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Striped polecat

The striped polecat (Ictonyx striatus), also called the African polecat, zoril, zorille, zorilla, Cape polecat, and African skunk, is a member of the family Mustelidae that resembles a skunk (of the family Mephitidae). ^[1]

Animal coloration

Animal colouration is the general appearance of an animal resulting from the reflection or emission of light from its surfaces.

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Aposematism

Aposematism is the advertising by an animal, whether terrestrial or marine, to potential predators that it is not worth attacking or eating.

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Ben Zobrist

Benjamin Thomas Zobrist (born May 26, 1981) is an American former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder.

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Carnivore

A carnivore, or meat-eater (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning meat or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements are met by the consumption of animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) whether through hunting or scavenging.

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Congo Basin

The Congo Basin (Bassin du Congo) is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River.

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Deimatic behaviour

Deimatic behaviour or startle display means any pattern of bluffing behaviour in an animal that lacks strong defences, such as suddenly displaying conspicuous eyespots, to scare off or momentarily distract a predator, thus giving the prey animal an opportunity to escape.

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Genoa

Genoa (Genova,; Zêna) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy.

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George Perry (naturalist)

George Perry (born 1771) was a 19th-century English naturalist, a malacologist.

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Gestation

Gestation is the period of development during the carrying of an embryo, and later fetus, inside viviparous animals (the embryo develops within the parent).

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Mephitidae

Mephitidae is a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers.

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Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria

The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria is a natural history museum in Genoa, northern Italy.

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Mustelidae

The Mustelidae (from Latin, weasel) are a diverse family of carnivoran mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, polecats, martens, grisons, and wolverines.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey.

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Skunk

Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae.

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Ungulate

Ungulates are members of the diverse clade Euungulata ("true ungulates"), which primarily consists of large mammals with hooves.

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West Africa

West Africa, or Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).Paul R.

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Zorrilla

Zorrilla is a Spanish surname.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_polecat

Also known as African Polecat, Ictonyx striatus, Zoril, Zorilla, Zorille.

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