Reg. No. 1446 Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Science Sylhet Agricultural University
- 2. Introduction Civet, also called civet cat, long- bodied,short-legged omninivores of the family Viverridae. mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. Civet applies over a dozen different mammal species. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The best-known civet species is the African civet, Rather catlike in appearance, they have a thickly furred tail, small ears, and a pointed snout. The coloration varies widely among the species but commonly is buff or grayish with a pattern of black spots or stripes or both.
- 3. Taxonomy Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Viverridae Genus: Paradoxurus / Civettictis Species: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus Civettictis civetta Conservation Status:
- 4. Distribution: The civet ranges from Nepal, northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh to Myanmar,Thailand,Singapore to Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam a nd China.
- 5. Types of Civet 1.The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) 2. The African civet (Civettictis civetta)
- 6. Civet stories: Its scientific name hermaphroditus came about because both males and females have scent glands underneath the tail that resemble testicles (civet musk). A noxious secretion is sprayed from these glands. The durian is sometimes called the civet cat fruit because it too smells bad.
- 7. Where seen? This cute little 'bandit' of a beast is sometimes seen at dusk or at night. But it is quiet and shy and easily spooked. It is not a cat! In Bangladesh, it is widespread and common even in urban areas where it lives in the roof spaces of buildings and forages in gardens. They travel between houses via telephone wires, poles and trees. It is also found in forest, scrubland, parks and mangroves. It is more active at night and tends to stay in the trees and high places
- 8. What does it eat? It is omnivorous and is said to have a particular fondness for fruits. But it also eats insects and small animals that it can catch. Baby civets: Civet cats are not social and usually live alone. Except for a mother and her young. Mama civet gives birth to 2-5 kittens, usually in a tree hollow, crevice or other hiding place. Babies are born with their eyes closed. They are mature at 11-12 months. Civet cats can live for 22-24 years.
- 9. Role in the habitat: Important part of food web As a fruit eater, it helps to disperse seeds and contributes to the regeneration of forests. Gene resources…
- 10. Civet-processed coffee: 'Kopi Luwak' is a type of expensive gourmet coffee made from coffee beans that have been 'processed' by a civet cat. In nature, the civet cat eats coffee beans, among many other natural food. The coffee beans which are excreted by the civet cat are collected to be made into coffee for humans to drink. Unfortunately, growing demand has resulted in cruel abuse of civet cats to produce this coffee. The civet cats are caged, fed nothing but coffee beans and poorly looked after. Please do NOT support Kopi Luwak! Threat:
- 11. Disease of Civet: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-like virus has been isolated from civets. A dangerous zoonotic disease so civet banned to import in USA and others countries. As Cat family others viral disease (Rabies etc), Bacterial disease ( tuberculosis, Brucellosis, Plague , Salmonellosis etc) , fungal and parasitic disease.