The common palm civet is Least Concern because of a wide distribution, large population, broad range, and resistances to threats.
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Common Palm Civet
A common palm civet can be recognized by the dark stripes on its back and the three rows of black spots freckled on each side of its body and legs.
Common Palm Civet
Many subspecies of the common palm civet have been described, but there is debate over the taxonomic status of them.
Common Palm Civet
Common palm civets are not considered to be in danger of extinction, but are protected under law in their native areas of Malaysia, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, and China.
Common Palm Civet
Male common palm civets are more territorial and dominant than females and mark objects more frequently.
Common Palm Civet
Over-logging and clearing of land for palm oil plantations threatens the common palm civet's habitat.
Common Palm Civet
Common palm civets enjoy the sap from sugar palm trees that's used to make a sweet liquor called "toddy," hence the civet's nickname, "toddy cat".
Common Palm Civet
The common palm civet has a tail that is almost as long as its head and body combined.
Common Palm Civet
Common palm civets have plantigrade feet, naked soles, semi-retractile claws, and partly fused toes that make them excellent climbers.
Common Palm Civet
Common palm civets are known by many names based on the region in which they are found.
Common Palm Civet
The arboreal and nocturnal characteristics of common palm civets developed as a mechanism to avoid predators.
Common Palm Civet
Common palm civets are prime contributors to the dispersal of seeds, which helps forests regenerate.
Common Palm Civet
Male common palm civets have much larger ranges than females.
Common Palm Civet
Even though common palm civets are one of the most common species of civets, little is known about their behavior.
White Rhino
The white rhino is far less dangerous than the black rhinoceros, but females will aggressively protect their calves.
White Rhino
White rhinos are larger than black rhinoceroses and have a nuchal hump, a longer head, a straighter back, and a square lip, as opposed to the hooked lip of the black rhino.
White Rhino
White rhinos are diurnal during the winter and crepuscular during the summer, in order to avoid the hottest parts of the day.
White Rhino
White rhinos have a mutual relationship with cattle egret and Cape sterling, as the birds remove disease-causing insects and parasites from the rhinos' hide.
White Rhino
White rhinos generally run at speeds of 24 km/hr, but can reach up to 40 km/hr.
White Rhino
The white rhino is a keystone species that helps increase the biodiversity of grasses and prevents wildfires.
White Rhino
White rhinos wallow in mud baths to protect their skin and control their body temperature.
White Rhino
White rhinos, especially calves, are preyed on by lions and spotted hyaenas, but humans are the rhino's biggest predators.
White Rhino
White rhinos have a longer lifespan in the wild, living an average of 39-43 years in the wild and 27-30 years in captivity.
White Rhino
White rhinos are economically important for humans, causing increases in ecotourism and reducing the chances of wildfires.
White Rhino
White rhinos are pale gray and are not named for white skin, but as a mistranslation of "wide," referring to their wide mouths.
White Rhino
Although the white rhino is capable of injuring people, there is no mortality associated with it, as they are non-aggressive.
White Rhino
The average ticket price to see white rhinos in the Kruger National Park of South Africa has tripled in the last decade.
White Rhino
White rhinos are nearsighted, but have heightened senses of hearing and smell.
White Rhino
White rhinos rarely share their territory with black rhinoceroses.
White Rhino
Olfactory communications play a major role for the white rhino, including communal dung heaps and urine marking.
White Rhino
To improve population growth, many white rhino are concentrated in fenced sanctuaries, conservancies, rhino conservation areas, and intensive protection zones.
White Rhino
Fossils and cave paintings in Kenya and northern Tanzania suggest that the white rhino was widespread in East Africa until 3,000 years ago.
White Rhino
The southern white rhino was on the brink of extinction in 1895, having been reduced to less than 50 animals, but now has a population of over 20,000.