The Rusty-spotted Genet is a smell carnivore that is very nocturnal in habit. They resemble the earliest known carnivores and are efficient predators

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The Rusty-spotted Genet is a smell carnivore that is very nocturnal in habit. They resemble the earliest known carnivores and are efficient predators of small mammals and reptiles

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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