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GENET , typically a See also:south See also:European carnivorous mammal referable to the Viverridae or See also:family of civets, but also taken to include several allied See also:species from See also:Africa. The true genet (Genetta vulgaris or Genetta genetta) occurs throughout the south of See also:Europe and in See also:Palestine, as well as See also:North Africa. The See also:fur is of a dark-See also:grey See also:colour, thickly spotted with See also:black, and having a dark streak along the back, while the tail, which is nearly as See also:long as the
The Genet (Genetta vulgaris).
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