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  Asian Palm Civet

 

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An Asian Palm Civet in Hanoi Zoo. It is also known as Common Palm Civet and its Latin-scientific name is Paradoxurus hermaphro-ditus.

 

The word hermaphroditus refers to the fact that both sexes have scent glands underneath the tail, that resemble testicles and with which it can spray a noxious secretion.

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