Galidia elegans at
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A small carnivore, upper body redish, tail bushy with alternating rings of red and black. Dark brown to black feet. (Garbutt, 1999)
Most easily seen at the researchers' trash tips, and around their food supplies (especially the chickens). Often play around the research cabin and the Vato camp site.
Head/Body Length |
32-38cm |
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Tail Length |
27-32cm |
Weight |
.7-1kg |
The scavenge human food trash
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V1
1.8Mb
V2. But they are known to prey on
Cheirogaleus major
and Microcebus rufus.
(Goodman, 1993)
Gregarious. Playful.
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V3 Diurnal. Groups sizes up to five
based around an adult male-female pair. Overnight in burrows. Agile climbers,
but primarily terrestrial.
Various shots of
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Galidia vigilant after
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They rub tree-trunks, branches and rocks with anal scent glands
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Mammalia -> Carnivora -> Herpestidae (Galidiinae) -> Galidia elegans elegans
This species has three sub-species.
Garbutt, N. 1999, Mammals of Madagascar, Yale University Press
Goodman, SM, O'Conner S, Langrand O, 1993 "A review of predation on lemurs: Implications for the evolution of social behavior in small, nocturnal primates", Lemur Social Systems and their Ecological Basis, 51-66
Galidia elegans searches for
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