Interactions
The African civet are known to be solitary animals,
only coming out for food in the safety of the night. They are
nocturnal animals and usually sleep during the day in the trees
or abandon dens. The African Journal of Ecology tracked an
African Civet for a 16 month period and noticed it was
unsociable. The African Civet is solitary and nocturnal (Admasu,
2012).
Although being solitary, African civet are known to be
"opportunistic" and have "foraging behaviors" in which they may
interact with rabid bats at night. This is why the African
civets are known rabid and virus carriers (Marston, 2012).
During mating season, they have been known to gather in
groups as big as 15. They are very territorial animals marking
their territory with a musk. They could discharge as much as 4
grams of musk a week.
