I mean... Viverrids (civets) are the first feliforms to exist. But i'm not sure if the african civet is a viverrid or is juts called civet because it looks similar
I've seen a drawing of an African civet in a book before, but there's a good chance this is the first time I've ever seen one on film. I wasn't prepared for how big they are; I totally expected the thumbnail to be photoshopped exaggeration. I mean, the leopard was pretty small, to be fair, but still. Big civet. I don't blame the leopard for its "understandable, have a nice day" reaction when the time came. And thanks to the channel for spotlighting such an obscure animal! You expanded a lot of brains today. 🧠
Young, inexperienced, and have no clue what that crazy looking creature is lol. Same with the stripped hyena, not a lot of animals go for em bc they look crazy
I am not sure about Leopard,reminds me of another, I think she was more curious than hungry, the Civet was beautiful and looked pregnant, glad she got away,but I do love Leopards ❤ Good work Cam.😊
I actually saw a civet for the first time, the day before yesterday which was saturday. It was around few minutes to 10 at night. I was walking along the road and the animal was standing few meters from the road beside the bush. When I saw it I stopped walking and stared at it, it was also staring back at me. I didn't want to get closer to it or remove my phone and start taking pictures of it because I was afraid it would either run away or attack me 😂. The one I saw wasn't as big as the one on the video, but it was way bigger than a normal cat. I was able to see it because of the light poles along the road at the university area. There are also some forests within the university. It turns out those animals are common here in Tanzania, I didn't know about them until I saw one on saturday. I also came to realise that there are few people who keep them as pets.
I have come to realize humans will make pets of anything in nature? Some animal species are meant to be left alone,live or die out their natural existence,I could be skeptical that all animals are created by a God of Wisdom,I do believe there will be some cross-bredded,unextinguishable or even from below the Earth! (HOLY BIBLE). When the Almighty looses Satan to have his reign on Earth,I feel we will see unquestionable species only concocted by him to destroy some of mankind,I truly admire and appreciate God's animals and now is the time to get more Knowoedge concerning "last day revelations",GET READY! Not looking forward to hellhounds outside the doors,Seek all there is to know,now is the time! Be Blessed and informed for our Souls sake.‼️📖🙌🏽🤷🏽🤔🤝🏽🫶🏼🙌🏽🙏
For context, there are many different species of civets (or rather viverrids) and they are generally small, but that's an African giant civet (Civettictis civetta) and it grows up to 15-20 kg. Viverrids are also closely related to hyenas, and as it's clear from this species, once viverrids grow bigger and become more terrestrial, they start to resemble diminutive hyenas.
Here in Ghana the civets grow much bigger than this though they're now rarer I'm surprised people in the comments think this one is big😅.My father's farm was riddled with them and we tried to hunt them with dogs i remember they were more than twice the size of our biggest dogs and so fierce that it often took a gun to kill them if not they would seriously injure or kill ur hunting dogs
@crystalstarks2029 My Dad was the best Dad in the world and I owe him who I am today with my mum's support of course - who he never won an argument against....formidable team that raised me. Hats off to all trying parents out there. Bringing up kids the right way is a hero's task!
We call it in Zulu/ IsiNdebele. "Iqaqa"..It emits a very very , very bad smell and most predators including people and dogs can't withstand that smell.When I was growing in Rhodesia ( Zimbabwe) my uncle was a great hunter and we had meat all the time but his dogs would retreat and sneeze and run around in circles and discomfort when the qaqa, civet , squirted it's stink from its behind.. "Iqaqa liyanuka" :- The civet stinks..Iqaqa has no speed, it does not need speed to get away from anybody.No animal predator can hang around when it releases it's horribly smell..The only way my uncle would kill one was by a trap snare for the skin for traditional dances and garb..Even then after skining it the smell would remain with you for days..I can smell it now from here in Vancouver Bc Canada..I have lived in Vancouver for 17 years and I can tell you a skunk smells great compared to the qaqa, civet..
