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    Central African oyan (Poiana richardsonii), also called Central African linsang, is a linsang species native to Central Africa. The Central African oyan's...
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    West African oyan (Poiana leightoni), also known as the West African linsang, is a linsang species native to the Upper Guinean forests in West Africa. It...
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    Poiana (genus) (redirect from Oyan)
    The African linsangs also known as oyans are two species classified in the mammalian subfamily Viverrinae, in the family Viverridae. There is one genus...
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    Lion (redirect from Central African lion)
    between both groups in northern Central Africa. DNA analysis from a more recent study indicates, that Central African lions are derived from both northern...
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    viverrids. Animals of the subfamily Genettinae are known as genets and oyans. The word viverridae comes from the Latin viverra 'ferret', but ferrets...
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    The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to many countries in Africa. It is widely distributed in...
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    000 years ago, with the North African/Near Eastern wildcat splitting from the Asiatic wildcat and the Southern African wildcat about 131,000 years ago...
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    The African civet (Civettictis civetta) is a large viverrid native to sub-Saharan Africa, where it is considered common and widely distributed in woodlands...
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    populations occur in the Central African Republic, Chad and especially Cameroon. The African wild dog is distributed patchily in East Africa, having been eradicated...
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    The African wolf (see below for other names; Canis lupaster) is a canine native to North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, northern East Africa, and the...
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    also consumed dog meat in their histories. In some parts of Poland and Central Asia, dog fat is reportedly believed to be beneficial for the lungs. Proponents...
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    the distant past, there was gene flow between African wolves, golden jackals, and gray wolves. The African wolf is a descendant of a genetically admixed...
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    Caracal (redirect from African Lynx)
    caracal) (/ˈkærəkæl/) is a medium-sized wild cat native to Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and arid areas of Pakistan and northwestern India. It...
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    levels of hybridization between African wildcats (Felis silvestris lybica) and domestic cats (F. s. catus) in South Africa". Ecology and Evolution. 5 (2):...
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    †Sivaonyx – Asia and Africa, Late Miocene to Early Pliocene Genus †Teruelictis – Spain, Late Miocene Genus †Torolutra – Africa, Pliocene Genus †Tyrrhenolutra...
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    found across southwestern and south-central Asia, and the Balkans in Europe. The first record of Canis on the African continent is Canis sp. A from South...
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    data imply a North American origin of living Canidae some 10 Mya and an African origin of wolf-like canines (Canis, Cuon, and Lycaon), with the jackals...
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    forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...
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    present mainly in boreal forests of Canada and Alaska. Caracal, a small African cat with lynx-like ears and (relatively) short tail Lynx (constellation)...
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    The African golden cat (Caracal aurata) is a wild cat endemic to the rainforests of West and Central Africa. It is threatened due to deforestation and...
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    The African palm civet's ear canal is not divided and cartilaginous at the end. The African palm civet ranges throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa from...
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    Asian small-clawed otter, the African clawless otter is often twice as massive as that relatively diminutive mustelid. African clawless otters can be found...
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    forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...
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    lions from salmon runs at Bonneville Dam. In the 1980s and 1990s, South African politicians and fishermen demanded that brown fur seals be culled, believing...
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    forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...
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    Arctictis binturong and yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula in north-central Thailand" (PDF). Wildlife Biology. 11 (1): 49–57. doi:10...
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    the Philippines; all other skunks inhabit the Americas from Canada to central South America. Family Mustelidae (badgers, weasels and otters) is the largest...
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    forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...
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    forest genet (G. victoriae) South African small-spotted genet (G. felina) Poiana Central African oyan (P. richardsonii) West African oyan (P. leightoni)...
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    programmes have also been established in North American, Australasian and South African zoos. The red panda's role in the culture and folklore of local people...
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