Genet

By: Courtney FinkbohnerBuchmann1st Period

Stats Name: Genet Size: length of head and body16-24inches,

tail 15-21inches, weight 2-6 pounds Color: pale fur, spots, stripes, camouflage Lifestyle: solitary, occasionally in pairs Diet: small rodents, birds, insects, and

some fruits (nocturnal hunters) Lifespan: 5-15 years

Habitat

Semi desert, forest, scrubland, grassland, and savannah

Sleeps in hallow trees or crevices Found over large area of Africa, Spain,

Portugal, Southern France, and parts of the middle east

Hunted by native tribes but not in danger of extinction

Food Source

Birds

Insects

Rodents

Food and Hunting Primarily carnivore (meat eater) Small animals, rodents, birds, and

insects Hunts at night Acute hearing and skillful climber Nocturnal Stays low to the ground when hunting Stalks its prey before killing it

Fun Facts The slender and loosely joined body of a

genet enables it to squeeze through any opening its head fits through.

The genet like the weasel was once domesticated in Europe to control plagues of rodents.

The genet uses a combination of touch, smell, hearing, memory, and eye sight to find its way at night.

Close Relatives

Civets

Mongoose

Works Cited

King, Judith: Wildlife Fact File. Pittsburg, PA.: International Masters Publishers,1997

Photo Credit http://itech.pjc.edu/sctag/LS_GENET/genet.jpg

http://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/podcasts/pictures/birds.jpg

http://www.bestoday.com.au/billylids/images/insects.jpg

http://www.bitebacknow.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/Rodents_portal.105194934.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lNEeQtJMMOw/SRbK8oUzP0I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/KNodNAbipcg/s320/civetcmpalmface.jpg

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/09/04/arts/mongoose2.jpg

http://www.tllf.org.za/images/freeme.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qZVMllCOgAI/TWITZa2d6TI/AAAAAAAABF8/8V5z2iLgHRs/s1600/L1030131_2.JPG

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