A civet (/ˈsɪvɪt/) is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. Civets have a broadly cat-like general appearance, though the muzzle is extended and often pointed, rather like that of an otter, mongoose or even possibly a ferret. They range in length from about 43 to 71 cm (17 to 28 in) (excluding their long tails) and in weight from about 1.4 to 4.5 kg (3 to 10 lb). HERE 15KG+ ?
There are so many other interesting large african animals they never talk about, its quite baffling. Civet (its glandular secretion) has been widely used in perfumery for many decades until recently, when it got banned and replaced by synthetic version of it. Also the coffee bean controversial civet poop roast is another dumb human invetion. Civets used to be (maybe still are) massively farmed in Africa to make money for these same reasons.
No wonder the leopards are confused because a civet is a small, nocturnal, carnivorous mammal with a long body, short legs, and a bushy. They probably thought it was night time.
No, it's a name similar to tortoise where a few families of animal that aren't particularly closely related to each other and animals from within those families may not be considered civets (binturongs and the fossa for instance). They are somewhat related to cats as they're within the same suborder (feliforms) but one group closer to hyenas and mongooses while the other isn't close to any other groups. In short, no they're not cats
Leopards really fumbled the bag there. That civet was ready for the taking like 5 different times and then it turns out the leopard had a partner the whole time too!?! Easy meal and they let it slip right through their paws!
I'm not 100% sure what a civet is, but it is clearly not a very observant animal. It walked past the leopard while it was in the open and didn't even notice it.
I don't think that was because it wasn't observant. I think that it instinctively knows it can take care of itself. The mongoose which is a distant relative acts the same way until an animal is too close.
I have never heard of that animal before. But it seems at the end of the video there was another animal stalking the civet. I couldn't make out what it was
I have heard if a civet, just never seen one with that bright type of color pattern depicted in the thumbnail before, so it was kind of a letdown when the video started playing. Why the heavy color grading for the thumbnail? kind of a misrepresentation of what you actually encountered.
Palm civets are common in rain forest areas they are nocturnal they live near human settlements along the Western Ghats in Southern india, this civet looks big. They are very elusive
Why wasn't that cat stopped? The other animal, a Civet, wasn't bothering that cat. Why didn't whomever was in the car try to intervene and stop that cat?
Here's a funny fact about the Civet (I'm pretty sure it's a fact anyways) .Apparently it actually shits out what is widely considered to be the best/most expensive coffee in the world.
I don't understand why some people here are so upset... without this video I would never have seen an African civet and I've seen quite a few documentaries. And what's the point of ‘undisturbed’ nature if you never get to see it?
Suddenly there are few of her species left, the rangers missed the opportunity to continue filming, they would have sedated her and put a tracker on her to study her behavior, even make a documentary.
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I can appreciate the leopard's hesitancy because that thing looks like it won't go down easy.
I didn't know civets even existed. We always get to see the same animals, while some others go completely under the radar.
That's because Civets are mostly seen at night, they are pretty elusive in the day.
Damn thing look like a racoon and leopard offspring
That’s why Civets are part of Africa’s Secret Seven: The most elusive animals on the savanna.
I had no inkling that such an animal existed..
It looks like a hybrid of a hyena and a skunk..
or something like that.. 🤔
I only ever heard of them a couple months ago. They come in many varieties, it’s weird we never even hear of one.
The civet looks like something that came back from extinction
I mean... Viverrids (civets) are the first feliforms to exist. But i'm not sure if the african civet is a viverrid or is juts called civet because it looks similar
Yes, and I suppose that's why the cat was a little reluctant to attack it.
Except that Civets have been around longer than humans ....
bro got a body of a hyena, face of a badger, and patterns of a leopard
@@theboi4571
I think the leopard was just as curious as what a civet is as we are
Right
That leopard was also "What the hell is this animal" 😂
It's trying to figure out if it's dangerous to attack and worth taking the risk, and if it's edible and tasty.
Giant african raccoon.
New species? or AI?
