A Malay civet displays its catlike coat in a camera-trap picture taken in Malaysia's Deramakot Forest Reserve, on the island of Borneo.
Although the species is widespread in Southeast Asia, scientists are unsure of the Malay civet's exact population numbers. The species is protected in Malaysia under that country's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Photograph courtesy Andreas Wilting
The nocturnal hunter was one of five civet species recorded during the recent project in the lowland forest—despite the commercial logging operations that take place there.
Source : National Geographic Daily News
Published July 26, 2010
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