Toddy cat

[Atul Dhamankar]

Toddy Cat -
Tadoba TR
Sep. 2011
Shot this image on ISO 3200, so excuse me for the poor quailty. I was saw this Toddy Cat female with three young ones. That was an rarest sighting in my 21 years of Tadoba wildlife study experience.
Atul

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

It is Common Palm Civet(Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).Lives mostly a solitary life but difficult to spot,much more difficult to photograph. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Bibhav Behera]

Looks to me like a spotted civet. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Common palm civet also called Toddycat .For people living in the kerala country side not a rare species nor difficult to spot. It is however tough to photograph as you get to see them mostly in the night. Any one really keen to see them is welcome to visit my place sometime... bread and boarding is on the house (Limited period exclusive offer to Indiawilds members :D) and you will get an assured sighting any given day.
TFS
Roopak

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Bhai Bibhav,
What is Spotted Civet?Where it is found?
Is it included in the Classified Index of Main Wild Animals Of India?
Kindly enlighten me.
SPP

[V S Sankar]

Nice attempt by Atul,who has photographed a difficult to see animal.Good work.

Interesting info from Roopak.Is the Malayalam name of this animal "Mara patty"?(Include me in that list of visitors to your place!)

Regards

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Yes shankar saab it has many local names Marapatty, Kalunni, Panameru etc.. and ur most welcome.

Rgds
Roopak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Roopak,
Toddy cat means anything related to the country liquor or toddy?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Thats right sir.
The animal is known for consuming palm sap which when fermented becomes Toddy.Some say they also get at the pots fixed on coconuts palms for collecting the Sap and sometimes breaking them (not sure of this ). I guess one of the local names ' Kalunni " is also of this fame. Kal means Toddy in malayalam.

Rgds

Roopak