I didn't know civets grew so large! That one was an absolute unit. Beautiful too 👍🏿
This is the African civet and probably the largest of all the civets.
Civet? 1st time hearing about and seeing this.
@@justtester_9962same here 😅
Never seen or heard of this civet animal before... what else is out here
Look up civet coffee
I've heard of a civet but didn't know what it looks like.
Apparently there are African and Asian Civets.
@@kepnjemthe asians are the ones used to process the coffee
I’ve heard of them before but I thought they were more cat like than what this animal looks like 🤷🏼♀️ you learn something new every day.
Confused Leopard wondering if Civet is a menu item!
I've seen a drawing of an African civet in a book before, but there's a good chance this is the first time I've ever seen one on film. I wasn't prepared for how big they are; I totally expected the thumbnail to be photoshopped exaggeration. I mean, the leopard was pretty small, to be fair, but still. Big civet. I don't blame the leopard for its "understandable, have a nice day" reaction when the time came.
And thanks to the channel for spotlighting such an obscure animal! You expanded a lot of brains today. 🧠
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Maybe a female leopard, with a cub?
😊
Leopard was also afraid
Leopard was probably surprised like the rest of us as to what kind of a racoon can grow to that size in the wild 😅
There used to be one that can grow as big as leopards.
lol true 😁
No raccoons in Africa of course. Although Civets are related to cats they can be herbivorous.
Praise God, were alive to enjoy nature! Happy new year!! 🎉
I think leopards were just wondering who that good-smelling dude is
So they make perfume from these guys' oil? That's a new one for me
Look up civet coffee
Inverse skunk
@@thomasneal9291 I just googled it 👀 The 💩 [literal] people come up with never ceases to amaze
That civet thing really smells. I last saw one 35 years ago.
The leopard and the civet in their natural habitat what a beautiful sight to see that's nature ✨👍🏼
To see a leopard in a zoo is truly heartbreaking.
It tis! 💔
New animal just dropped?
LMAO 😂
Civets are common and were identified over 100 years ago.
@@thomasneal9291 never saw one before..... and I've been alive for more than half a century !! lol
You should watch more wild life shows. You’ve been missing out. A whole world you’ve never seen.
Just because you never saw an animal before doesn't mean it's new.
Luckily for the civet. it was a curious young leopard .
There was another leopard too
Young, inexperienced, and have no clue what that crazy looking creature is lol. Same with the stripped hyena, not a lot of animals go for em bc they look crazy
@@RaptorRockDrakeJesusnot alot of animals go for them because their at the top of the chain besides lions not be cause how they look😅
. Duhhh!
@@coriT16have you seen a striped hyena? They don't Even hunt large prey and are really smaller than spotted hyenas
That leopard looked back like, “Would you please stop making all of that noise?”
I am not sure about Leopard,reminds me of another, I think she was more curious than hungry, the Civet was beautiful and looked pregnant, glad she got away,but I do love Leopards ❤ Good work Cam.😊
😂😂😂😂😂😅😅yes it did that 🐆 said be quite 😂😂😂make one more sound you're next😂
@@dumdiversaspapalbull1452 I am on the Leopards side!
This is where we need electric cars
Yes
Yeah
LoL, if they get EVs they gonna put train horns on them.
And charge them where?
@Asanda82 that's Kruger national park do your research
The leopard look back like no you didn’t just start that car up 😂😂😂
I actually saw a civet for the first time, the day before yesterday which was saturday. It was around few minutes to 10 at night. I was walking along the road and the animal was standing few meters from the road beside the bush. When I saw it I stopped walking and stared at it, it was also staring back at me. I didn't want to get closer to it or remove my phone and start taking pictures of it because I was afraid it would either run away or attack me 😂. The one I saw wasn't as big as the one on the video, but it was way bigger than a normal cat.
I was able to see it because of the light poles along the road at the university area. There are also some forests within the university. It turns out those animals are common here in Tanzania, I didn't know about them until I saw one on saturday. I also came to realise that there are few people who keep them as pets.
