The arboreal and nocturnal characteristics of common palm civets are thought to have developed as a mechanism to avoid predators.
The arboreal and nocturnal characteristics of common palm civets are thought to have developed as a mechanism to avoid predators.
They are most commonly hunted by large cats, like tigers and leopards, and reptiles, like large snakes and crocodiles.
Sources: (Duckworth, 1997; Larivière, 2003; Nelson, 2013)
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