Common Palm Civet

Plate XXX: "Distribution.- The range of the typical form of this species embraces Burma, Siam, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, and Java. Habits.- The habits of the Common Palm-Civet, or, as it is often called, Toddy-Cat, may be taken as typical of those of the genus generally. These animals pass the daytime either among the branches of trees or in hollows of their trunks. Thatched roofs of houses, as well as outbuildings and drains, are, however, sometimes chosen as dwelling-places. From such varied domiciles the Palm-Civet issues forth at dusk in search of food, which comprises the smaller Mammals, birds and their eggs, lizards, insects, fruits, and vegetables, in addition to "toddy" -- that is to say, palm-juice -- which is eagerly drunk from the vessels suspended from palm trees to collect it."