I have come to realize humans will make pets of anything in nature? Some animal species are meant to be left alone,live or die out their natural existence,I could be skeptical that all animals are created by a God of Wisdom,I do believe there will be some cross-bredded,unextinguishable or even from below the Earth! (HOLY BIBLE). When the Almighty looses Satan to have his reign on Earth,I feel we will see unquestionable species only concocted by him to destroy some of mankind,I truly admire and appreciate God's animals and now is the time to get more Knowoedge concerning "last day revelations",GET READY! Not looking forward to hellhounds outside the doors,Seek all there is to know,now is the time! Be Blessed and informed for our Souls sake.‼️📖🙌🏽🤷🏽🤔🤝🏽🫶🏼🙌🏽🙏
So cool!! Where in the world did you see it? I've seen a lot in Kruger, but only at night.
@@Latestsightings that's cool. I saw it at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. They call them FUNGO in swahili.
🌿🐆🌿 C O O L. ! ! & such unique markings 🌿🐆🌿
I got a Tasmanian Devil as a pet ,loves my mother in-law piece by piece😆
For context, there are many different species of civets (or rather viverrids) and they are generally small, but that's an African giant civet (Civettictis civetta) and it grows up to 15-20 kg.
Viverrids are also closely related to hyenas, and as it's clear from this species, once viverrids grow bigger and become more terrestrial, they start to resemble diminutive hyenas.
Here in Ghana the civets grow much bigger than this though they're now rarer I'm surprised people in the comments think this one is big😅.My father's farm was riddled with them and we tried to hunt them with dogs i remember they were more than twice the size of our biggest dogs and so fierce that it often took a gun to kill them if not they would seriously injure or kill ur hunting dogs
I knew about Civets from when I was a kid compliments of my Dad of blessed memory.
Aww your comment has that warm and fuzzy feeling to it. My mom and dad read and taught me so much! ❤
@crystalstarks2029 My Dad was the best Dad in the world and I owe him who I am today with my mum's support of course - who he never won an argument against....formidable team that raised me. Hats off to all trying parents out there. Bringing up kids the right way is a hero's task!
I'm surprised at how many people didn't know what Civets are
Never seen it before😅
Don't be . We aren't going to see them in the U.S.
I'd to google what a civet is after I watched this video.
I was curious too, never seen that kind of animal before. I also googled the animal.
They have raccoon-like faces!
Even leopard also didn't knew who this creature is 😂😂
It looks beautiful.
I thought I was the only one
The civet's ability to emit a repulsive smell is one of its most fascinating defense mechanisms. The leopard was confused
The leopard made a business decission right there 😂😂
Very true,why start a fight when u don't know your chances of winning 😅😅😅😅
Wtf!? why would you interfere with the hunt?! The fact the leopard looks back at you says it all.
The leopard 🐆 was not hunting. Can't you tell that? Anyway, this is called click bait, people make money off of how many people believe these lies
I've been watching Nat Geo my entire life and I've never heard of a civet or seen one?
Same here. They are not common. Only at night! So to see this is crazy!
Who else yelled at the driver for starting the car midhunt
She whispers and then the guy starts the engine which sounds like a tractor going off.
You yelled at your phone?😂😂😂
Nah, the car made the hunt easier.
Because the Civet already established its not a threat.
The car noise obfuscated the leopards stalk.
Me ! It just WRONG
Yes, i did Bloody idiots!!!
We call it in Zulu/ IsiNdebele. "Iqaqa"..It emits a very very , very bad smell and most predators including people and dogs can't withstand that smell.When I was growing in Rhodesia ( Zimbabwe) my uncle was a great hunter and we had meat all the time but his dogs would retreat and sneeze and run around in circles and discomfort when the qaqa, civet , squirted it's stink from its behind.. "Iqaqa liyanuka" :- The civet stinks..Iqaqa has no speed, it does not need speed to get away from anybody.No animal predator can hang around when it releases it's horribly smell..The only way my uncle would kill one was by a trap snare for the skin for traditional dances and garb..Even then after skining it the smell would remain with you for days..I can smell it now from here in Vancouver Bc Canada..I have lived in Vancouver for 17 years and I can tell you a skunk smells great compared to the qaqa, civet..
