Civet refers to several species. They are nocturnal and shy.

Animal Species

In some cultures, civets are seen as symbols of good fortune or are part of local folklore.

Cultural Symbolism

Civets, especially their musk, have made them a target for poaching.

Wildlife Conservation

Civet musk is prized for its lasting scent and is harvested from glands.

Perfume Ingredient

Due to ethical concerns, many perfumers now use synthetic civet musk.

Synthetic Alternatives

Real civet musk is complex, with a warm, deep, and rich scent often described as 'animalic'.

Scent Profile

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 nostril I can't help it you say they were in a honey badger and I'm doing backward somersaults in my seats even though you can't see it's the look pretty quick ones very how do you find anything nocturnal what's our Mongoose would be nice a civet I don't see many of them on the

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 you have a civet also black and white looks it's about the same size if not slightly larger than a raccoon and so you're looking about yeah sort of body size without the tails about that sort of height relatives of the slender

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 Genet and civet you know they can very easily get under the fences and it's very often down to Jekyll's and warthogs that make the holes or the it's like burrow like holes underneath the electric fences and then that makes it

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 seen a lot of people doing this they come and break the grasses after eating and they use the grass at a toothpick and I can promise you exercise is not nice especially if the animals such as hyenas civet and

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 well everyone we have found ourselves a civet here hiding in the bushes so it was on the path before and it's just jumped off and we can just see eyes there now we are in infrared which is

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 checking silhouettes I'll see if we can spot anything in the bush I mean I think it's about time we find a civet or a bush or a honey badger

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 how about something equally smelly and also alive the civet discovers a tree Pangolin much to the civets delight the