For the first time we saw a genet last night and what a beautiful creature it was. The coat was just incredible and it seemed totally unfazed by our car headlights so we got a really good view of it. Our neighbour had told us about a cat-like creature with a long stripey tail that he had previously seen and we couldn't think of what it could be, but I found it on google this morning, so now I know!
I found these photos which are pretty good
http://www.fotosearch.com/results.asp?k ... chtype=sss
Genet spotted
We saw it just a few hundred metres from the village much to my surprise as it is a road we have travelled on hundred of times but we have never seen one before. I think they are also living up in the hills near us as we did once see a long tail disappear into the bushes but it was dusky and we couldn't make out what it was. They are nocturnal and are supposed to be quite shy, but the one we saw was very bold and sat at the side of the road for sometime before ambling across it.
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