A civet (/ˈsɪvɪt/) is a small, lean, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests.
Civets have a broadly cat-like general appearance, though the muzzle is extended and often pointed, rather like that of an otter, mongoose or even possibly a ferret. They range in length from about 43 to 71 cm (17 to 28 in) (excluding their long tails) and in weight from about 1.4 to 4.5 kg (3 to 10 lb).
HERE 15KG+ ?
Sounds like ur mom tbh.
Naw that boi lean as heck
Now look up civet coffee
@@thomasneal9291No thanks
I thought it was black leopard..
Leopard made a business decisions! Civets can spray like crazy
Spray what ?
Ah the civet. It’s that new Honda ain’t it
😂
EV ?
Leopard: food?
Civit: no
Leopard: ok then 🙂
I wonder what the driver was thinking? Hope he/she doesn't repeat.
Hunting for your survival and the idiot starts up the vehicle 😂
Leopard be like : what the hell is this now, never seen this before 😅
And it smells worse than a skunks Ass
There are so many other interesting large african animals they never talk about, its quite baffling. Civet (its glandular secretion) has been widely used in perfumery for many decades until recently, when it got banned and replaced by synthetic version of it. Also the coffee bean controversial civet poop roast is another dumb human invetion. Civets used to be (maybe still are) massively farmed in Africa to make money for these same reasons.
I’ve heard of the shitty coffee before ,and I make sure I stead clear of it🤮
Your video is really great.
So this animal existed my entire life and I'm just now seeing it
The civet walks like its deaf or blind or dgaf.
Looks like a prehistoric animal, amazing.
Somewhere in the amazon rainforest:
Hi, I’m a civet. Nice to meet you. I’m a jaguar 😂
No wonder the leopards are confused because a civet is a small, nocturnal, carnivorous mammal with a long body, short legs, and a bushy. They probably thought it was night time.
I googled the size of civet. Only 40 cm in height and only 10 to 15 kg. This animal must be something else!!
Happy new year 🥳 thanks for share this with us ❤ awesome 💯
Why on earth would you risk startling the civet ?
Looks like that Leopard wants Civet coffee directly from the source 😂
Is the civet a type of cat?
It's a cat relative. Like hyena is. All are feliforms. Bears, pinnipeds and mustelids are dog relatives.
It’s not
Sought of... But they are nocturnal so it's hard to spot them
It's a human race native to Africa.
No, it's a name similar to tortoise where a few families of animal that aren't particularly closely related to each other and animals from within those families may not be considered civets (binturongs and the fossa for instance). They are somewhat related to cats as they're within the same suborder (feliforms) but one group closer to hyenas and mongooses while the other isn't close to any other groups.
In short, no they're not cats
You guys spooked the civet. Not very professional. I'd feel bad knowing that I was most likely the cause of leopard not enjoying a civet.
These right cnts, rght
Nunca e visto a ese animal,la primera vez que leo el nombre "civeta"! Pensé que e visto a todo animal de África
My question is, why are y'all screwing up the leopards hunt? I mean my goodness....
Good thing you alerted the civet thingy with your car 😊
Is that really a Civet?
Yes
What the hell is a civet.even 🐆 leopard is not ready to chow it
Never seen or heard of a "Civet" before. All the wildlife animals talk talk talk,Civet ? No. By the way, he/she looks, walks like a supermodel.
I was today’s year old and had never seen or heard of an animal called Civet 😮
You and alot it seems! Glad we could help.
The leopard called off rhe hunt after it tried civet coffee
first time hearing of a civet
Civets just look like, uhm, buddy, are you defective or something 😂😂😂
“His name has been to me as a civet-box; yea, sweeter than all perfumes.”
