The Hindu             24.09.2013

Civet cat gives birth at Corporation Zoo

Civet cat gives birth at zoo

A three-year-old Asian palm civet gave birth to two kittens, each weighing around 80 grams, at the Coimbatore Corporation Zoo on Saturday.

According to Zoo Director P. Asokan, the Zoo authorities are giving special care to the mother and the kittens. They gave the mother eggs, apples, grapes, bananas and bread slices. With the birth of the two kittens the total number of kittens in the Zoo has gone up to 10.

They have kept the mother and the kittens away from other civets, in a separate enclosure as a precautionary measure.

The kittens are feeding on mother’s milk and are healthy.

The palm civet, also called toddy cat, is a small, nocturnal animal. They are terrestrial as well as arboreal.