- John Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Progress
That’s a young hunter trying to do his assignment
But he still got to work on those equations 😂😂😂😂
Irritating: People talking, "diesel tractor" being stopped and started and moved during the hunt. Bad FOMO. And stop talking!!!
Didnt know leopards would go after civets but its not too surprising. What is surprising is people not knowing what a civet is
What is it Einstein?😅
Do not know what a Civet is. Must be rare animal, or a carnivore, since the leopard does not just atact it..
They are common. But mostly nocturnal.
Leopard just trying to do his Civet duty🤷🏼♀️
Leopards really fumbled the bag there. That civet was ready for the taking like 5 different times and then it turns out the leopard had a partner the whole time too!?! Easy meal and they let it slip right through their paws!
Will the leopard catch the wild boar?
Only if it chases the wild boar or bore ?
I'm not 100% sure what a civet is, but it is clearly not a very observant animal. It walked past the leopard while it was in the open and didn't even notice it.
I don't think that was because it wasn't observant. I think that it instinctively knows it can take care of itself. The mongoose which is a distant relative acts the same way until an animal is too close.
Stalking seen here:
youtubers > poster > leopard > civet > millipede > dead leaf
I didn't know it existed 😳 never heard of Civet until today😂 I'm glad it's alive❤
Plot twist the Leopard was hiding from the Civet 😂😂😂
😂 Could be. The Civet was massive
Civets are considered endangered in Asia but too many times they were sighted as roadkill esp in the villages
I've never scene a civet before it was beautiful.
I have never heard of that animal before. But it seems at the end of the video there was another animal stalking the civet. I couldn't make out what it was
That civet looks bigger than the leopard, maybe it's wondering about the size difference 🤣🤣
Leopard was just attracted to the Chanel No. 5 perfume. Civets also poop some pretty expensive and exotic coffee beans!
Yes
No thanks
I’ll have tea
You just scared away his meal nice job
Love the sound of your battle tank ..
It looks like if a skunk found the secret of the ooze
Did the cat ever attack the animal ? The cat was very careful not to attack when other animal was very close to it.
For all you coffee drinkers out there: are you familiar with CIVET COFFEE ?
I have heard if a civet, just never seen one with that bright type of color pattern depicted in the thumbnail before, so it was kind of a letdown when the video started playing. Why the heavy color grading for the thumbnail? kind of a misrepresentation of what you actually encountered.
I've heard about civits before but was under the impression they were about the size of a cat didn't realise they got so big
This one is particularly big. But this leopard was also a bit young.
(Flips through animal cards)
Not finding a civet. Must've been discovered after '95 😂
Palm civets are common in rain forest areas they are nocturnal they live near human settlements along the Western Ghats in Southern india, this civet looks big. They are very elusive
Was "I don't like this" girl with you again?
😂
Ive always known civets exist just didnt know they were thag big. I was always under the impresion they where racoon sized or badger sized but no
Is this a young leopard?
Felt like watching an automobile accident. Thanks for not photographing the kill.
Why wasn't that cat stopped? The other animal, a Civet, wasn't bothering that cat. Why didn't whomever was in the car try to intervene and stop that cat?
Missed his opportunity when the civet had his back to him crossing the road
What is a Civet?. Never heard of it
So would the leopard eat the civet or would they just leave it like getting rid of competition for food
Here's a funny fact about the Civet (I'm pretty sure it's a fact anyways) .Apparently it actually shits out what is widely considered to be the best/most expensive coffee in the world.
And the guide has to follow?
C'est pas très malin de démarrer un moteur super bruyant au moment le plus crucial...
What a weird animal never seen before
I don't understand why some people here are so upset... without this video I would never have seen an African civet and I've seen quite a few documentaries. And what's the point of ‘undisturbed’ nature if you never get to see it?
Civet gave zero fks about being chased by a hunter lol confused the hunter like u dont mean no business here 😅
Suddenly there are few of her species left, the rangers missed the opportunity to continue filming, they would have sedated her and put a tracker on her to study her behavior, even make a documentary.
I'm sure that's already been done. You just have to look for the video very likely on RUclips.